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Jet newbie question on prop to jet conversion
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<blockquote data-quote="LarryMc" data-source="post: 428184" data-attributes="member: 13895"><p>Estimate your total boat weight as it will be when you are fishing and use this chart from the OBJ brochure to see what your HP requirements are. This chart is based on the prop HP. As you can see. a 30 HP motor would require that the max boat weight be around 900 lbs. Achieving that weight with a 1648 boat (even a riveted boat) would be quite difficult. Also, there is the cost of the jet kit to consider. A new kit would cost you around $1700. I'll have to go along with the other posters. Your boat will be underpowered if you convert to a jet and you will disappointed with the performance. There is also the very real possibly that you will remove the jet sooner or later and be stuck with it or have to practically give it away if you try to sell it. I seriously doubt that there is much of a market for a jet lower for a motor that small.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LarryMc, post: 428184, member: 13895"] Estimate your total boat weight as it will be when you are fishing and use this chart from the OBJ brochure to see what your HP requirements are. This chart is based on the prop HP. As you can see. a 30 HP motor would require that the max boat weight be around 900 lbs. Achieving that weight with a 1648 boat (even a riveted boat) would be quite difficult. Also, there is the cost of the jet kit to consider. A new kit would cost you around $1700. I'll have to go along with the other posters. Your boat will be underpowered if you convert to a jet and you will disappointed with the performance. There is also the very real possibly that you will remove the jet sooner or later and be stuck with it or have to practically give it away if you try to sell it. I seriously doubt that there is much of a market for a jet lower for a motor that small. [/QUOTE]
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