Jetboating - some things to consider

[@benhansen1430]

Lived in Alberta for 20 years. Worked for a couple different manufacturers. The river jets were by far the most fun and bang for your buck . I saw things that you would not ever see unless your in a jet. Great sport.

[@paulbuckles1235]

Great video. Just bought a 21 foot Thunder Jet and in the "fake it till I make mode". Very helpful video. Might have to look into one of the smaller Jet boats too. Looks like a blast.

[@smwizzz]

FYI: We start the boat when it is on the trailer and in the water. Have one person drive the vehicle and one in the boat. When you are ready the boat will push you out of the water. Once the vehicle is rolling shut the boat off before exiting the water. My big rig has 400 HP with a Hamilton and will just about push the truck out in neutral. My little boat has 165 HP and will help significantly even though I have never had to do it with my little boat. A winch works great for those spots you can't get a trailer into for the little boat. dump it on the ground, push it into the water, go for a rip and then once back, hook up the winch and tug her out. Tip the trailer up and winch the trailer under it and away you go!!! Thats how we do it, nothing fancy but it is a couple good options. Oh yeah, as usual Awesome video and great info!!!! Cheers bud!!! PS: A good piece of info for shallow water/deep water is the degree of the hull.

[@jackfrost2146]

I built an 11ft. fibreglass jetboat which I only use in sandy rivers. After clogging the engine in sand, I put an aluminium box on the cooling water intake hose to separate the sand from the water. Of course, with all this sand driving, I spend half my life welding and re machining the impeller blade tips. Maybe I should avoid water less than 3 inches deep, but I can't resist zooming past kayakers dragging their boats along in ankle deep water.

[@mitchpender8113]

Jack Frost lol yes a lot of walking involved in kayaking , get a sand trap on yr water intake

[@mattkedz6577]

That's awesome, I'd love to go flying past the kayakers.

[@bravoboy1234]

Great video mate, Ive had the mind to get in touch and pick your brains on the do's and dont's for a while now, will wait for the next how to video to come out.....awesome little shallow water boat you've got, think Ill go that way myself when the time is right.

[@ridered7262]

From a Vdrive guy, man that looked awesome going through those back country spots and the shallows. Nicely done keep up the great videos.

[@mushroomstone]

I used to have a V-drive with a bbc but I now have an 11' minijet with a supercharged Rotax and it's way more fun!

[@GodBlessedAmerica]

Nothing beats hulls on experience. Awesome video. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing.

[@mickcarson8504]

That part at 2:22, reminds me of the same situation I had while retrieving my large boat. My 4x4 couldn't pull the boat and trailer out at end of day on this gravel shore that the wheels started to sink in the rocky gravel. It was easier to launch it but on retrieval it wouldn't budge like a stubborn old Mule, no matter how much effort the 4x4 tried until it got bogged. I had to ask other boaters and evening closed in to use their cars in front of mine to pull my stranded 4x4 and boat out. It took three 4x4s to finally pull it out. It felt like my car was being stretched apart from the trailer and the three cars in front, until the 'stubborn old Mule' gave up and got out. Depending on how soft is the terrain, pairing up may not be enough In soft, sandy or gravel shores, sometimes more cars are needed. Otherwise the launching and retrieving of big boats is hopeless. And if you're alone in the middle of nowhere in a place where those flaming Salties frequent, you will probably never see the next day coming. They're active at night.

[@graham2631]

First saw a mini jet a few years ago love at first site! Recently I came into a few bucks. I live in BC Canada on the west coast. Buying a liveaboard fish boat a kit and welder. I've been a HD mech for 30 years but green when it comes to jet boats so thanks for the input. Gona go up Butte, Kingcome and Rivers inlets have a look up the rivers. Looking forward to it.

[@mushroomstone]

I liveaboard in Campbell River and also have a mini jet. Where are ya? I want to go check out the Southgate and some Van Isl rivers.

[@Yukonhelibilly]

Never did see a “how to read the river” video. Can you make one please ?

[@AtimatikArmy]

Great video! I live on a river in California, not white water (at least where I live) but can get some narrow channels, obstacles debris, etc in places (the Delta system, Bay Area) I raced jet ski competitively 20 years ago and hold a national title at the World Finals in Havasu in the Novice standup class and later was a top expert rider in the IJSBA, so I am not a total newbie in this sort of this, or at least in the world of personal watercraft, and have fair mechanical DIY abilities enough to do basically whatever I need. I've been watching your guys video for the past 5 years and I plan to buy a decent mig welder with a spool gun in order to do it. (currently only have an ark welder) I know you are one of the original vets in this sport created by your circle of people (kudos!). I must say, you along with youtuber "jetlj" are my favorites in this world. He rips it, I also like his boat design aesthetically the most (even though they are all very similar) but strictly follow the rule of form following function 1st and foremost. Haven't seen anything from jetlj in years though... Anyway, I had a couple of basic questions that I would love to get some insight from you on (I know you are asked this stuff all the time, so I apologize). First of all power plant, what's "the ticket"? I know Yamaha has got it knacked in the reliability department from all my experiences. Maybe find a totaled yamaha 3 cylinder sit down to scavenge the whole pump unit and motor/running gear is what I'm thinking, is there a specific model range to hone in on? (I am a standup rider and never had the desire to follow the sit down models, except now, to cannibalize! I definitely want a mini, in your opinion, what length has proven to be the most idea? I saw some plans being sold online, do you recommend that route or a specific design? I want to do it right the first time (my goal anyway). I have successfully built a full size 24 foot all wooden barrel back boat with my father so I have that as experience under my belt. Of course aluminum is a whole different medium. I have no interest in selling or getting into the business, I just want a bad ass little rugged, sleek, fast runabout to explore and blast the river system that's right on from of me (no desire to drop a load of cash on something commercial that I have to worry about, I want to be able to thrash. Probably get a stainless prop and a couple simple bolt ons to make it rip and stay reliable. Would love any insight from you, I've been checking out your videos for a long time , first time I have posted anything, anywhere.

[@Kefmans]

Not that there are any rivers or waters for jetboating near me, this video is really interesting to watch :) Cool hobby you got!

[@nevillewilkinson2500]

Oh Man, Due to the nature of the game.....Thanks for that.... I wasn't expect that and no wonder why you wear a helmet.... I always thought your motor would be too loud... and your excellent taking a fast-moving video of you working on your boat into good shape, plus the water safely... Cheers

[@gabbermaikel]

i wish we had waters like that over here, i would probably be building myself a boat like yours too.

[@hector-lu7cc]

i see a lot of passion in what you do man, keep it up!

[@Cumminslife]

Great video Goat!

[@blinkerfluid4712]

great vid i live up by waimak jet boats when i can build a big enough garage to work on a jet boat instead of the paddock i will be exploring the gorge.

[@stonebayrocker]

Great video goat! Really like it! Done alot of boating but nothing like river racing! Would been so much fun to try it out! Looking forward to next video!

[@huntfishanddivenewzealand2899]

Bloody good on ya! Enjoyed that and looking forward to the next one. Just got some plans for a jet dinghy and know I can learn a heap of you so thanks for sharing. You have me pumped!

[@ranchero50]

Type 4 and 5, skinny and fat bass boats. Skinny ones have a inboard jet pump and the fatty's typically an outboard. I built a jet-jon by mating a Seadoo Xp drive with a 14' Alumnacraft and it's a fine skinny water fishing machine. I don't go through the shallows at speed because it thin metal all around and it drafts under 3" loaded out. Love the video mt friend. I 'need' to build a little dingy style jet.

[@mitchpender8113]

ranchero50 only in north america, we dont really have the big stuff down here whats the point ? Light , fast and low draft is how we roll

[@davidheitman7004]

you forgot! get a roller trailer set up. even at lake mead those bunks that semi articulate work great!

[@loooseunit]

Man I would of kept left as per road rules , been in the Waitako River on my small boat and run into other boaties but by shere chance both times ended up on the right side - thought I was in the wrong . Goat your a real asset to the jet boating community , keep it up .

[@knobovsossidge2022]

I'm really keen to learn about reading the river - what happened to that one Goat? Nudge nudge...

[@BenKrisfield]

That ice melt looks incredible.

[@kiwikingi1]

Love all you videos mate and appreciate the hard work that goes into making them. Keep it up

[@tip397]

When you first sae the other boat coming at you, the first twitch on the wheel was to the left. I reckon in NZ most of us do just that. After years of driving on the road, its second nature. Keep up the good work mate.

[@goatracing610]

the twitch to the wheel is to help get the back end of the boat to spin around- it takes a bit of practice to get it right

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Im not listing to U-2 now..... Jk...I'm saving this, what an amazing info vlog. Very professional quality

[@theogdirkdiggler]

Sub

[@theogdirkdiggler]

(Jet Dingy) A tiny hole in the water you throw your money into.

[@Whiachy]

Cruising the back country on consistently "deep" water that's relatively smooth seems like a dream worth chasing.

[@ranchero50]

Deep and smooth water hides widow makers that lie just below the surface. Give me enough flow for them to cause ripples and I'm OK.

[@Groomie74]

Mr Myagi of NZ Jet Dinghy two thumbs up Goat

[@localangler2776]

very informative great work man, there was a few things i didn't know and just learned

[@rrascon8]

At this point (since last night), I've seen dozens of jetboating vids. This is the first video where the individual is wearing a life vest and helmet lol

[@L00NEY79]

Legend, ive loved these things since i stumbled across your vids finally in a position to build one, how does a 6"2 type of fella squeeze into one?

[@jackypruitt2658]

Hey Goat, I've noticed in the video's that the radio antina is mounted to the front grill garde on the trucks. Why is this?

[@mikeshivvers5461]

Wow that was a great video

[@brotharuss]

so who makes the best handling jet boat kit? what engine is best to pair with? Thanks my friend

[@canonphoto]

brotharuss depends what you want, check out the Kingfisher Xtreme Duties.

[@kdmc40]

I have a 200BHP. I operate on a lake in Ireland where if it sank you'd be hard pressed to find it and it still sucks in shit. How can you operate these things on what is basically a gravel infested sponge? How are you all still alive? These have to be the best watercraft since Noah's Ark! I want one!

[@kdmc40]

*200BHP Jetski*

[@CenturyOakWindStar]

HA

[@canonphoto]

kdmc40 jet skis don't usually have the proper grates to keep rocks out of the impellers. Boats like Kingfisher Xtreme Duties are made to run in 4" of water, when you run them across shallow or even bone dry gravel the key is having enough momentum and letting off the throttle so you don't suck it up. If you do plug it off you simple jump on the stomp grate to clear it out and carry on. They are also built extremely tough to take punishment and the bottoms covered with UHMW so you aren't actually scraping or bashing up the aluminum haul.

[@logann7788]

What’s your top speed? And you think 110hp would be enough for same size jet boat?

[@simengineering9183]

Goat I watched the video like 3 times man! Good stuff. Where this is filmed???

[@goatracing610]

All around the south island in New Zealand

[@simengineering9183]

@@goatracing610 wicked man, good stuff 👌

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

great would you sell one what out the motor

[@1976ClassicCelica]

I'm considering making a mini jet boat next year. I just started researching and was wondering what the difference is between using a jet ski motor or a motorcycle motor. I know there's fire proofing for the motorcycle motor but I want to make it for a reasonable cost but safe too. Any suggestions? Good links? Loved the video.

[@mikeparker7975]

How do I learn to drive a jet boat

[@rockyrivermushrooms529]

I wanted to build a wee boat but my rotax 4tec engine weighs around 85kg. Buying that was an expensive rookie mistake...

[@atypicalhiker]

How do you keep rocks from tearing up the impeller?

[@goatracing610]

the water goes through a grill on the intake which stops 99% of the stones destroying the impeller

[@10yearsag0]

Its complicated.Nice video.I got knowledge about this video.Sorry my english not good.

[@jamesryan8512]

In Germany this is ot allowed ! But you can drive 300 km/h on German Highway

[@kreislauftabledde]

There are some speed limits on german highways! But not everywhere. Also ich möchte behaupten dass es nicht auf allen kleineren Flüssen verboten ist Motorboot zu fahren. Wenn man mal beim Ordnungsamt/Wasserschutzbehörde anruft und sich nach Verboten für spezielle Flüsse erkundigt, können die einem oft auch nicht weiter helfen. Drei Hauptsachen: 1. Wo es kein klares Verbot gibt kann man theoretisch fahren. 2. Kommen wir auf das "kann" zurück. Es gibt immer den Unterschied zwischen können und dürfen (sollte mit den Booten aber kein Problem werden). 3. Wo kein Kläger, da kein Richter. Man muss halt nicht überall fahren nur weil da kein Verbot existiert. Wenn man Pech hat und zufällig von einem Rentner (ich nenne sie gerne deutsche karen´s) beobachtet wird, und dieser gerade lageweile hat, gibt es auf dem betroffenem Fluss schneller Fahrverbote als ich "Ich geh dann mal neuen Sprit holen" sagen kann.

[@williamgall4765]

were did you get that hull

[@blakelibby2140]

Great video! Thanks for taking the time to post it! I have to build myself one but with a wife and two kids that want to be apart of the fun, what size should I consider to be the best to fit the roll? Thanks again for posting your videos! Much needed motivation to get started on my own build!

[@markbroad119]

Question, stay to the right everywhere stay to the side you drive on while on road?

[@chriscoughey2263]

Except that we drive on the left on New Zealand roads

[@gingerashly4240]

Boating rules derive from the U.S, so basically in every country you just follow the U.S. rules for driving

[@Moondoggy1941]

Pick of the litter HTH

[@jahrocks]

can you take these out into the surf?

[@joshjameskiwibushman]

good shit mate

[@PowerlabsDiesel]

Sweet video !

[@krazed0451]

On a scale of 1-10, how fun is it passing larger boats that have beached themselves? :-)

[@Moronicsmurf]

What motor is that you have in there??

[@goatracing610]

yamaha gp1200 jetski motor

[@k2ombs]

Gorgeous video!

[@armasters9390]

If your wheels are hopping in the sand or gravel you have too much tire pressure. air down to around 10 psi. you won't believe the difference

[@SuperBuddy7]

hi there how do you know what rivers you are aloud to go jet boating on

[@dozer1642]

Aloud? It's not quiet out there.

[@SuperBuddy7]

there is rules to say if you can boat rivers and some you cant boat all year round

[@sarahbowen8]

awesome videos. thank you.

[@thelandofmisteroz]

Great video!

[@homefront3162]

Excellent video

[@malakoulinos]

Can we get the specs of your boat?

[@buckwild6552]

How much for a family boat

[@grumpy3517]

Good on you, mate...

[@TH-mr5dy]

Man you break down out there you'll be stuck the F out.... great video

[@jameshow8672]

what happens if people are swimming/ fishing in the river? whipping round corners looks awesome, but not if there's a dude fly fishing waist deep round the bend. Are only certain rivers open to jet boating in NZ?

[@erik.lindberg89]

James how There are so many remote rivers in NZ that the risk of encoutering for example a fly fisher must tiny.

[@ranchero50]

Hammer down and pass behind them. Faster you go the less wake you make. Same for bobbing heads

[@mitchpender8113]

One we passed between a guy fishing and the lee side of beach he was standing in about 4 inches of water ... fair to say he might have need a new pair of undies , jet boats are not that common in australia

[@dozer1642]

Learning the hard way is my way. Lol👍

[@Engineer9736]

Jezus christ.. I watch 1 jetboat video and KZbin is guiding me into a jetboat study @ Recommended videos.. :)

[@chippytwo7920]

I want to move back home now.🙁

[@carlosh.deseixas4850]

good job

[@harryharrison483]

Thanks loved it

[@druckerman247]

Let the tyres down to 15psi and you'll float out...

[@carlosh.deseixas4850]

good nov so thanks

[@id7338]

this may sound gay but i love this guy

[@sergeyc5528]

You are awesome!

[@adamjhuber]

1:44 why you should not buy a used SUV from a boat owner. WTF!

[@GetInThereLewis.nz1]

Fresh water...

[@mitchpender8113]

Yes much better if the 4wd was just used for picking the kids up from school !

[@viktorsuprun1942]

Красавчик!

[@DIXIAS]

Красивая страна

[@briandufty1609]

My sun Elx

[@insanereindeer4081]

Of course the Ford is stuck.

[@axelficker9755]

what do you call a jetboat that never breaks down, imaginary