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    Jet boat drivers

    I know about 90% of big Jet boats either fly or winch their boats around the hidden falls rapid on the Hollyford river.

    ....then along comes an inflatable with a 50hp outboard...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJs9NdurPoM&t=3s
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    man that machine looks like a LOT of fun....
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    That man is mad check out some of his other jet boat stuff he nearly swamped it a couple of times

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    It self drains. Big double duckbills in the rear transom

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    Yea he gets caught side on a couple of time would have sunk any normal boat

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    Quote Originally Posted by Padox View Post
    Yea he gets caught side on a couple of time would have sunk any normal boat
    I just did some rough calculations: the boat has about 3.5 Tonne of buoyancy in 7 chambers.
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    "Goat" is very talented at the tiller and makes it look easy....if it looks hard then it's probably very very hard
    he's a bloody good sort to boot
    those inflatables are damn impressive on what they can do and how easily they can be managed on your own if you do have an out of water excursion
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    Goat is prob responsible for selling 3,000 mini jetboats

    The lil red tank in the front actually has water in it, just enough to get him home if the river runs dry

    https://youtu.be/LVr2Ptz4SvE?si=Vi2LJw0d-65_wa9c
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    We've been doing the easier rivers in ours, just to get a feel for how it works. Amazing wee boats. And when you do get stuck, only one of you needs to get out and it starts floating again!

    Its also a pleasure to only be chewing through 8 or so L of petrol an hour.

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    So why ain't he running a spread of at least 5 lures out the back, looks to me to be perfect trolling water
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sharki View Post
    So why ain't he running a spread of at least 5 lures out the back, looks to me to be perfect trolling water
    Waters too shallow for lures

    In one of the shots up the river the main flows depth was only half way up the duck he went past


    Hahahahahaha
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    We are just limiting ourselves to the easy stuff. Beautiful but easy

    https://youtu.be/JIlF4WSgsWc
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    I have been looking at buying one but so far just procrastinatio as i put money from old boat in bank and its hard to get it back out......
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    Holy shit that's epic

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    Quote Originally Posted by 7mmsaum View Post
    Goat is prob responsible for selling 3,000 mini jetboats

    The lil red tank in the front actually has water in it, just enough to get him home if the river runs dry

    https://youtu.be/LVr2Ptz4SvE?si=Vi2LJw0d-65_wa9c
    That's some talented driving right there however I'd hate to see what the bottom of the boat looks like.
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