river Jet boat

[moguy1973]

Every now and then you can find older used RiverPros on the SEMO jet boat enthusiasts Facebook page.  Like you said though, rare to find them used.

[Guest]

11 hours ago, Mitch f said:

All rules don't apply if you have a River Pro. They've got an inboard jet and can do a 360 at 20-30 MPH.

Charles, I've driven the exact boat you're describing and it was very nice. 

Wow, $35,000 is no joke. I might getting a used outboard jet next year. Unless a river pro hits craigslist. 

[jdmidwest]

What is a Stomp Grate?  I have been around a jet for a while too, but never heard that one.

 

[Parkerhollow]

Basically a double row of intake fins connected to a giant spring loaded bar that you step on to "scissor" your inboard intake to remove leaves or rocks that get wedged in the intake grate.  They work pretty good and some guys won't go out without them.  You lose a little top speed with them but if you run your rig like you stole it and are constantly wedging rocks and leaves they are nice to have.  I do not have one on my personal boat and I ran all October and never had an issue with leaves clogging bad enough to make me get wet.

google stompgrate and you can see the details.

[Al Agnew]

Besides River Pro, the Shoal Runner is probably the main high end inboard jetboat in this part of the country, though there are a couple of other companies out east.  The River Pro is spectacular...haven't been around Shoal Runners.  But if you're on any kind of a budget, you're far better off looking at outboard jets...and you don't need a huge amount of power; though it's nice to be able to run 40 or 50 mph and cover the mileage fast, I get along just fine with my 40/30 Evinrude on a 1652 Blazer hull.  I don't hesitate to run in 4 inches of water...as long as it's a gravel bottom and not big rocks.  If you're running rocky riffles, those with rocks bigger than your head, it gets scary.

[Ham]

I see no reason why I would ever want to run anything bigger than a 60/40 and really I'm happy with my little 20 HP. 

[Gavin]

Have been thinking about a jet boat for my older years. Don't want a big one to learn. Thinking a 1752 Blazer or Alweld with a 25 jet. Would not like the noise though. 

[Guest]

The water im going to be "running" is up the white river at beaver, Neils bluff to twin brisges area, maybe even above twin if theres enough water. Lake sequoyah has really shallow mud flats too. Maybe a 9.9 outboard with a regular prop would get it done? Is the jet motor a game changer in really shallow water? How does it perform in lakes with matted hydrilla? 

[Jacob McIntosh]

As far as getting a boat is recommended either a blazer or a southfork for outboard and depending on what you use the boat for I'd say a 1752 with a 60/40 jet I wouldn't go more than a 90/65 jet. If you get a new one the four stroke jets are very quite not anything like the old two strokes. As far as shallow water yes they are a game changer in swift shallow water it will take you places that a prop motor can't and with the right size motor you will have the power to run up very swift water that a small prop motor could never do.

[Guest]

It sounds like the blazer with a 60/40 motor is the most affordable route.