PSG-1
Well-known member
I've been thinking about this for a while, and the low tide out here yesterday has finally convinced me, I need to put a jet unit on my outboard! My jetboat has spoiled me, and I'd like to be able to run my Triton with the 50 merc in the same areas I can run with my jetboat.
I found a site where they sell aftermarket jet units (they ain't cheap, that's for sure) It will be a while before I'll have enough money to throw down for one of these things, but when I do, I believe I'm going to get one.
So, I'm wanting some feedback from some outboard jet owners. How do they perform in choppy water? Issues with cavitation? How do they handle as far as steering? Is the steering more or less responsive than with a prop, or is it about the same? (some of the areas I run are quite shallow, and require very sharp turns, and my outboard has a bad habit of cavitating in turns, losing momentum, and grounding in shallow water...I can run that 50 HP in fairly shallow water as long as I'm in a straight line, but if I have to take a sharp curve, that's it.)
Also, I leave my boat in the water (salt water) about 300 days out of the year. As long as I keep it trimmed up when not in use, how well do the components of the jet unit hold up as compared to a regular lower unit?
How far under the edge of the boat does the unit protrude? Again, I have concerns about running over sandbars, etc. Also, how does it work with power trim? About like a prop, or different?
And finally, how difficult is it to convert from the regular lower unit to a jet unit? Do any of the cables have to be changed out or reconfigured?
Thanks in advance.
I found a site where they sell aftermarket jet units (they ain't cheap, that's for sure) It will be a while before I'll have enough money to throw down for one of these things, but when I do, I believe I'm going to get one.
So, I'm wanting some feedback from some outboard jet owners. How do they perform in choppy water? Issues with cavitation? How do they handle as far as steering? Is the steering more or less responsive than with a prop, or is it about the same? (some of the areas I run are quite shallow, and require very sharp turns, and my outboard has a bad habit of cavitating in turns, losing momentum, and grounding in shallow water...I can run that 50 HP in fairly shallow water as long as I'm in a straight line, but if I have to take a sharp curve, that's it.)
Also, I leave my boat in the water (salt water) about 300 days out of the year. As long as I keep it trimmed up when not in use, how well do the components of the jet unit hold up as compared to a regular lower unit?
How far under the edge of the boat does the unit protrude? Again, I have concerns about running over sandbars, etc. Also, how does it work with power trim? About like a prop, or different?
And finally, how difficult is it to convert from the regular lower unit to a jet unit? Do any of the cables have to be changed out or reconfigured?
Thanks in advance.