Greetings and thanks for the video information. I just thought of a crucial decision-making question. But first let me give you some entail of the weight set-up/distribution in the boat: It has a heavy (130 lb give or take) 25 Horsepower Mercury Jet drive 2-Stroke Outboard, AGM Gel Optimum Bluetop cranking battery, and (185 lb) me in the back of the jon boat The front has a 55 lb thrust Motorguide (about 30+ lbs) trolling motor, two heavy Duracell deep cycle batteries, a 5.5 gallon fuel tank, a couple of anchors (37 lbs total ), etc. (And eventually I may add front and rear decking) I thought to put Nauticus trim tabs on my 14 foot jon boat to help it come on plane even better. But if I install the trim tabs, will the stern/transom be raised too high out of water and cause too much air to get sucked in the intake of the jet drive?? The white caps/big chop I endured last night coming across the main lake doing 19 mph made me think about this!!😆😅
in the susquehanna it's the sleepers that get ya, in wide open, calm, flat water that has some depth. Then outta nowhere ...clunk ! The rapids and ripples are somewhat easier to read.
in march I called you to get advice on building my flat bottom aluminum outboard jet boat, I thought if i called someone far enough away from me that they wouldnt be afraid to be honest. ( i own a welding business and was afraid to call a local boat builder thinking they wouldnt talk to me ) I was wrong, you spent 15 mins trying to talk me out of building a boat, said the merc 25 factory jet was " a dog" and wouldnt push my boat, tried talking me into buying a russian inflatable. I went ahead and built it anyway, with the merc 25, tested it this week and it performs amazing.... glad I didnt listen to you
Greetings and thanks for the video information. I just thought of a crucial decision-making question. But first let me give you some entail of the weight set-up/distribution in the boat:
It has a heavy (130 lb give or take) 25 Horsepower Mercury Jet drive 2-Stroke Outboard, AGM Gel Optimum Bluetop cranking battery, and (185 lb) me in the back of the jon boat
The front has a 55 lb thrust Motorguide (about 30+ lbs) trolling motor, two heavy Duracell deep cycle batteries, a 5.5 gallon fuel tank, a couple of anchors (37 lbs total ), etc.
(And eventually I may add front and rear decking)
I thought to put Nauticus trim tabs on my 14 foot jon boat to help it come on plane even better.
But if I install the trim tabs, will the stern/transom be raised too high out of water and cause too much air to get sucked in the intake of the jet drive?? The white caps/big chop I endured last night coming across the main lake doing 19 mph made me think about this!!😆😅
in the susquehanna it's the sleepers that get ya, in wide open, calm, flat water that has some depth. Then outta nowhere ...clunk ! The rapids and ripples are somewhat easier to read.
in march I called you to get advice on building my flat bottom aluminum outboard jet boat, I thought if i called someone far enough away from me that they wouldnt be afraid to be honest. ( i own a welding business and was afraid to call a local boat builder thinking they wouldnt talk to me ) I was wrong, you spent 15 mins trying to talk me out of building a boat, said the merc 25 factory jet was " a dog" and wouldnt push my boat, tried talking me into buying a russian inflatable. I went ahead and built it anyway, with the merc 25, tested it this week and it performs amazing.... glad I didnt listen to you
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I'm in a boat down by the river
My first thought!
Talk about it all day.. never learn you nothing, get out and do it.
You guys answer your emails or what??? 3 weeks waiting on a reply..
That's weird, did it send? I got an answer the next day
very sorry I recently took over in the office and will reply promptly. I apologize for the inconvenience and assure you it wont happen in the future.