Thread: Jetboat - someone spend my money

Originally Posted by scottrods

Basically you need something to cart around 300kg of blokes. 100kg of fuel and prob 100kg of crap. And it needs to get on the plane easily and be stable. So anyone reccomending a jetski powered unit should catch a reality pill. you will need a boat with a decent freeboard with all that weight on it. If you're running rivers then a Hamilton 212 will be too pricey for you. Look for a multiple stage older hamilton 752/772/773 or colorado 3 stage
Min V6 pushing it.

Noah called.. He wants his Ark back...
It's pretty ignorant to think that ski powered boats don't have their place.
There is prob a lot more ski powered boats getting built at the moment than real sized boats.
2-3 people and gear for a hunting boat is exactly what everyone is building the mid 3m boats for.
I'd like to hear why 4 stroke 130-300+ hp all day long in a 100kg package, designed from the ground up as a marinised unit with a closed loop cooling system, waterproof wiring etc is not a reality?
400kg skis, with 60 litres of fuel on board with 3 people up doing 60mph effortlessly.. All day long.. Fair cry from a dirty old Holden v6 or a cabbage cutter engine in all respects..