Jet vs. Prop???

[Unchained]

I had jet boats for many years and I thought my Stealth was pretty quick / fast. I had a lot of fun with it for 4 seasons.
I detuned the same engine that was in the jet boat to 11# boost / pump gas and put it in a larger, heavier, V-drive tunnel boat with a 150# automatic trans. The result............
WOW Now I'm afraid of it.
That being said there still are some V drive negatives that one would have to address. Most have no trans and have to be started in gear.
From what I've seen flatbottoms are a real rough ride.
Hydros are a single purpose boat.
Outboards are a pretty good all around boat but I just can't get into the 2 cycle sound and there's very few that can put out enough HP to get the boat quicker than a 10 sec ET performance level. That wouldn't do it for me.
IO's are probably the best drive because they can be trimmed out but their heavy and from what I've seen they break frequently with over 800 hp put to them.
Everyone needs to try them all to see what suits them. :idea:

[BigBlockOldsJet]

For an example of a lake jet:
1) djdplacecraft's boat
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3)
4)
Can anybody think of any other jets?
1) djdplacecraft's jet boat
2) unchained's jet boat
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4)

[Sleeper CP]

BigBlockOlds,
Do you mean like a Cole,Carrera or an Ultra? Not sure
what Eliminator makes in a 20' lake jet anymore?
Sleeper CP