Mmmmmm let me see 141a in Tasman bay or 6.6m Fizz boat. I know what I would rather be in :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
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Mmmmmm let me see 141a in Tasman bay or 6.6m Fizz boat. I know what I would rather be in :)Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
Yup, the 10' dinghy. I want to see if I can squeeze back into a kayak.Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
Least the jet boat can do both:)Quote:
Originally Posted by mikee
I wouldn't want to be at sea in a 141 but a 161 would be ok:)
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Only if you like watching the waves come over the bow, along the deck and over the winscreen onto you laps.Quote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
For what Perrazi wants I would personally be looking at a 141 as its a nice compromise for river work (depending where you will generally be boating) big enough to take all that extra gear (and people) you seem to get. My brother has a 141 copy with a nissan motor in it with a remapped ECU . Its got bags of power without being a V8. He spends quite a bit of time playing in the Ashburton River so it works in smaller rivers too
Marine and General Jet boats for fishing, hunting and adventure. Designed and built by Huntjet Jet Boats here in Nelson are building small Jet boats but the ones I have seen you would more likely "put on" rather than "get into"
Agreed, no fun being out in waves that big for us land lovers thow:)
The 141 doesn't seem as popular as the 151 or 152 at least in the north island.
Seems odd given that's the same just half a foot shorter.
The short nose would be a disadvantage in big white water I guess?
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Best days of a boat owners life.
the day he buys it
the day he sells it
:)
My experience of jets is building these bad boys
http://www.hamjet.co.nz/includes/fil...T900%20web.jpg
And my mate Stu71's colorado.
I think 50years of running jets behind car engines vs maybe 5-10yrs of jetski units dropped into boats will tell which one has more mileage and durability.
So I now have a jetboat in my garage, thanks guys
This one? I bags a seat :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFmu...Y#action=share
I hope some pictures are in the pipeline...Quote:
Originally Posted by PerazziSC3
Didn't take any pictures on the water but sure goes well. Had it farkin stuck on the riverbank already but lucky we had 3 of us.
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Hamilton 132a 4m Ali hull
350 chev
Hamilton 3 stage unit
Jumps up on the plane pretty good and seats 3 people. Heaps of space for gear on engine cover and in bay.
Cheers to @mohawk who has helped out with heaps of advice, have had him on the phone good knows how many times and have sorted a few little issues.
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:cool: now it just needs a turboed Toyota or Nissan v8 :thumbsup:
na more like a jet ski motor :sick:
Nice ride.
Rear mount starter , D2 forward/reverse , Kodiak mixer , are all good things too see .... front bench came up ok too .
I had a big trailer plug on my wiring loom that was always playing up so keep an eye on it and if something don't work give it a wack .
Nice, you'll have a lot of fun, get a couple of push poles if it didn't come with some. If you want a driving lesson & some tips on river reading I'd be happy to go for a spin with you.
Here's the beast in action!
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Is that a selfie stick being used on a jet boat?.... :wtfsmilie: I'm usually too busy holding on for dear life when my mates are driving to worry about taking photos!
Wait till they come to a sudden stop.................Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
We where way up the Dart river once, universal started beating itself up big time........
Old man was driving, I jumped over the back seats lifted the engine cover and went in beside the V8 to have a look see at the terrible noise.....
Right then the old man hit some shallow water ( in a big fuck of river....) and we came to a complete STOP.....I carried on like a Patriot missile for anther 40 odd yards before hitting Mother Earth real hard.....I learnt a lesson then that has stuck forever.:)
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No selfie stick. I've trained a rainbow trout to use the camera.
The biggest problem with this project to I lose a heap of camera's when other muppets spook my fish. Getting them to jump out of the water and hit the button at the same time is the point of difference between other trout trainers and myself. I believe I've master the art of this.
The next step is to teach the trout to sky dive with the camera.
Lastly, Jock is going well driving the boat, we only got airborne once.
We did the Dart last weekend, took a relative new river boater with us. He was stuck twice within 30 metres of the lake :DQuote:
Originally Posted by BRADS
River runs pretty dirty due to the lake. The lake is pretty impressive, a few guys got their boats up into it over xmas. One is still sitting on the river bed in a deep hole up there though...
We hit a railway iron once that was just under the surface, it stopped us dead in our tracks, I got two black eyes and a crooked nose from headfirsting into the windscreen. Mate cracked a couple of ribs as he caught the windscreen flying out over the front. Boat had a foot long gash through the bottom right up beside the motor. Good times.
After reading that im not so keen to make one now :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshC
Was thinking 500ci with 6pounds of boost
Now im studying steel hull :)
Sandy shelfs are the worst, you stop instantly! @JoshC have you been into the rock burn pool on the Dart, that's a neat wee spot to visit.
Fuk, you guys have got better/worse injuries than 'rodeo riders'........
Yes sand bars stop boats on a dime. In our big jet boat (7.8m alloy hardtop) we use for crossing our local bars we've hit sand bars a few times at 60+kmph and sand stops the boat within metres...no sliding at all. The estuary channel changes all the time and at 1/2 tide or less you really have to go hammer down. I always make sure passengers are holding on properly or wedged in between the cabin wall and the seats as we make the ~2km run out to the bar. Once you're in the surf you're safe! Haha. Most times you're sweet but there have been occasions when we've only made a few hundred metres from the trailer :DQuote:
Originally Posted by outdoorlad
Yep been in there a few times. Was back in there last weekend for lunch. Looking down into it from the lookout bridge at the top is pretty freaky. I came screaming up the creek quite quick because it was pretty low and there were about 20-30 inflatable kayaks in there choking the pool up, fortunately the guide had heard us coming and told them to keep out of our way. . Guides were top blokes/chicks, their job looked like fun but they reckoned it was a bit like herding cats with absolutely no control over where they were going! :thumbsup:
How to take care of those pesky sand bars....
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v...622133&fref=nf
I used to stay in the Rockburn hut for weeks on end about 25 years ago. The dart river jet boat operator used to tell all his clients that a hermit lives there(I was only 20),they'd leave me all sorts of goodies.Quote:
Originally Posted by outdoorlad
