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Why 4 stroke over 2 stroke ? Just curious

Definitely gonna stick to petrol option and likely an air cooled 2 stroke.
I think I've been over complicating this, will see what's what when it gets here.

Scratch that I think with the amount of use this will see maintaining batteries will be a pita will stick with gas

How hard would it be to set up, something like this ? Electronics are not my forte



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That's pretty awesome, inflatable jet boats are starting to take off here in NZ my mate has just bought one.....definitely something I'll be considering for the future but not for this wee boat 5hp...

Yup the 3.5hp 2 stroke is definitely an option

It's only 2.7mx1.3m I think 18-15hp would be too much on the transom and I also think it would need some sort of reinforcement like a frame if I was going to run that sort of power but in reality I...

A friend of mine has a 4hp 2 stroke short shaft he's willing to let me try, I think your right much more power would cause other issues, I'm even open to the electric motors but don't know much...

Eventually mate, this will serve a specific service to access a spot I wouldn't and couldn't take a jet boat

Only seen 2hp or 40hp +
I think 2hp won't cut it and obviously 40hp would be way too much about 8-10hp would've been ideal.

Open to all options, biggest issue is it needs to have enough grunt to cross a braided river, I think the boat is rated to 10hp, unsure how the electric motors compare power to weight ratio ?

Another pic, any thoughts will I need to beef up the transom to mount an outboard?
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Well there are 1 or 2 places I want to hunt that a wee lightweight boat would be ideal for access so I have quitely been keeping an eye out for a suitable project.
Last night I bought a Maxxon...