blueovalspecial
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- Nov 24, 2002
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I am trying to help out a friend of mine with his newly acquired Zodiac. He does a lot of river boating (several shallow areas), so he uses a small jet setup. It works great on the river, but when he gets into open water and opens up the throttle the rear of the boat just sinks and the front raises to the point that the drag almost overcomes the engine. So my question is, is this normal and if not, where should the suction for the jet be set up (relative to the keel) for the boat to function properly. It's approximately a 10' Zodiac and he has a 50 hp jet propulsion setup on it. He has been told that the suction should be in line with the keel, but we have our doubts. Thanks in advance for the help.