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mattr0924 said:17.5/56 Long Beach custom, .125 guage, 2018 merc 115/80 jet
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I picked this up last Friday. I've been wanting a tunnel hull jet for a long long time. The bass on the Susky are in trouble now!
MrSimon said:I picked this up last Friday. I've been wanting a tunnel hull jet for a long long time. The bass on the Susky are in trouble now!
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I annoyed a lot of folks on here about 2 years ago asking a million questions about Jet boats.... Well, I finally got one, have had it for a little over a year now and have since moved from Fl to Ohio.
It is a 2017 SeaArk 2072 FX Jet Tunnel with fwd console and 115/80 Yamaha.
36 Gallon Fuel tank up front, storage up front and an anchor locker all the way up front. The seat box for the console is an aerated live well ( I just use it for storage). In the back it has 1 cranking battery, 2 TM batteries, and 2 bilge pumps ( one for each side of the tunnel) and the aerator pump is back there too, plus room for storage. I have added an 80lb thrust MinnKota I Pilot TM and a small Lowrance GPS fishfinder and chartplotter with downscan. The flooring is Styx River Matting that matches the paint. It has 2 passenger seats that are removable and hook to a J Track on the rear deck and I installed the seat mount on the box for the console.
Runs about 30-31 mph wide open throttle, and can carry an insane amount of extra weight before there is any noticeable performance loss. I don't notice any speed or reduction in time to plane until I get about 600 or so extra lbs in the boat beyond my normal load of 2 people and gear.
At rest with no one in the boat it only drafts 4" at the lowest point of the transom. It will plane out in about 2 boat lengths. Only need about 14 inches of water depth to get on plane and it will run in 2".
I am very pleased with it after 1 year and 5 months of ownership. Ive had it 5 mi out in the ocean off Jacksonville FL and St Augustine and ran super shallow coastal stuff. Here in Ohio I have ran a few small rivers and super shallow lakes. It handles chop very well for a 3dg hull. I can run wide open in white caps by just trimming down a little. It will cavitate in big chop if I trim out too much.
It was a long time coming for me to get this boat but it was definitely worth the wait.
It is a 2017 SeaArk 2072 FX Jet Tunnel with fwd console and 115/80 Yamaha.
36 Gallon Fuel tank up front, storage up front and an anchor locker all the way up front. The seat box for the console is an aerated live well ( I just use it for storage). In the back it has 1 cranking battery, 2 TM batteries, and 2 bilge pumps ( one for each side of the tunnel) and the aerator pump is back there too, plus room for storage. I have added an 80lb thrust MinnKota I Pilot TM and a small Lowrance GPS fishfinder and chartplotter with downscan. The flooring is Styx River Matting that matches the paint. It has 2 passenger seats that are removable and hook to a J Track on the rear deck and I installed the seat mount on the box for the console.
Runs about 30-31 mph wide open throttle, and can carry an insane amount of extra weight before there is any noticeable performance loss. I don't notice any speed or reduction in time to plane until I get about 600 or so extra lbs in the boat beyond my normal load of 2 people and gear.
At rest with no one in the boat it only drafts 4" at the lowest point of the transom. It will plane out in about 2 boat lengths. Only need about 14 inches of water depth to get on plane and it will run in 2".
I am very pleased with it after 1 year and 5 months of ownership. Ive had it 5 mi out in the ocean off Jacksonville FL and St Augustine and ran super shallow coastal stuff. Here in Ohio I have ran a few small rivers and super shallow lakes. It handles chop very well for a 3dg hull. I can run wide open in white caps by just trimming down a little. It will cavitate in big chop if I trim out too much.
It was a long time coming for me to get this boat but it was definitely worth the wait.
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Just a little old (1979) Lowe 1448 that I built last winter. It now has a Terova instead of the Powerdrive. I also replaced the 15HP Yamaha with a 25HP Yamaha. It will do 25 mph with me and all of my gear and 22 with another person. This boat is awesome and has seen alot of fish landed!
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Xpress H20 Bay Yamaha 150sho
Don't know the top speed and doubt I ever will...somewhere north of 55mph. 4k rpm cruise is 38mph drop it back to 3200rpm and it sips fuel and glides along at 29mph. Pad hull does really well in in rough choppy water it's downfall is slow speed handling.
Don't know the top speed and doubt I ever will...somewhere north of 55mph. 4k rpm cruise is 38mph drop it back to 3200rpm and it sips fuel and glides along at 29mph. Pad hull does really well in in rough choppy water it's downfall is slow speed handling.
