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tips on running jet in bays/flats
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<blockquote data-quote="Lil&#039; Blue Rude" data-source="post: 406470" data-attributes="member: 4627"><p>I run shallow gravel and rock bottom river and the best advice I can give you is if your have trim when your off plane in shallow water keep your motor trimmed as far up as you can get it and keep water feeding the pump and barely give it and gas the more throttle you give it the more likely to suck it full. If it's less then knee deep I'll barely let the foot in the water while idling just be safe. Another thing is if I'm in shallow water like that I never put the motor in reverse because it will kick all kinds of sand and small gravel right up into the jet. I go as far as when the motor first starts in shallow water I immediately shift it out of neutral because the gates still in the way enough to kick sand and small gravel up just like when in reverse. I think that's where 90% of people do damage to their liners and impellers. Another thing is following another jet boat through shallow water they'll kick up rocks and if your not off to the side a little bit you'll pick up the gravel they're stirring up. I know it might all seem like over kill but I've run the same impeller for going on 3 years and I have not had to sharpen it and I knife edge my impellers when put them in and the liners still like new.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lil' Blue Rude, post: 406470, member: 4627"] I run shallow gravel and rock bottom river and the best advice I can give you is if your have trim when your off plane in shallow water keep your motor trimmed as far up as you can get it and keep water feeding the pump and barely give it and gas the more throttle you give it the more likely to suck it full. If it's less then knee deep I'll barely let the foot in the water while idling just be safe. Another thing is if I'm in shallow water like that I never put the motor in reverse because it will kick all kinds of sand and small gravel right up into the jet. I go as far as when the motor first starts in shallow water I immediately shift it out of neutral because the gates still in the way enough to kick sand and small gravel up just like when in reverse. I think that's where 90% of people do damage to their liners and impellers. Another thing is following another jet boat through shallow water they'll kick up rocks and if your not off to the side a little bit you'll pick up the gravel they're stirring up. I know it might all seem like over kill but I've run the same impeller for going on 3 years and I have not had to sharpen it and I knife edge my impellers when put them in and the liners still like new. [/QUOTE]
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