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Post Icon Posted: Nov. 07 2006,5:26 pm Post # 1 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Jet or outboard.
My two cents is, that an outboard is!
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Post Icon Posted: Nov. 07 2006,5:43 pm Post # 2 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
That depends on if we are using the cool factor curve or not :)  :bebe  :pirate We can also factor in the old water depth delio. Not that I'm partial to one or the other :D

Edited by Riverado on Nov. 07 2006,5:47 pm

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Quote (Riverado @ Nov. 07 2006,5:43 pm)
That depends on if we are using the cool factor curve or not :)  :bebe  :pirate We can also factor in the old water depth delio. Not that I'm partial to one or the other :D

factor in the inside room? :D also the top for like oh mile to two. :rotflmao the weight :bebe gas  :rolleyes but all that aside,  just start to finish. :drama
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Post Icon Posted: Nov. 07 2006,6:28 pm Post # 4 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Not that I'm partial to one. I have both
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Running with the current is faster... :D
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Post Icon Posted: Nov. 07 2006,7:02 pm Post # 6 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
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Running with the current is faster... :D

running down hill on the trailer  :eek

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I like the jets myself..... :D



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Post Icon Posted: Nov. 07 2006,10:36 pm Post # 8 see this member send this member a private message  quote this post in reply
Quote (shueman @ Nov. 07 2006,6:30 pm)
Running with the current is faster... :D

into the wind I'm faster, It don't mater what way the water is going :good

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It depends on which vehicle I'm towing it with and if I'm going downhill.  :rotflmao
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Quote (LASINC @ Nov. 07 2006,11:00 pm)
It depends on which vehicle I'm towing it with and if I'm going downhill.  :rotflmao

Oh I thought we were talking about boats :rotflmao

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Quote (LASINC @ Nov. 07 2006,11:00 pm)
It depends on which vehicle I'm towing it with and if I'm going downhill.  :rotflmao

Oh I thought we were talking about boats :rotflmao

We are........... my boats pretty fast on the trailer....  :rotflmao
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Ok I'll play; the wifes truck has no governor  so 130 is the limit :eek  :eek

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Quote (bkplesh @ Nov. 07 2006,6:26 pm)
Jet or outboard.
My two cents is, that an outboard is!

That's a pretty wide open question. Too many variables.....

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ok, I was talking on the water. From a dead stop. Because after that its no race,outboard wins! :D
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That depends on if we are using the cool factor curve or not :)  :bebe  :pirate We can also factor in the old water depth delio. Not that I'm partial to one or the other :D

factor in the inside room? :D also the top for like oh mile to two. :rotflmao the weight :bebe gas  :rolleyes but all that aside,  just start to finish. :drama

Cool factor trumps um all in IMHO :D :good  and besides I've never even had an outboard come close to beating me on the river :pirate  as long as it was attached to a pontoon boat :D Seriously though they both have their pros and cons. I just enjoy the whole nostalgic jetboat thing when it comes to the river. :good

Shhh!! Can you hear that?? :D
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That depends on if we are using the cool factor curve or not :)  :bebe  :pirate We can also factor in the old water depth delio. Not that I'm partial to one or the other :D

factor in the inside room? :D also the top for like oh mile to two. :rotflmao the weight :bebe gas  :rolleyes but all that aside,  just start to finish. :drama

Cool factor trumps um all in IMHO :D :good  and besides I've never even had an outboard come close to beating me on the river :pirate  as long as it was attached to a pontoon boat :D Seriously though they both have their pros and cons. I just enjoy the whole nostalgic jetboat thing when it comes to the river. :good

the pontoon has a BBQ :rotflmao
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Way to many factors to judge a decision on one way or the other. It depends on:

Weight
Length
Type of hull
How many horsepower
Cargo weight
Elevation of lake
Weather
Swells or wind chop
Etc..........................................
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My boat is pretty fast from Parker dam to just past Rock Island.  :good   :rotflmao
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lets stay 19' and up boats. no race boats, just river boats.
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here's the race, I had two 20' silhouette boats. One was a jet with 1100hp and then the twin with two mercury 260hp (some aftermarket parts). Mine twin beat the jet all day long. That is why I sold the jet less motor :D  Now The jet would beat a single outboard. So now I'm building a jet again but not for race, but for all around fun(wakeboarding)would build a single outboard, but I have all the jet parts.
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That depends on if we are using the cool factor curve or not :)  :bebe  :pirate We can also factor in the old water depth delio. Not that I'm partial to one or the other :D

factor in the inside room? :D also the top for like oh mile to two. :rotflmao the weight :bebe gas  :rolleyes but all that aside,  just start to finish. :drama

Cool factor trumps um all in IMHO :D :good  and besides I've never even had an outboard come close to beating me on the river :pirate  as long as it was attached to a pontoon boat :D Seriously though they both have their pros and cons. I just enjoy the whole nostalgic jetboat thing when it comes to the river. :good

the pontoon has a BBQ :rotflmao

LMAO :rotflmao  I can't argue with that. Although I've barbequed more than my share on my jetboat, unfortunatley it was me getting bbq'd by my headers :flamed

Shhh!! Can you hear that?? :D
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Speed is relative to conditions.....it's like taking a Ferrari and running the 405 on a Friday night... :laugh

If it starts every time and runs all day, I'm good.... :D
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it's like taking a Ferrari and running the 405 on a Friday night... :laugh

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i've smoked a couple of boats with twin outboards...
:D

again with the cool factor...

i got no roost, but then people with me can stand up and  hang on at 70+ without getting blown out.
drop the bottom out of the seats and enjoy the ride...

its nice to be able to absorb the BIG waves by bending the knees, and just rock on...
catching some air is always cool   :plane

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