JetCraft Jet-Boat Videos

[Red Childress]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIyOyuFQBpY&feature=watch_response

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQWllSvKzTQ&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ihvYf-8sLY&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPo0yVR_59s&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRuMs2AGtBA&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw6Y4U9ZQik&feature=related

[lowbidder]

That's some amazing stuff.

[Ivan]

How thick is the aluminum on the bottom of those boats Red?

[Red Childress]

Here are the specs for my boat even though I have the center console option:


http://www.jetcraftboats.com/jet/2175-extreme-shallow/


There is an option for HD plastic riveted to the hull so it slides off obstructions much easier but I did not get it cuz I never hit anything anymore with this piece of inboard perfection. :)

[JIM T]

RED, as you know I have the high impact plastic added on my boat. In mid november,water was low ,heading down river,4pm sun on water blinding just as I cut right to miss an underwater "rock". Sort story,Wiegle had the boat for alittle more than 3 months. A new gas tank and the strips of high impact fillers the factory should have put in to shield the gas tank from the nuts and bolts that hold the HIP to the hull. About 3g's. Seems I don't have the same inboard computer that you have

[Red Childress]

Kneal had just told me your story last month when I was down there........holy crap!

Which rock (or general area) did you hit?? I have 2 rocks in mind but not sure which section of river you were running when it happened.

[JIM T]

RED,coming south below putnams eddy,just past the last house on riverside drive it gets real shallow. if you swing hard right,then left there is a deeper chute 15 to 20 feet from the bank.The week before we tried to drift thru the riffle as there were kayaks in and below that deeper chute,no go,we drifted onto this same flatish rock and had to push off.The day I hit the rock,same one we had drifted onto,the sun was glaring off the water as I came thru,couldn't see and I didn't cut far enuf to the right. Going over the rock didn't feel like a hard hit,just a smooth kush. After pulling boat out we went to youngsville for gas. GAS gauge showed lower than I thought.I figured we should have used about 8 gallons but the gauge showed lower. It took 36.6 gallons in a 45 gal. tank. Sure seemed to take a lot of gas.We left for Franklin,stayed over nite and went to Wiegels the next morning. Kneal and Rabbit came out,I pulled the cover off and lifted the engine cover "oh shit', that liquid(gas) shouldn't be filling the bottom of the boat. Kneal pulled the plugs asap and we figured that about 65 gallons came out. You probably got the rest of the story,several bolts andnuts went thru the tank..Guess Kneal told you the fix..I know the rock,intimately,so hopefully I'll be smart enuf to stay away from it.Besides that day was cold,fishing was crap.....