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Replacing a Prop Foot with a Jet Foot
Posted on 5/7/19 at 9:23 am
Posted on 5/7/19 at 9:23 am
Anyone ever done this? I'm looking at a little 16ft aluminum boat with an older 25HP on it. Thinking about getting it and replacing the foot with a jet. Principle use would be for creeks and rivers here to hunt and fish. I'm fairly handy and I think this is a fairly easy conversion. Any gotchas? Where do you get the parts?
TIA
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Posted on 5/7/19 at 9:38 am to Aubie Spr96
This has always interested me also, I hear one of the draw backs is a good bit less power with the same HP.
I have seen a few guys retro fit jet ski engines in small flat boats, they fly down shallow creeks. Looks very practical for stumpy/ logy swamps but I have know idea how they hold up. I also doubt they would do well in grassy/ muddy marshes but I don't know this for sure.
Hopefully someone has some good input on this topic.
I have seen a few guys retro fit jet ski engines in small flat boats, they fly down shallow creeks. Looks very practical for stumpy/ logy swamps but I have know idea how they hold up. I also doubt they would do well in grassy/ muddy marshes but I don't know this for sure.
Hopefully someone has some good input on this topic.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 10:15 am to duckdude
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opefully someone has some good input on this topic.
I have one.
You'll hate it in grass or mud, or anything other than clean sandy/rock rivers or creeks. In its element, it's better than anything else. In high (flood) water where there's a lot of vegetation in the water, it will suck up grass into the impeller and block the water pump holes above it.
You're gonna lose 1/3 hp from the conversion.
You will, however, be able to run in clear water with gravel hitting the bottom of the boat while not checking up as long as you have a tunnel (recommended) and your motor set right.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 10:20 am to tenfoe
This one doesn't have a tunnel.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 11:56 am to Aubie Spr96
These were used a lot where I grew up in MO. Easy for gravel bar rivers and rocks. Mud and vegetation will suck.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 12:02 pm to Aubie Spr96
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This one doesn't have a tunnel.
You should cut one in it.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 1:23 pm to way_south
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These were used a lot where I grew up in MO. Easy for gravel bar rivers and rocks. Mud and vegetation will suck.
Still running jets like crazy in MO. Yes they suck up stuff. Sometimes a leaf will bring you to a stand still.
I've had a 17ft jon with a Yamaha 60/40 and also a Shoal Runner with a 350 SBC inboard. Looking for something in between right now.
Posted on 5/7/19 at 2:17 pm to Aubie Spr96
Tons of jets and pumps in my area. Half the guides have a pump on their outboard for running skinny water.
Go bigger, I believe you lose 30% of your power after you switch.
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older 25HP
Go bigger, I believe you lose 30% of your power after you switch.
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