What are the negatives of a jet boat?
The unique handling characteristics can be a problem for some boaters as well. Jet boats can creep forward even in neutral, which can be problematic around the docks, and reverse can be difficult to handle. Also, in choppy water the shallow draft makes it easy to bounce the drive up out of the water. A game changing feature for jet propulsion, the iNR system allows you to adjust your boat’s neutral position on-the-fly. Fine tune the gate position until the boat is completely neutral. Docking a jet boat has never been so easy.The unique handling characteristics can be a problem for some boaters as well. Jet boats can creep forward even in neutral, which can be problematic around the docks, and reverse can be difficult to handle. Also, in choppy water the shallow draft makes it easy to bounce the drive up out of the water.
Are jet boats good in rough water?
Jet boats can traverse through much shallower water since they do not have the low-hanging propellers of other systems, giving you access to areas other boaters do not have. Jet boats provide a smoother ride in rough water, allow you to reach greater speeds, and have better control when rounding corners. Jet boats are twice as loud at 30 mph (50 km/h). Jet boats can suck up weeds, sand, and foreign objects in shallow water, damaging the impeller. Sterndrives were developed specifically for boats; jet engines are a secondary adaptation of PWC technology.