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JetJon 587 Rotax/ with fiberglass kingfisher boat-weight/pwr
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<blockquote data-quote="CedarRiverScooter" data-source="post: 424015" data-attributes="member: 15465"><p>Your plan will work but whether it will be adequate is strictly a personal judgement.</p><p></p><p>I have a 1648 with 80 hp Polaris, it is a little underpowered IMO.</p><p></p><p>If I was to start over I would go with an 18 ft jon with at least 120 hp 4 stroke engine.</p><p></p><p>Pump size counts, you can only get so much water thru it, regardless of HP. Fiberglass is pretty heavy, might not steer lightly.</p><p></p><p>The time you spend building it overshadows the money input (I guess easy to say if you have the money!).</p><p></p><p>BTW, working with aluminum is not hard. I used a lot of pop rivets. 3M5200 is good stuff, haven't had any problems with the fiberglass/ aluminum interface.</p><p></p><p>Lastly, I am very glad I built my JJ, best project I have ever done.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CedarRiverScooter, post: 424015, member: 15465"] Your plan will work but whether it will be adequate is strictly a personal judgement. I have a 1648 with 80 hp Polaris, it is a little underpowered IMO. If I was to start over I would go with an 18 ft jon with at least 120 hp 4 stroke engine. Pump size counts, you can only get so much water thru it, regardless of HP. Fiberglass is pretty heavy, might not steer lightly. The time you spend building it overshadows the money input (I guess easy to say if you have the money!). BTW, working with aluminum is not hard. I used a lot of pop rivets. 3M5200 is good stuff, haven't had any problems with the fiberglass/ aluminum interface. Lastly, I am very glad I built my JJ, best project I have ever done. [/QUOTE]
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