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Boating => Shallow Water River Boats and Jet Boats.. => Topic started by: kingfish on May 12, 2009, 03:28:14 PM
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Talked to a guy at Gator Trax Boats about a 20’ aluminum Jon Boat. He said he could make one 20’ 62” bottom 16” sides, approx 850lbs (bare boat). My question to you guys is what size jet motor do you think could push this? I want to stick with a tiller handle if at all possible. Thanks for your input.
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You going to add a trolling motor, battery, gear, another fisherman, etc?
If so, a 40/30 will do everything you need, IMO. I know I am happy with mine.
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Plan would be to fish 3 people out of it, trolling motor, couple batteries,
My concern is the weight. The Supreme's weigh 675# dry.
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I can fish 3 fully loaded with 1 battery, 6 gallons of fuel, gear in all the compartments and most importantly, a fully loaded cooler.
Given that and the dry weight of the boat you are looking at, you could consider stepping down, you sacrifice moving quicker during flow but if you fish 1 and under, doesn't seem like it would be an issue.
What does gator trax recommend?
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He said that a 40 to 60hp at Jet. I have never seen the Yamaha F60/40 jet with a tiller?
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Me neither. Last I remember, 40 was the cutoff for tiller.
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Talked to a guy at Gator Trax Boats about a 20’ aluminum Jon Boat. He said he could make one 20’ 62” bottom 16” sides, approx 850lbs (bare boat). My question to you guys is what size jet motor do you think could push this? I want to stick with a tiller handle if at all possible. Thanks for your input.
You might want look at this web site www.outboardjets.com Theses folks build all the factory jet drives for the entire outboard industry. Lots of good info on their site.
Thumper ;)
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Thanks Thumper, errrr Glenn. ;D
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I've been a fan of Gator Trax boats for sometime, "but" they are rounded chimes, everthing I read said to stay away from rounded chimes, they sit deeper in the water. Gator Trax are shallow water mud boats.
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Rounded chines refers to the "sides" of the boat where it meets the bottom of the boat? If so, I would assume that would make the boats easier to turn in muddy conditions....
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I heard jets collect a lot of grass and leaves in the fall. I would really consider keeping that prop. :D
Icthus
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I heard jets collect a lot of grass and leaves in the fall. I would really consider keeping that prop. :D
Icthus
They'll suck the boat down on a gravel bar to :o
Grumpy
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No reverse, weird handling at low speeds, it slides bad although I love to slide my boat 180 with Grumpy in the front ;D, leaves are the absolute worst, forget taking it out in the gulf ever, too much seagrasss, drinks gas, higher maintenance. Other then that they are great.
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I have all those problems except the drinking gas. Mine does good there. ;)
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Why not get a prop and the jet lower end and switch it out when you need the jet. Talked to a guy on the river and he said the jet conversion took him about 15 min and was about 1500 bucks on his yamaha 90 outboard
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I'd just get 4 inner tubes. 2 for your buddies, 1 for the cooler. Cheaper than a jet and the only conversion you would have to make is air to nitrogen.
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I'd just get 4 inner tubes. 2 for your buddies, 1 for the cooler. Cheaper than a jet and the only conversion you would have to make is air to nitrogen.
And, if you need get down stream to the take out faster you can poke a little hole in the tubes. ;D