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Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« on: November 20, 2006, 09:50:52 PM »
Any body besides me ever wondered about this winter project.

Find a SeaDoo that fell off trailer, buy it for a song, take the motor and drive unit out of it and inlet it into a Jon boat, brace it up and see how long it would last.
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #1 on: November 20, 2006, 11:37:33 PM »
Yea I guess I have thought about something to that effect,what about you mike?someone else could be on to our idea.
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2006, 08:35:38 AM »
We were just talking about one of those sea-doo boats that you see everywhere now. You can get them pretty cheap on ebay.
We also wondered what a Jet ski would do on a Trout river... Can you imagine the cussing you would get the first time you blew through a run doing 60mph on a jet ski?  :o
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2006, 09:36:59 AM »
60 HELL I am looking for 73mph.hehehe
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2006, 10:50:49 AM »
About a bazillion times, Woodsman.

I think that would be a natural for a Riverhawk.

Google Jet Jon and you'll see where I've been reading up on them. Several home boat builders have done the conversion using jet ski motors and pumps, glassing them into stitch and blue boats or even retro fitting a jon boat.

If I could ever find a jet ski I could afford, the SSMinnow4Now will have handle bars!!  ;D
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2006, 11:31:35 AM »
I have always wanted to make a wooden Jon, about 5 years ago my dad and I went over to Shelbyville and I took photos and measured the one I rode (bailed water out of) in as a kid.

Could still make it and use the wooden Jon as the mold for a glass Jet drive Elk River Special.

I've been diddling with this idea for near 15 years.
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #6 on: November 21, 2006, 02:47:06 PM »
I still think a hemi inboard and a jet drive will git r done!!
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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #7 on: November 21, 2006, 04:11:35 PM »
Well ya know Mercruiser has inboard jet engines up to 250 hp now...that ought to get most any jon crankin'!

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Re: Inboard Jet Drive Jon
« Reply #8 on: November 21, 2006, 10:30:16 PM »
looked at a smaller size SeaDoo today, it was only 210hp, dang thing would be a death trap on a river.
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