hucklburry
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There are little jet boats like the bayliner jazz, some are getting pretty inexpensive to buy.
I looked up that they have a 12" draft. Never having had one, would the intake pull in a bunch of garbage in shallow water?
I just think it would be fun to camo one out for a hunting boat. I will probably stick with aluminum jon boats, but I always thought a jet ski camo'ed out with racks and a dog platform would be cool too, like a 4wheeler for the water.
Any thoughts?
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dabs
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It has been talked about before and this is what I remember -
1. You would have to keep stopping to unplug the intake if you hunt any vegetation at all.
2. You have to keep them at a fairly steady pace and would be in violation of the no wake rule on most public lands.
There you are - thoughts.
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Tigerstripe
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Here is the real deal!:banana: 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaGLNcIkSm0
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Burrhead
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Loc: Just north of Bugtussle
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I have an 18' fiberglass jetboat with a 403 Olds engine. It will run in about 6" - 8" of water when it's up on plane, however, a pump will pull water and everything else including vegetation, sticks and rocks from about 4 or 5 feet below the intake.
Like Dabs said, you'd be stopping to clear the intake and impeller every couple of feet.
Watch a video of those guys that run aluminum jets in rivers in Canada. They're running in about 2" of water at times, but they're also running 30mph plus.
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hucklburry
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Thats what I thought, but never owned a jet, thanks! --Jim
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