Alaska Mini Boats 1st Annual Run 4k

12 mini jet boats made it our for a fall run up to the glacier and then Carmen lake. Good times were had by all. BBQ and pumping gravel. What more could you ask for.
Filmed with DJI Mavic Pro 2 and GoPro Hero 6,4,3
Intro song,
To The Moon by DJ Ronin. Copyright free on soundcloud
Music by Evan Schaeffer, / evanschaeffer
and
Music by David Hyde / davidhydemusic

[@mikeo4338]

I'm 53 years old and been boating my entire life . . . . . . not sure I've ever had that much fun. Looks like a great time!

[@customcraftsbybruceslaton4872]

Looks like a lot of fun!!!

[@o2boutdoors]

Beautiful scenery! Looks like a fun day on the water. Whoever did the filming & editing did a great job too!

[@KrisDeVo]

Thank you!

[@lionellwilliams82]

@@KrisDeVo I need to link in with y’all! Believe we’re neighbors haha just got rid of the predator and got a mini the other day

[@deborahsimmons2414]

Wow, so gorgeous, that lake, stunning!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@KrisDeVo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@thirstquencher3203]

WOW!! This has to be the coolest thing ever! I'm jealous lol👌🤘💥👍😎

[@coloradoprospecting1034]

love how you sprayed your friend with the tail

[@insolentstickleback3266]

That looked like a ton of fun, thanks for sharing!

[@stelitejet]

Great to see a group getting together elsewhere in the world for a skid in the jet boats.... in ice! .. Love the footage regards Ken (New Zealand) keep up the good work and loved the beautiful scenery!

[@Ronage408]

That looks so AWESOME!!!

[@weldernotmechanic8588]

This is what living is all about!! This is awesome

[@181charlie]

It's a good thing I can still type when I'm speechless. There is something about this video that connects with me. Good on you, buddy, for make the best of your life.

[@KrisDeVo]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you!

[@chrispalffy3511]

Awesome fun. Mini jets are cool. We call them jet dinghys down here. Looked freezing... Great video.

[@robintaylor-mockingeemill8223]

This video is awesome

[@KrisDeVo]

Thank you

[@dabs8088]

i like the one with the wood there, and the center console ones are a great idea too

[@KrisDeVo]

Yeah that's a 3.8mm Wattscraft. Pretty sweet boat. The two center consoles are ones me and a buddy custom built. Thanks!

[@Jordan-jx6zc]

Awesome dude. Looks like so much fun .

[@pwntagerz]

This video is amazing guys..bout to buy my first jet boat. 20' Bolton. Gonna head up the Knik!

[@nikenike2530]

Voi siete fuori di testaaaa😂😂😂😂👏👏

[@scottschroeder4920]

Killer adventure man!! 🤘

[@jimw544]

WOW! That's a day of fun for sure!

[@KrisDeVo]

Sure was!

[@supernova7819]

Man these boats look fun on any river or lake!!!!

[@KrisDeVo]

They sure are!

[@mryang3644]

Love the minis wit the center console style. Would make an awesome fishing rig

[@Mmmmmmmmmmdamgoodmix]

Damn that looks fun..

[@mikehd3904]

Good job kris wicked scenery filming and scenery awesome!

[@KrisDeVo]

Thanks!!

[@donlipski4093]

Looks like a bunch of water angels from above. Spirits flowing around

[@chadengel4503]

Looks sick ..

[@coloradoprospecting1034]

awesome adventure on bored video gorgeous scenic views

[@KrisDeVo]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@shauntwigg4111]

Awesome!

[@tienhanus]

Great man. Really fun 🖒🖒

[@Nowehi305]

That was fun👍

[@StansWorld]

That looks like fun man they Hauling...

[@wdfaws8124]

What a blast!

[@1966cambo]

Pretty sweet destination! Similar stuff here in BC but I couldn’t help but wish I was there!

[@95ffd]

That is awesome. I would love to live like this.

[@KrisDeVo]

Thanks Brad

[@ak49guide]

So rad!

[@georgef1176]

Omg it’s so beautiful up there. I’m building a 12ft with Kawi 310r power right now. I gotta come up there.

[@weekenddangler4490]

Damn.... what a life I would love to Do this one day.

[@ridered7262]

Ok ok, I will say It. I think I will have to sell my Vdrive and get one of these and move to Alaska. Too cool! I just went to Alaska for the first time exactly a year ago on a cruise and such a beautiful place. Have fun be safe 👍

[@aussiehonchar3606]

Ride Red i was also on a cruise there a year ago this time

[@user-yz3oi5ym4x]

Supperrrrr!!!!!!!

[@chadengel4503]

Bad ass ..

[@bigrickshaberdashery2759]

awesome

[@user-wi7ms4ko9n]

Круто👍

[@gusalmighty5098]

That looks like a blast. I think maybe I have the wrong kind of jet for that...hahaha

[@bixik77]

The glacier? which one? lol Nice video, Love it.

[@KrisDeVo]

Spencer

[@chadengel4503]

Crazy awesome... I’m looking into a mini . 10 grand ?

[@J1I9M7M4Y]

Daamn.. That looks so fun! I wonder how a Yamaha Nytro turbo engine with 270hp would be in a jet boat.. Could probably scale it up to take 4 persons.

[@KrisDeVo]

Couple guys here are now running 4 seaters with the gp1800r shvo, 250hp. Things run pretty good

[@doodletime1649]

OK super cool video till the end song...lol

[@nateleonhardt5424]

Used to bear hunt off that river when i was a kid before we moved to montana. Someday ill be back. Just started building a mini jet

[@TheAlaskaCajun]

Nate Leonhardt wassup dude? How’s your dad?

[@liighthead]

Looks like heap of fun, how long are those 2? Or 3 with center consoles 👌😁

[@KrisDeVo]

The 2 bigger center consoles are the ones me and a buddy built. They are 14' bow to transom and 16' overall with the swimdeck. The other one is a 11-12'

[@NERPAATV]

Супер!

[@BachelderMark]

Gad! These look like fun. I have some reservations about running these in small rivers and streams, as that is where fish set their nests, and one run over these with one of these crafts could destroy a nest entirely, ending that contribution to the next generation of fish. This needs to be taken into account when we plan our fun. Deep water - no problem. And boy, does it all look like a lot of fun. We just need to take this on like adults, committed to the thriving of all life, not just our own kinetic glee. You guys on for being grown-ups, in getting our great jollies?

[@lonewolf2364]

That's just a fun race, in Grants Pass we race 14 foot hydroplanes on the Rogue River in the wilderness section. It's great if you miss all the boulders.

[@bsf225]

And the hydroplanes are wood, not aluminum.....

[@mikehd3904]

@@bsf225 pretty sure aluminum dude, wood boats don't handle rocks lol

[@bsf225]

@@mikehd3904 Nope, they are plywood. They've been doing it since 1959. They are prop boats too, no jets. Check them out at www.river-racers.com/

[@richardbrooks8789]

Just finished mine, 1800 Yamaha, headed up to ak this summer, trying to get hooked on a trip or two with locals, will be in ninilchik July and August, actually ate lunch in the place you launched in the Video a few years ago

[@KrisDeVo]

Sweet man. If your on Facebook check out "Alaska Mini Boats". You could probably hook up with some guys up there.

[@marksumerel7256]

These brothers have got to have thick blood bbbrrr

[@primemovers1964]

a lot of skinny channels not getting used there boys.... step it up!

[@Noahlochner0]

LOL boys at 5:47 got a little moist.

[@72mardy]

A quick walk around of each boat would be nice.... listing the engine, jet and controls used. Also any cool features/additions the owner has added to the boat. Would be handy info for someone wanting to build their own. 👍

[@KrisDeVo]

That is a good idea, thanks! Maybe sometime we could do that. If you check out Alaska Mini Boats on Facebook you will find all the info you would want.

[@72mardy]

@@KrisDeVo Thanks Kris

[@sheBlonk]

Cuma 1 kata mana sampahnya ini sungai 🥳🥳👍👍

[@MIDNIGHTSUNALASKA]

Is Riley Peck among the boaters.? 👍

[@1966cambo]

I understand the tiny boats for exploring/fun but for me it needs to fulfill multiple rolls, no matter what “it is”. So ,ya , like the slightly larger (14 ft?) boats with more open/cargo area

[@KrisDeVo]

That would be my boat, thanks!

[@renoallstate4573]

Looks like an amazing time, would some of you guys be willing to do a guided tour for a few guys with a few boats? For cash obviously! My brother in law is getting married and I need to do something for his batchelor party. He films fishing shows and would love everything about this.

[@KrisDeVo]

When are you looking to do that? Freeze up just happened and we have 6-7 months before the water is soft again. Drop your email and Ill get back to ya.

[@cannonroberts5129]

What boat and power plant are you running?

[@KrisDeVo]

The 2 ceter consoles are ones a buddy and i built and designed. They have Honda f15x doners. 200hp turbo

[@quentinvoth1395]

Need a run down of all boats

[@KrisDeVo]

Ill have to make a video next summer

[@quentinvoth1395]

@@KrisDeVo one more question i been saving for kit, wondering witch model and make you recommend? At what motor and intake you like the best?

[@KrisDeVo]

@@quentinvoth1395 Now that there are so many kits out that really would be a personal preference and also what type of boating you want to do. My boat I built was the center console and not from a kit. If I were to buy a kit right now it would probably be a Atom from a good friend of mine. They are pretty badass. If budget were no issue then I would go with a new supercharged Yamaha donor. If I were going to build an ultra light then that's a different story. Really the next boat might be a 17' with 400hp and a real two stage pump. You see there is so much to that question and no way to say what is right for you, your budget, skills, what you want to do with it and personal preference. Alaska mini boats on Facebook and Mini jet boat builds are two really great resources for information. Alaska mini boats is where you can get the Atom. New Zealand forums are amazing too.

[@gregz4249]

Ya don’t have to dig in cooler for a cold one, or find somewhere to buy ice !

[@KrisDeVo]

100%

[@eddaeges9309]

Hey Kris, what kind of motors do these guys run ?

[@KrisDeVo]

These are mostly all PWC - watercraft doners

[@inoxlesangdanxuvangia7973]

Tôi rất thích được như các bạn

[@ramcharger9146]

How hard is it to truly bust open the hall on one of those

[@KrisDeVo]

As far as the bottom goes its super hard with uhmw. The sides are not as tuff

[@levim6417]

I’m in Anchorage and been wanting to get into mini jet boating, y’all got a FB page?

[@aussiehonchar3606]

AK SRT6.7 I think it’s Alaska mini boats

[@chadengel4503]

Nice boats. You still run them .??

[@KrisDeVo]

Yes I do!

[@freelancelife6704]

Nothing better than beating the piss out of a machine; even better if you built it yourself.

[@jackdaniels2657]

How fast are these boats? 45 or 60 mph?

[@KrisDeVo]

Yeah, these boats on this trip were all in the 45 to 55mph top speed range.

[@jackdaniels2657]

@@KrisDeVo these people just need a motorcycle transmission pr better yet the whole motorcycle with engine attached with a procharger on top

[@Bird76Mojo76]

The song isn't by DJ Ronin from what I can tell. It's by Mike Azian Beardzley. I found it here: soundcloud.com/mike-azian-beardzley

[@KrisDeVo]

Its been a few years. My file I downloaded says DJ Ronin, To The Moon (full) from The Lost Philes from 2012. I cant find it on soundcloud but its definitely different then your link.

[@QIKRX4]

@@KrisDeVo Please upload it to a file share and link me!!! :)

[@joel383]

So when are we going to see the Cleetus McFarland colab video?

[@KrisDeVo]

haha!! lets hope

[@MRBLACK947]

I think I could fit a V8 into a lot of those boats. :)

[@KrisDeVo]

People do. Pretty cool but heavy. kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z3mXf4OifcukrZY

[@jackdaniels2657]

A guy actually put an l.s. motor in one it was cool

[@ramcharger9146]

Has anyone ever jumped these off of like 5 ft waterfall dams

[@KrisDeVo]

Definitely

[@ramcharger9146]

I should be good then I definitely got to get one but the US company sells them for over 20k and I think that's absolutely ridiculous for a 12 foot boat when the Canadian company sells them as a kit boat and you can buy that for 3000 and then a used or new jet ski motor yeah you got to do it yourself but it's so much cheaper than the American company so altogether what I'm trying to say is it seems like these things should only cost Maybe 8K brand new for basic Hardware Hall an engine it should really only be 8K the companies in the US are definitely trying to rob people while I don't know if there's any in Alaska but the ones that are closer to me definitely try to Rob your pocket who wants to pay $30,000 for a 12 foot boat if I'm going to spend that much on a boat it needs to have a bed

[@KrisDeVo]

If you think 20k for one of these is ridiculous then you don't know what these are. It isn't a basic john boat with an out board in a tin can. Just because you can get a kit for 3k doesn't get you anywhere close to building one. You keep saying US and American and are super wrong. Look at a new Firefish out of Canada. Will cost you at least 35,000-40,000 for one from them and about 60k for one like mine (14.5'), out of Canada! Same for BrattJet. I built mine from scratch and it cost me 25k in materials alone plus and over 1800 hours of labor let alone all the extra tools I needed to buy to make it happen. You can find a used pile somewhere for maybe 8-10k. Do some real research on these...

[@QIKRX4]

Can someone please link me to the intro song? I cannot find it. Anyone?

[@Bird76Mojo76]

The song isn't by DJ Ronin from what I can tell. It's by Mike Azian Beardzley. I found it here: soundcloud.com/mike-azian-beardzley

[@KrisDeVo]

@@Bird76Mojo76 Its been a few years. My file I downloaded says DJ Ronin, To The Moon (full) from The Lost Philes from 2012. I cant find it on soundcloud but its definitely different then your link.

[@QIKRX4]

Kris DeVo any chance you could upload it to a file share please so I can d/l? [e-mail]

[@ramcharger9146]

I would love to purchase one of these but no one makes them completely built and I don't have an aluminum welder to put one together if anyone knows a site that has them fully built please let me know

[@KrisDeVo]

Plenty of boat builders make complete ones. Firefish, Motojet, Brattjet, RSracecraft, just to name a few

[@bigbri3410]

To cold for me

[@danhasche5960]

Where was this filmed? I'm on the Kenai

[@KrisDeVo]

Spencer Glacier and the Twentymile River. Not far from ya

[@danielpope8561]

@CleetusMcFarland

[@jonfyfazan]

👏👏👏👍👌🇳🇴

[@fjb4932]

As Marilyn Monroe said, "Those Kennedy's leave a bad taste in my mouth..."

[@connerkennedy4817]

How do I get a boat like this

[@KrisDeVo]

Most of us built ours. There are a few kits out there. You could look for a used one or contact one of the many mini boat builders out there. Bratt, MotoJet, Jetstream, Watts Craft, LVB, and many others. Look up the Facebook page, Alaska Mini Boats and Mini Boat Builds for more info.

[@titusbongartz2879]

The useful son strangely count because vacuum histochemically juggle notwithstanding a calculating list. fluffy, necessary paperback