SoCal Jet Boats
Discussion => The No Wake Zone => Topic started by: mobboss on August 16, 2011, 08:39:56 PM
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now i do realize that this is a jet boat forum, i would like an answer that does not start with jets rule!!!! ha!!!
an honest answer would be best. and why.... jet or vdrive
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Get someone to let you drive a v-drive and you decide. Not everybodies cup of tea. If you like it, your hooked for life.
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Yah, I agree with that. Drive both if you have that option. I love the simplicity of the jet on the lake because of the reverse and no skags so I can just beach em.. Plus rooster tails are pretty legit. I stick with V-Drive because I like the feel of them better. To me Im more in control than with a jet. Plus it takes alot less $$ to go fast!
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i liked the versatility of my dads vdrive with the t400 transmission in it. with the blower motor in 1st gear you could putt through the channel, 2nd gear could rip a skiier out of the water like nothing, and 3rd gear could haul the mail.
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Having had both I've found that each have their advantages and disadvantages, the pump with the easiness of control (especially going on and off the trailer),the shallow draft when on a plane, the roominess and not having to hear that damn gearbox, the vdrive however has that shit your pants feeling when you mash on the foot feed that a pump just can't replicate, also the fuel thing is a great plus, and they just look so damn cool 8)
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" the vdrive however has that shit your pants feeling when you mash on the foot feed that a pump just can't replicate,"
Wayne you just haven't been in the right jet boat!
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X2 on that MARC :thumbup:
By the way, is it really cheaper to go faster in a v-drive? Trans, gearboxes, driveshaft=$$$ ???
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X2 on that MARC :thumbup:
By the way, is it really cheaper to go faster in a v-drive? Trans, gearboxes, driveshaft=$$$ ???
i own both, i wouldn't say its any cheaper, they are both money pits, but it takes less hp to go as fast
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Personal preference. Like Bourbon or a Margarita kinda....I have both also.
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Do this with a vee drive in 6" of water and I'll never touch another jet boat..... :sly:
Whitewater Jet Boat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_sE-wwBaLw#)
They all have there specific purpose... :thumbup:
I would love to have anther vee drive cruiser..... 8)
GT
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" the vdrive however has that shit your pants feeling when you mash on the foot feed that a pump just can't replicate,"
I will stick with a jet....Hit a sandbar in light rain going 30-40mph(happened to me a couple years ago). Drag off an go....
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" the vdrive however has that shit your pants feeling when you mash on the foot feed that a pump just can't replicate,"
I will stick with a jet....Hit a sandbar in light rain going 30-40mph(happened to me a couple years ago). Drag off an go....
That it another major drawback with a Vdrive, you are limited to only a few small parts of the river
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I'm devoted to jets but there is one other problem with them that's hard to fix. No power off control. If you don't think it's a problem just look at the beachings history at Long Beach Marine Stadium. I can't remember any other boat type other than a jet that ever went up on the rocks and I personally know of three.
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I'm devoted to jets but there is one other problem with them that's hard to fix. No power off control. If you don't think it's a problem just look at the beachings history at Long Beach Marine Stadium. I can't remember any other boat type other than a jet that ever went up on the rocks and I personally know of three.
At the same time I know of very few jets flipping through the air like a toy plane, I know of several vee drives........Just food for thought. ;)
GT
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i have owned 2 jets and now one v-drive. I will say that the v-drive is alot more fun to drive than the jet. I took the new v-drive out this last weekend and i had to hold the wheel the whole time. I didnt have the sweet ass rooster tail via the new hydrolic diverter, i didnt have seats for 5 people and a cooler, with the Sanger like i did with the Spectra. I missed that boat all the way up until i drove the Sanger. The v-drive turned better, was way faster, and sounded bad ass. i like them both but right now i like my v-drive
The Beav
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I have the paterns for the stock four seat and console interior. I run buckets right now and have a soft ice chest that fits behind one seat and a plastic tote on the other side with towels ropes mushroom anchore etc.
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I have the paterns for the stock four seat and console interior. I run buckets right now and have a soft ice chest that fits behind one seat and a plastic tote on the other side with towels ropes mushroom anchore etc.
Would that pattern work in a '73?
The Beav
Sorry for the thread jack
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Measure across the interior about seat back area and i'll see what mine is. Is that 19'?
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Measure across the interior about seat back area and i'll see what mine is. Is that 19'?
Ok I can measure it. I believe it would be considered a 19'. It's 18'-10" bubble deck
The beav
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Ok mines like 58 1/2 inside the little kick up on the gunwhales(sp)
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Ok I'll have to check. My boat is at storage. Are the templates paper or wood? Shippable? Or do you have to twist my arm for a trip to Vegas :-)
The beav
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I have the original wood and vinyl. I need to make a set. It's easier to do them all at once cuz alot of the panels are the same. Like 8 seat backs instead of 4