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Looking at a possible jet setup, whats your thoughts?
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<blockquote data-quote="rivercity" data-source="post: 277991" data-attributes="member: 8983"><p>We have a 20 foot alum flat bottom river boat w/ a 2005 40hp johnson and an "Outboard Jets" jet setup. Intalled by Dr. Jet in southern Missouri. Having problems w/ motor (boat, motor, trailer and first 4 feet of interior of house submerged in White River Floods in north Arkansas in 1988), but when it runs, it runs well. </p><p></p><p>I don't know the brand of boat (will hopefully post pics soon as I want to make it a minor project boat), but I suspect it is MUCH heavier than what you are looking at. We can literally motor 3 people and ice chests where people in kayaks have to get out and carry. Easily keeps up w/ 25hp prop boats.</p><p></p><p>This motor was bought as a pair in what I think was the last run of Johnsons. Dr. Jet apparently bought a bunch, swapped lower end for jet drive and kept the take-off lower ends to sell later. Made it very affordable.</p><p></p><p>But, Outboard Jets website says you should be able to swap prop for jet or vice versa in about an hour if you wanted capability to prop and jet. Otherwise I would get a factory outboard w/ jet like Yamaha, Merc, etc.. </p><p></p><p>White River has been VERY low lately and we have seen prop boats buzz pass the house wide open and hit gravel and suddenly swing around 180 degrees. Sometimes two boats at once. Makes the dogs howl it sounds so bad.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rivercity, post: 277991, member: 8983"] We have a 20 foot alum flat bottom river boat w/ a 2005 40hp johnson and an "Outboard Jets" jet setup. Intalled by Dr. Jet in southern Missouri. Having problems w/ motor (boat, motor, trailer and first 4 feet of interior of house submerged in White River Floods in north Arkansas in 1988), but when it runs, it runs well. I don't know the brand of boat (will hopefully post pics soon as I want to make it a minor project boat), but I suspect it is MUCH heavier than what you are looking at. We can literally motor 3 people and ice chests where people in kayaks have to get out and carry. Easily keeps up w/ 25hp prop boats. This motor was bought as a pair in what I think was the last run of Johnsons. Dr. Jet apparently bought a bunch, swapped lower end for jet drive and kept the take-off lower ends to sell later. Made it very affordable. But, Outboard Jets website says you should be able to swap prop for jet or vice versa in about an hour if you wanted capability to prop and jet. Otherwise I would get a factory outboard w/ jet like Yamaha, Merc, etc.. White River has been VERY low lately and we have seen prop boats buzz pass the house wide open and hit gravel and suddenly swing around 180 degrees. Sometimes two boats at once. Makes the dogs howl it sounds so bad. [/QUOTE]
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