Jet drive?

Doryman · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:12 am Post subject: Jet drive?

It just occurred to me that I have never heard of a C-Dory fitted with a jet drive outboard. Given the shallow draft, etc. wouldn't a 16 or 22 make a good river boat? Maybe not quite a sled, and certainly heavier than an open aluminum boat, but it could offer other advantages. Or not.

Warren

BrentB · Posted: Sat Jun 02, 2007 10:12 pm Post subject:

I thought jet drive systems are inefficient esp at slow speeds.

Sea Wolf · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:49 am Post subject:

thataway · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 12:54 am Post subject:

River Horse had a conventional outboard (My copy with with C Pelican, but I am quite sure of this--there were props which were bent and hammered out.)

There are some rivers where the jets are used--but also conventional outboards are used on fast rivers also.

BrentB · Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2007 8:01 pm Post subject:

thanks Joe, Warren, Bob

River-Horse used twin 45hp Honda 4 stroke motors.

Joe after the Links forum is started, start a glossary, I am always looking up nautical words used by Bob

Chivita · Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2007 12:20 am Post subject:

I doubt you would want to use a Jet Drive/C-Dory combo on a river, unless you're an ace at fiberglass hull repair. The ticket for shallow river running is an alumunum hull/Jet drive combo. Attached to the hull are replaceable nylon "skids". Although you can go up river somewhat slowly, going down stream takes tremendous coordination and a serious ability to both remember where the hard pointy parts were and the ablity to read the water instantly as you have to go like a "bat out of hell" to maintain steerage.

To ride with someone who has all of the above is pure joy mixed with extreme terror! To ride with someone lacking the above takes seatbelts, helmets and hiking boots, cause someone's going to have to hike out for help, and that person should not be the one that just took out the windshield.