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<blockquote data-quote="fishing66" data-source="post: 449030" data-attributes="member: 21255"><p>BS flag thrown on that one. River Road makes small boats, 16 x 48, they do a ton of fabrication work to immobilize an outboard engine and then bolt a machined nozzle on. This is a solution in search of a problem. At what point is it no longer an "outboard jet"? The only videos of River Road Jet Boats show them getting smashed to bits and this "magical" intake getting dented. Brent Kaufman will build a 17 x 60 inboard River Jet for 31K; for an additional $750.00, he'll make it an 18 x 72. 200hp, 50mph top end, nothing hanging below the hull aside from a sonar mount. It floats as shallow as a mayfly. If you want an outboard jet, fine, buy one and lose 30% of the engine HP. If you want an inboard jet, great, get one of those with 90% of engine hp. River Road has managed to construct the worst of both worlds for a premium price. I'll pit my Rockproof over any magical mystical River Road jet any day.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fishing66, post: 449030, member: 21255"] BS flag thrown on that one. River Road makes small boats, 16 x 48, they do a ton of fabrication work to immobilize an outboard engine and then bolt a machined nozzle on. This is a solution in search of a problem. At what point is it no longer an "outboard jet"? The only videos of River Road Jet Boats show them getting smashed to bits and this "magical" intake getting dented. Brent Kaufman will build a 17 x 60 inboard River Jet for 31K; for an additional $750.00, he'll make it an 18 x 72. 200hp, 50mph top end, nothing hanging below the hull aside from a sonar mount. It floats as shallow as a mayfly. If you want an outboard jet, fine, buy one and lose 30% of the engine HP. If you want an inboard jet, great, get one of those with 90% of engine hp. River Road has managed to construct the worst of both worlds for a premium price. I'll pit my Rockproof over any magical mystical River Road jet any day. [/QUOTE]
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