I know about 90% of big Jet boats either fly or winch their boats around the hidden falls rapid on the Hollyford river.
....then along comes an inflatable with a 50hp outboard...:thumbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJs9NdurPoM&t=3s
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I know about 90% of big Jet boats either fly or winch their boats around the hidden falls rapid on the Hollyford river.
....then along comes an inflatable with a 50hp outboard...:thumbs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJs9NdurPoM&t=3s
man that machine looks like a LOT of fun....
That man is mad check out some of his other jet boat stuff he nearly swamped it a couple of times
It self drains. Big double duckbills in the rear transom
Yea he gets caught side on a couple of time would have sunk any normal boat
I just did some rough calculations: the boat has about 3.5 Tonne of buoyancy in 7 chambers.Quote:
Originally Posted by Padox
"Goat" is very talented at the tiller and makes it look easy....if it looks hard then it's probably very very hard :yaeh am not durnk:
he's a bloody good sort to boot :cool:
those inflatables are damn impressive on what they can do and how easily they can be managed on your own if you do have an out of water excursion :psychotic:
Goat is prob responsible for selling 3,000 mini jetboats :)
The lil red tank in the front actually has water in it, just enough to get him home if the river runs dry :) :) :)
https://youtu.be/LVr2Ptz4SvE?si=Vi2LJw0d-65_wa9c
We've been doing the easier rivers in ours, just to get a feel for how it works. Amazing wee boats. And when you do get stuck, only one of you needs to get out and it starts floating again!
Its also a pleasure to only be chewing through 8 or so L of petrol an hour.
So why ain't he running a spread of at least 5 lures out the back, looks to me to be perfect trolling water ;)
Waters too shallow for lures :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Sharki
In one of the shots up the river the main flows depth was only half way up the duck he went past
Hahahahahaha
We are just limiting ourselves to the easy stuff. Beautiful but easy;)
https://youtu.be/JIlF4WSgsWc
I have been looking at buying one but so far just procrastinatio as i put money from old boat in bank and its hard to get it back out......:D
Holy shit that's epic
That's some talented driving right there however I'd hate to see what the bottom of the boat looks like.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum
Yeah, he explains in a video of his a couple of years ago that's exactly why he went to the inflatable. With the conventional mini jet boat every weekend away doing rivers like in that clip, he would spend the next weekend or two in the workshop with the Mig and hydraulic press.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mm Rem Mag
The inflatable has some impressive PU armour over the rear third of the hull. I got given a sample and told to push a jewellers flat bladed screwdriver through it, hard as I like. I couldn't.
Goat is a Very experienced jet boater, if it’s wet he’s boated it in the South Island
Yup, he once boated up my wet driveway after I had washed the car :yaeh am not durnk:Quote:
Originally Posted by outdoorlad
Sounds like Barry Crumps pet fish.Quote:
Originally Posted by dannyb
Goats got a vid, him in a home made mini jetboat going up the Godley river till the end.Done on a buitifull day with some cool music in the back ground.
Check post #8 in this thread :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Trout
One of the most buitifull utube vids in the world i reckn.Quote:
Originally Posted by 7mmsaum