Mercury Jet 20 power problem

[CharlieM.]

" My new Merc. Jet 20 appears

" My new Merc. Jet 20 appears to only perform about like a 15 prop.
I had been told that they (Mercury) had boosted the hp. to 28 for the Jet. Using a 20 prop the boat runs great. If Merc. is using a standard 25, this would explain the power limitation.
Is there anything that can be done to improve the performance, or am I dreaming? "

 

[jon]

" Charlie,

To put it

" Charlie,

To put it bluntly, jets suck. They waste power & just can't perform like a prop. A much better solution for shallow water usage is a flat bottom boat, chopper prop & jack plate.

I didn't quite put it this way before, and am not recommending you do anything illegal. If I had a boat rated for 25 HP, and didn't get the performance I wanted out of it, and the boat could handle more weight - I would just slap a 40 HP on there and avoid the aggravation all together.

Jon "

 

[CharlieM.]

" Point taken.
Thanks much,

" Point taken.
Thanks much,
Charlie "