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<blockquote data-quote="handyandy" data-source="post: 438492" data-attributes="member: 18942"><p>I'm not a big fan of the thin hulls .080"-.100" they work and yes they are lighter so they can get a little more speed. But a well fabricated thick hull of .125 or more will last much longer and will take a beating much better. Lets face if your using a jet boat for what it's meant for your going to beat it up. If your thinking about 1655 just go up to a 1852-1856 it will be hardly any slower and give you a lot more room and load carrying capability. Personally I'm more partial to fabricated hulls that have boxed longitudinal stringers it makes for a much stronger hull rather than horizontal stringers, and stamped in longitudinal runners. I'm not saying everybody with that style of boat has bad one they make up the majority of mass manufactured welded hulls and they work. They just won't take as much abuse as a thicker hull with longitudinal stringers. There is a reason why serious inboard jet boats mainly out west, and mud motor hulls are made this way. It's why they're able to take the abuse of going threw boulder filled raging rapids in the case of big inboard jet boats, and bashing logs, stumps, and crap in a swamp in the case of mud boats.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="handyandy, post: 438492, member: 18942"] I'm not a big fan of the thin hulls .080"-.100" they work and yes they are lighter so they can get a little more speed. But a well fabricated thick hull of .125 or more will last much longer and will take a beating much better. Lets face if your using a jet boat for what it's meant for your going to beat it up. If your thinking about 1655 just go up to a 1852-1856 it will be hardly any slower and give you a lot more room and load carrying capability. Personally I'm more partial to fabricated hulls that have boxed longitudinal stringers it makes for a much stronger hull rather than horizontal stringers, and stamped in longitudinal runners. I'm not saying everybody with that style of boat has bad one they make up the majority of mass manufactured welded hulls and they work. They just won't take as much abuse as a thicker hull with longitudinal stringers. There is a reason why serious inboard jet boats mainly out west, and mud motor hulls are made this way. It's why they're able to take the abuse of going threw boulder filled raging rapids in the case of big inboard jet boats, and bashing logs, stumps, and crap in a swamp in the case of mud boats. [/QUOTE]
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