Reply With Quote[QUOTE]Originally posted by 440jetster:
Where is the expense? A jet costs on the average of 9 cents per hour to operate. Three moving parts and the lowest fuel economy on the market.Best of all is the saftey factor, I know my small boys are safe from getting chopped to shreds from spinning props. It's the fad and lower numbers and lack of public knowlege that holds the jet back. I have a Berkeley stage 1 and I have owned all types of drives, but jet drives are going to make a come back, and prices will come down just wait. Till then watch your back here comes another jet![/QUOTE
Believe me, I hope jets do make a come back, but when someone is out spending 40k on a new boat and they go to every dealer out there to shop around, they are being told that the I/O is the only way to go. The I/O costs less for the same speed and takes less motor and fuel to do it. The I/O takes much less time(and engineering) to rig. The I/O never seems to leak and most of these guys pay somebody else to maintain them. I can't tell you how many times I've had a new boater pack his pump full of parafin based marine grease only to seize it up in 20 minutes and then wonder why it's not covered under warranty, even though we give a tube of the correct grease with every jet that leaves our showroom with instructions on how to use it. I/O's are just meant for some people. I too will only have a jet for my family, because of the safety factor and there is nothing out there that performs,turns, acclerates, and is just plain fun to drive like a jet. Though the reality is that they are more expensive to build and they take a certain person to appreciate them, so I don't believe we will be seeing them make a come back anytime soon.
[This message has been edited by ULTRA28 (edited April 04, 2001).]
