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does 15hp really make that big of a differance?
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<blockquote data-quote="B.L. Hall" data-source="post: 23129" data-attributes="member: 232"><p>It seems very heavy to me…. I am “considering” a new jet boat, but we will see on that.</p><p></p><p>I am not happy with my boat at all. This is my first boat. I bought is off my neighbor just before I deployed. My buddy and I have spend a lot of time in a canoe and I thought this would be great for us and I could take the wife out once in a while too… </p><p></p><p>All that is right, but with two of us in the boat, it just seems very slow. My brother-in-law has a 14 V with a 9.9 that seems faster than mine.</p><p></p><p>I am just not sure what to do about it. The motor “seems” to run fine. I will take the 75 into the shop when I get back and ask them to set it up on the boat. </p><p></p><p>I also… the plan was when I got the boat… was to re-deck it. There are a couple of soft spots and the carpet is ripped and mismatched. Once I took the boat out I was so disappointed with the performance I kinda lost interest in re-decking it.</p><p></p><p>I think I will strip it all out down to the haul and they take it out and see if it was the weight of the decking… </p><p></p><p>On another subject… my bud suggested that I get a jack plate, a water intake re-location kit and a prop made to run shallow…. There are a lot of rocks and shallow spots…</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="B.L. Hall, post: 23129, member: 232"] It seems very heavy to me…. I am “considering” a new jet boat, but we will see on that. I am not happy with my boat at all. This is my first boat. I bought is off my neighbor just before I deployed. My buddy and I have spend a lot of time in a canoe and I thought this would be great for us and I could take the wife out once in a while too… All that is right, but with two of us in the boat, it just seems very slow. My brother-in-law has a 14 V with a 9.9 that seems faster than mine. I am just not sure what to do about it. The motor “seems” to run fine. I will take the 75 into the shop when I get back and ask them to set it up on the boat. I also… the plan was when I got the boat… was to re-deck it. There are a couple of soft spots and the carpet is ripped and mismatched. Once I took the boat out I was so disappointed with the performance I kinda lost interest in re-decking it. I think I will strip it all out down to the haul and they take it out and see if it was the weight of the decking… On another subject… my bud suggested that I get a jack plate, a water intake re-location kit and a prop made to run shallow…. There are a lot of rocks and shallow spots… [/QUOTE]
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