Okay, so after all is said and done, I have decided that a jet is in my future. I have had too many issues, too many bent props, prop shafts and banged up lower units and I want the freedom to run my river wherever I want without worrying about smacking something every 10 feet.
So, that being said, who makes the best jet outboard? I was looking at the Mercury 25, I found one new with a 3 year warranty (I would LOVE to have a warranty) for $5200. That sounds like a pretty dang good deal to me. Selling my old boat/motor and my current motor would just about cover that, BUT I want to try and make sure that I am not going to have any issues with it. Does anyone have any experience with the new Mercury's? Is the Yamaha better? Is there another motor that I am missing?
I will be putting it on a 2009 Alumacraft 1442 NCS. I run two Optima big blue tops and a ultra light weight motorcycle battery for the starter and an on board charger. I mostly fly fish so I don't carry a ton of heavy gear, just a big *** ice chest :wink: and the boat will have very little decking outside of the stock front deck. What little extra deck and hatches I will have will be done in aluminum. I also have a pair of the Beavertail pods that we're going to weld on and plan on getting the bottom to the water line sprayed with polyurea. With the light weight, shallow draft and a jet drive I should't have any more real navigation issues, I hope.
So, what outboard?
So, that being said, who makes the best jet outboard? I was looking at the Mercury 25, I found one new with a 3 year warranty (I would LOVE to have a warranty) for $5200. That sounds like a pretty dang good deal to me. Selling my old boat/motor and my current motor would just about cover that, BUT I want to try and make sure that I am not going to have any issues with it. Does anyone have any experience with the new Mercury's? Is the Yamaha better? Is there another motor that I am missing?
I will be putting it on a 2009 Alumacraft 1442 NCS. I run two Optima big blue tops and a ultra light weight motorcycle battery for the starter and an on board charger. I mostly fly fish so I don't carry a ton of heavy gear, just a big *** ice chest :wink: and the boat will have very little decking outside of the stock front deck. What little extra deck and hatches I will have will be done in aluminum. I also have a pair of the Beavertail pods that we're going to weld on and plan on getting the bottom to the water line sprayed with polyurea. With the light weight, shallow draft and a jet drive I should't have any more real navigation issues, I hope.
So, what outboard?