New to the forum here but a long time lurker, what a great boat resource! I have a couple of questions for you jet jon enthusiasts....
I have been following the jetjon trend for awhile and have purchased an older Kawasaki 750sts and boat trailer in anticipation of building one for myself. I am located in northern ky and have never seen one of these boats anywhere in the area whether on the water or on craigslist, so looks like I'm gonna be the only guy in my neck of the woods with a hybrid jet boat. I am mainly wondering why no one has used a fiberglass hull to mate their jetski to? I realize that aluminum is stronger but I do see guys running rocky rivers out west in fiberglass jets? The main reasons I would like to stick with fiberglass is a) ease of installation, any single celled organism can run epoxy and glass and b) I don't have access to aluminum welders and cnc machines. This build will be done in my garage in a subdivision...not ideal, but its all I got. The type of water I will be running will be the local rivers and creeks, most of the rocks encountered will be of the creek gravel variety with a few chunk rock thrown in for good measure. I would love to be able to make this boat from an aluminum hull, I am sure I have the skills to get it done, especially following some of the builds I have seen on here, its just I don't have the tools to accomplish the task. So am I asking for trouble utilizing fiberglass? should I forget the whole thing and stick to my kayak fishing? These are the questions I have been wrestling with, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction......
Thanks Bill
I have been following the jetjon trend for awhile and have purchased an older Kawasaki 750sts and boat trailer in anticipation of building one for myself. I am located in northern ky and have never seen one of these boats anywhere in the area whether on the water or on craigslist, so looks like I'm gonna be the only guy in my neck of the woods with a hybrid jet boat. I am mainly wondering why no one has used a fiberglass hull to mate their jetski to? I realize that aluminum is stronger but I do see guys running rocky rivers out west in fiberglass jets? The main reasons I would like to stick with fiberglass is a) ease of installation, any single celled organism can run epoxy and glass and b) I don't have access to aluminum welders and cnc machines. This build will be done in my garage in a subdivision...not ideal, but its all I got. The type of water I will be running will be the local rivers and creeks, most of the rocks encountered will be of the creek gravel variety with a few chunk rock thrown in for good measure. I would love to be able to make this boat from an aluminum hull, I am sure I have the skills to get it done, especially following some of the builds I have seen on here, its just I don't have the tools to accomplish the task. So am I asking for trouble utilizing fiberglass? should I forget the whole thing and stick to my kayak fishing? These are the questions I have been wrestling with, hopefully someone can point me in the right direction......
Thanks Bill