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What is the shallowest running jet boat?
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<blockquote data-quote="RiverBottomOutdoors" data-source="post: 339177" data-attributes="member: 3912"><p>I own a G3 1656 CCJ. I'm not sure what openseat is talking about when it comes to performance of the tunnel hull. The tunnell hull is meant to protect the foot...that's it and it comes with a very, very slight decrease in performance because it effects the hydrodynamics of the hull. But me, I'm not looking for speed, I'm looking for as shallow as I can get...and the tunnel hull will operate shallower than a non-tunnel hull for outboard jets. May only be an inch or two....but that might be the difference in making it or tearing your foot off. </p><p></p><p>The boat will run shallow...and I mean shallow...this is where the tunnel shines. The hull is heavy..I tried pushing mine off the trailer by myself and couldn't do it. If you're looking to consistently hall 3 or more guys, I would recommend the 1860...both for more HP and room. For two guys, 1656 is great. With two guys the boat gets on plane pretty quickly. </p><p></p><p>Open water, no current with just me, full tank and 3 batteries.....it will top out at 27...but consistently runs about 26.5. I've gone 40 miles on a tank and still had fuel left.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RiverBottomOutdoors, post: 339177, member: 3912"] I own a G3 1656 CCJ. I'm not sure what openseat is talking about when it comes to performance of the tunnel hull. The tunnell hull is meant to protect the foot...that's it and it comes with a very, very slight decrease in performance because it effects the hydrodynamics of the hull. But me, I'm not looking for speed, I'm looking for as shallow as I can get...and the tunnel hull will operate shallower than a non-tunnel hull for outboard jets. May only be an inch or two....but that might be the difference in making it or tearing your foot off. The boat will run shallow...and I mean shallow...this is where the tunnel shines. The hull is heavy..I tried pushing mine off the trailer by myself and couldn't do it. If you're looking to consistently hall 3 or more guys, I would recommend the 1860...both for more HP and room. For two guys, 1656 is great. With two guys the boat gets on plane pretty quickly. Open water, no current with just me, full tank and 3 batteries.....it will top out at 27...but consistently runs about 26.5. I've gone 40 miles on a tank and still had fuel left. [/QUOTE]
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