[fish-on-a-stick]

Wondering if anyone is running a jet-drive outboard. Bought one this weekend pick it up Monday. Its an 05 lowe roughneck 1960mt with a tunnel. The motor is a 95 135/90 johnson jet. My biggest Worry is weight balance after I build a platform, mount lights, etc. And keeping the suction foot/intake in the water. Does anyone have any experience with this setup? Any other advise regarding jet or setup would be appreciated. Its my first boat build. Really excited. Thanks.

 

[Guest]

Pm southeastbowfisher he is running a jet drive

 

[Gbollom]

Several people on here run jet lowers on outboards. When building you deck use aluminum if you can, if not don't over build it and add any more weight than you have to. Keep your batteries/generator and anything else you can in the back

 

[fish-on-a-stick]

The boat has a 23in gallon fuel plus 2 starting batteries clear to the back so im hoping that will allow me some wiggle room. But time will tell...

 

[SOOG]

I'm running a Yamaha 115 jet..
Love it! I will never run anything else ever again..
They are picky about weight...

 

[ARC_lefteye]

I've got a 70/55 Evinrude on my 1754... it did good before I gutted it & when I'm done she'll scoot... Jet drive is the way to go if you fish rocky rivers / lakes IMO

 

[fish-on-a-stick]

I really liked the idea of no moving parts below the water line. Shallow water here i come!

 

[fish-on-a-stick]

I'm running a Yamaha 115 jet..
Love it! I will never run anything else ever again..
They are picky about weight...

How picky?

 

[DEA]

You will be fine im running a 1760 roughneck with a merc 65 jet, I have a big deck and can run 3 guys with no problems

 

[rum3002576]

we are 1870 with 150 jet, love it and only way to go in my opinion.

 

[fish-on-a-stick]

How shallow can you guys run?

 

[rum3002576]

4 inches on plane

 

[tfrasure]

Weight isn't a big deal, just keep majority of it in the rear. I have two right now 19/72 Gregor 200 merc, 18/72 Fischer 115 merc. Both have platforms and perform great on the water. Only other boat I've owned is mud boats, jets are ten times better for handled g weight.

 

[SOOG]

That's the thing about a jet.. If it won't plane you don't put weight up front,,, you move it to the back..

 

[RiverSide7]

it will cavitate since its a tunnel hull....enjoy the over rev

and teehee at 4 inches on plane

 

[fish-on-a-stick]

It was my understanding that a tunnel was supposed to help. Did i misunderstand? Also i was told the motor has a rev limiter.

 

[SOOG]

Look up www.jetdoctor.com call him and ask him all your questions.
He helped me alot..
I also started out with a jackplate because when I es having my boat built I didn't know I was homna run a jet.
HORRIBLE idea.. 2 weeks ago I removed the jackplate and raised my transom. It performed 100% better, fuel milage,speed, everything improved!

 

[SOOG]

Oh and don't forget to pump grease in the bearings.

 

[RiverSide7]

weve been running jets since the mid 80's...and the tunnel will kill you, and the rev limiter will engage, but its the idea that youll be sucking air instead of water, hurting your performance under power, this is cavitation. call outboardjets...they manufacture basically every jet lower unit and have been doing it since the 50's or earlier maybe? its definately a west/mid-west thing, but alot of guys run them on the east coast due to the rocks. But, theyre awful in mud,sand,ice,grass,leaves on the bottom...i ditched mine for a mud buddy and never looked back

 

[fish-on-a-stick]

Does the size of tunnel matter?