Mini Jet Boating - Meramec River MO 

Tell me more about how you feel? You geriatrics generally have a bit more wisdom! Would love to hear the logic surrounding your anger!

I wish I could have one of them

U sound like a dum bass boater

Ok you fat boomer. Enjoy your pensions, tax leeching bastard.

We called jet skis lake lice

Me lol, cant wait till his boat is done.

Guilty

This video popped up on my feed so o clicked lol

I imagine he’ll be making videos in Geico and Budweiser type powerboats in the ocean next year

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Thank you! It’s quite the blast when it’s a nice calm morning with nothing more than a ripple.

@Michael beach, check out some of the really nice, go-fast Small(ish) outboard powered boats if ya get a chance. 0 to 100++mph Absolutely pinned to the seat, and hulls capable of out handling ANYTHING other than a f16 fighter jet basically. Pretty amazing just how quick and fast a little propeller can push the right hull!!

Thank you! That was my first real taste of some skinny water. The bourbeuse and meramec I have also got some decent video on! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-w3KeKqp-2I4.html

Yeah, I have almost no interest in the mississippi now! Just a very muddy/silty river. Definitely cant wait to head to the current to see what that has to offer.

Mike Heying current is a great river. The lower black river around poplar bluff area would be super fun in that boat. It can get some skinny water at times

@@Localhost127 I'd imagine, depending on where on the mississippi river you are running it's gotta get pretty boring. What's the top speed of your boat with the 175hp Merc for Power? I run and build specifically the V6 Merc's, though I run surfacing propellers on lightweight go-fast boats, like the Hydrostream's, STV Mod-vp tunnel hulls, among a few others. I'm hoping to pickup a Laser LTV which was the predecessor to the STV hulls, 0 to 100+mph pinned to the seat.. Anyway, I'm close to 6 flags, and haven't run the Merrimac river- and I won't without a friend who grew up on it and knows it 100%. My main stomping grounds so far have been the Missouri River and the Mississippi River.. Maybe I'll see ya out there one of these days, I'll be sure to flag ya down. Cool video and boat!!

@@BabyCharlotteschannel Absolutely, we're out at two branch and enterprise pretty frequently during the summer! There's quite a few fun creeks to run off the Mississippi.

Have you taken it on the gasconade river?

That red boat is a little ripper! Do you live down south? We’re up in wentzville.

@@Localhost127 no, I’m originally from Washington and our company has a place in union, however I live in TX. Possibly will relocate to the area in which case I’ve already told the wife I’ll be building one of these haha 😆.

Is that what he's got, V6 Merc outboard powerhead hooked up to a jet? That's a SUPER easy engine to get a massive amount More HP out of!!

Yep, essentially. They have a mercury sportjet setup. Those things rip!

Some great fishing on the meramec and huzzah!

Yes you do!

I'm with ya mate

Totally agree with that, we try and stay as far away from the floaters as possible while maintaining plane (as the slower you go the larger the wake is) fortunately we can hit the brakes in these small boats if we need to by throwing the reverse lever. I’ve had to do that in a few of my videos. Thanks for giving your perspective on these, helps us see it from the other side :)

Where at on the meremac is this? I live in missouri so just curious

This is right near the meramec caverns down near Stanton off 44.

@@Localhost127 gotcha.. Looks beautiful there. I know the closer u get to stl the water gets dirtier looking lol. Anyhow always looking for a new spot to take the fam. God bless

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Shootyeah! Plenty of tiny boats on this channel!

Tony the tiger bitches at mizzou.

Hey! The previous owner had this painted to match his red 60's blown camaro. I dont believe they ever dabbled in boats haha.

oh i still have a ton to learn! On the "rivers app" there are a ton in missouri, just slowly trying to discover all of them!

lol, yeah I learned that pretty quick when I met up with them..

For my donor on this boat I chose an ultra250x supercharged 4cyl. Fastest I’ve seen on that setup was 61 mph.

Nice

I'm sorry but I wish my darling wife could drive that fast 🤣great boating keep it safe 🤙🤙🤙

The boat with 29 gallons I believe is right around 900lbs. Pretty much right next to what the jet ski weighed. The fastest I have seen yet was 58.1mph. The engine is a 4 cylinder out of an ultra250x (250hp) jet ski.

Thank you! I have a mini jet boating playlist that has quite a few more of these.

@@Localhost127 i think i watched most of them last night, awesome toy mate im looking at making one myself. the old man has one in NZ and uses it to hunt out of.

That sounds awesome! You should upload a video showing how it does.

Goatracing610’s videos out of New Zealand are what sold me on the idea of building one of these back in 2017.

You definitely should! More people to go boating with is never a bad thing =]

@@Localhost127 if I built it myself how much would I be looking at? Thanks for replying.... You've got a kick-ass boat there man

I wear a life jacket everytime we go out. certainly not worth the risk, especially with the kind of boating this is :)

We’ll have to get a weekend scheduled. That would be a blast to have a train of minis!

That specific boat is a miracle marine 13’ sprint boat with a 175 hp Mercury sport jet.

Thank you! Reason for the 10-15* dead rise angles is these things need to be able to turn pretty well when on plane and in 4-6” of water. The flat bottoms certainly draft higher in the water, but can’t maneuver near as well. It’s basically just trying to find the right balance of maneuverability and planing depth.

@@Localhost127 Thanks very much.....learned something new! Awesome boat BTW.

Red boat - 175hp Mercury v6 Supercharged 4 cylinder boat - 250hp. They all go quick enough

That it is, if your someone that would be interested in building your own, I made a build series on this one explaining all the steps. Definitely join the minijetboatbuild Facebook page. Lots of intelligent builders on there.

See some crazy shit in Australia.check out car motor 'Aussie ford Barra xr6 turbo in speedboat'.sight name Sam tweetie 13 min long.shows car motor in speedboat going up Aussie outback country river travelling heaps of Kms/miles on river in no time.a real hooter.awesome scenery and great skillfull driving you'll love enjoy watching American bro.

Generally anywhere from 40-65mph. Top speed ever seen on this one was 61.

Fastest this one has been is 61 on the GPS. They generally won’t run as fast as their ski counterparts :)

Thank you, I appreciate the advice!

Miracle marine in southern Missouri sells the red style.

sim, eles são, com plástico uhmwpe na parte inferior para deslizar sobre as praias!

Never been around stoutland. Are there some good creeks out there?

@@Localhost127 yea quite a few like the gasconade and others

These generally arent design to be "super fast" hull's. They are made to go into really shallow water. This hull has a 12* deadrise with a delta pad. its damn near a flat bottom, but with handling characteristics of a vee. This one only runs 60. But is plenty. You'll see in some of my other videos where the hull design comes into play when running through 3-4'' of water.

Am I?

Exactly, there’s only so much water you can suck up and spit out. You better have fat pickets if you wanna go faster than 60mph in a jet.

I wonder how well that outboard does compared to these mini jet boats in the shallow stuff though.

@@agoodballet Andy, there are outboard motors with a jet leg...a jet mounted where the prop usually sits. these are toughened units and are built to take the hits like rocks etc. www.outbackboats.nz/category/Motor-Jet-Combos

@@teenaramsay2469 damn, that’s awesome.

Spaghetti life!

Hell yeah! Any good streams down your way?

@@Localhost127 many around Rolla.

These are made in cadet, mo. Search for miracle marine mo

There are times where you’ll hit a log and come out of the water and out of your seat as well as when you hit a series of large waves that have you bouncing in the seat. For me it’s easier to maintain throttle control on the steering wheel as I am always holding on to that regardless of the situation. For just tame cruising on glassy water I would definitely prefer a hot foot!

@@Localhost127 totally understandable. And honestly that's the exact reasons I was guessing why yall didnt run them

A jet ski would be fantastic if it could take the hits from various debris in the water. These are designed to be able to jump trees and beaches without hull rupture. 1 tree or rock hit in a fiberglass hull it would have been punctured.

Rsr has some of the best looking boats! This is a 2008 ultra250x swap

Better camera placement. Would be nice.

Due to the people in the water? They gave us the wave that we were good to go by.

Sorry, this was one of the first few videos I made and didn’t place the camera in the best position.

You’re definitely right. In one of my later videos I actually have a fish hit me in the face at 35mph. Good advice.

Turnkey 25-40, diy 10-20k

I had the hull welded through Minijet. I have just shy of 15k into this one, but it was my first boat I’ve built and spent a good bit more on certain things than I should have.

@@Localhost127 lol I kinda figured.. Hey man people usually buy boats ready to go.. This is building one. Bro give you some mad props (been looking over your vids)... So I still wanna pull the trigger.. But after seeing that damn near everyone builds theirs... Lol what do you think my chances are with absolutely NO mechanical experience?... Bro I get it but im willing to learn... Any advice? Was thinking about picking up a ski first so I can get the jist of the engine and system.

Oh and another thing that I've been thinking about... Saw a few vids of people taking a couple of skis from Florida to the Bahamas... I mean this should be possible right? I kind of feel like thats a dumb question. Either way man NO vids on RU-vid about a mini jet boat making the trip (or of a mini jet boat in crystal blue waters).. Just a heads up... Just looking at your numbers and you might be able to monetize... Bro get payed to jet boat... Just throwing that out there man. 😉👉

I’ve never really thought about monetizing as I wouldn’t be able to put my electronic tracks to the videos. I get more enjoyment out of just making these when I get free time :) You definitely could, the one thing you have to learn though is welding. Everything else is essentially just turning a wrench :)

@@Localhost127 @Mike Heying man that's kind of the conclusion I came to lol (welding and turning a wrench). I want to learn how to weld anyway. But bro this is the thing that scares the shit out of me tho.. I know you say its just turning a wrench but mechanics are a niche/trade/etc.. Lol I know computers. Big difference! So its gonna be a lot to take in (To be frank I just emailed them about a turnkey!). Lol I am not opposed to learning (honestly if I could take like a week off and watch/help them build it... Lol like I'd be there from 8 to 5 or whatever everyday for free! to learn some shit lol!).... Oh so you said you got you hull from minijet. Did you go to Ontario to pick it up or... What was the deal on that? Honestly... shit I gotta passport, I WILL go across the border to get it if I have to!

Just a generic “vnet phone 6” Bluetooth motorcycle headset routed inside of a set of gun range ear muffs. Cheap and not too bad if you lose them.

@@Localhost127 thanks

the supercharged 4 strokes like this one usually fetch a premium, i built this one for 15k. The cheapest ones are the 2 strokes and can be built for 5-10k conservatively.

I was not, I ended up having to fix some things on the boat and do a little work around the house.

Hay check out camera placement on this vid from Australia.youtube ford Barra xr6 turbo in speedboat.sight name Sam tweetie 13min long.shows Aussie ford car motor in speedboat travelling heaps of Kms,/miles up Aussie outback country river awesome scenery and great skillfull driving a real hooter.enjoy watching you'll love it American bro.

Rest of the videos have a proper view, supercharger makes for a very whiny run! Haha

@@Localhost127 Ya i guess just sounds worse to my eats because I have always been a turbo man!

I hope not!

QUITE A LOT. Haha. Fortunately the boat has plastic under it. In some of the other videos I jump various logs and beaches.

And how fast does your set up run that things quick

You can pick this Minijet inc avenger kit up for under 3 believe and the 11 foot welded at 5k USD. Fastest I have seen was 58.1mph.

Kawasaki ultra 250x

A man named Bill Hamilton back in 1954. Smithsonian channel ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ABuOPPro4E0.html

Quite a few companies make them, research rsracecraft, Minijet inc, jetstream boats etc

@@Localhost127 OMG THANKU SO MUCH u just earned a sub