How many twin jet drive Vee's have you seen??

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03-18-2014, 04:48 PM

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Have one of those I have been working on ,27' ambassador twin BBC berk pumps .very sensitive to nozzle angle settings .comes out of the hole like a tournament ski boat .8" wider in the back than your average 23' stern drive

You got any pics of that beast?

03-18-2014, 09:35 PM

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I do . And a few vids . Two rooster tales is a real crowd pleaser

03-19-2014, 03:05 PM

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I do . And a few vids . Two rooster tales is a real crowd pleaser

Let's see them!

03-19-2014, 08:31 PM

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Found this one in the OSO photo gallery....

http://www.offshoreonly.com/gallery/...1-27s&cat=3090

03-19-2014, 11:27 PM

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Holy reverse bucket extensions bat man !!

03-20-2014, 06:54 AM

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Great thread guys! Very informative. It must be warming up because no one got ugly or butt hurt. Carry on......

03-20-2014, 08:19 AM

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After spending time with the sleek and its twin berk f pumps and 454's , compared to that same boat with 350s and mercs better holeshot and low speed (20-30) handling shallow draft ,worse fuel consumption, less stable at top speed .an excellent parasail boat .

03-20-2014, 11:10 AM

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Great thread guys! Very informative. It must be warming up because no one got ugly or butt hurt. Carry on......

It's 2 years old and around Memorial Day originally.

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03-27-2014, 10:36 PM

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anything that most ingest water for thrust must stay in the water at all times to pick up the water or it loses thrust,,thus anything with a jet will not work in any water condition that lifts the water inatake OUT of the water,,thus jets SUCK as a propulsion unit in anything except mostly flat lake water..

Watch modern jet boat races on YouTube - on rapids - I ran a 71 glastron v-175 (v-bottom) in rough water for years until the hull cracked up beyond my patience to repair it - had no problem keeping up with a 22 donzi in rough water - except he would be loping along at 4,000 rpm, while I was flat out at 5,500 and working my throttle hand like a mad man. It's not much worse than the high x dimension outdrives so many run today.

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07-05-2021, 09:29 PM

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Been down a rabbit hole today on jets and figured this would add to the discussion: (these jets on a deep V seem to be doing fine with a little air time)