Hey there Tony, yeah it was cool to drive I'm glad you enjoyed the vid. Cheers Richard

Build 1, weve built 2 so far, just added 1/4" uhmw. Putting motors back in and "testing" when i get back in 2 weeks. so fun and so worth the trial and error

Google IS listening... It's in the small print if you can find it and understand it... ALL those little windows we just click accept without reading because you have to accept to proceed? Ever wonder what they say?

@@brandonsyatessr.3667 nope.. not one bit.

Jet Converted Jon boat could be a cheaper set up

I noticed how our phones do that all the time. so i experimented. I talked about dog food twice, and what do you know? ads for dog food. I don't currently own a dog.

Hey there Dan, I loved this wee jet boat it was far king awesome, yeah that full send is always easier going up stream I was a bit more reserved going down stream as I did a lot of boating on my own, bouncing off of big rocks was hard on the hull my elbows knees and shins. Cheers Richard

@@RichardStreeterYZ450FX looks like a ton of fun! Where abouts are you based? I’ve just started building my own. Are you running that uhmwe plastic. Or are you just straight bashing? Keep the videos coming. They’re bloody awesome!

@@danrelling823 Hey there Dan I live in Ashley New Zealand, were a bouts are you based. You will have a lot of fun with your wee jet boat no I didn't have any plastic on the hull but I'd recommend putting some on if going to be bouncing off of rocks. Unfortunately I had to sell my boat had to free up some money when work hours were reduced, I really miss it. Good luck with your boat build. Cheers Richard

Hey there John, hell yeah do you know the area.

Hey there Todd, yeah it was a bit shallow in places was hard on my left elbow smashing into the side of the boat, put some padding on the side after this trip, hull also took a beating. Cheers Richard

Hey there, yeah there was the odd rock about to run into the hull got pretty beat up lots of fun though cheers for watching. Cheers Richard

Hey there, thanks it was a bit of a rough ride in a few places. Cheers Richard

@@RichardStreeterYZ450FX Would like to see her do her thing maybe on a dam and what motor you running?

Hi there, it's running a 1998 Kawasaki 1100 zxi(triple 2 stroke) with a 148mm pump, with a twin row there ck blade impeller to handle all the stones going through it, getting around 65 kmh, it can chew through 20 liters of gas an hour. Cheers Richard

Hey there David, yes a lot of guys do add plastic to the bottom of their boats for protection, I never got around to it and the hull was pretty beaten up. Yes I always had a crash helmet on and a life jacket. Cheers Richard

Hi there,most of these small jet boats running jet ski engines run the standard stainless impellers, which wear out very quick when you are pushing a lot of stones through the jet unit. I had installed a very thick twin row one from Saco water jet ( www.sacowaterjet.com/impellers.html ) the top one in that link, cost $1400 odd NZ dollars, Ilost around 5 kph on top speed as it was so heavy but had way less cavitation when the bottom of the boat came out of the water (top speed came down to 65 t0 70 kph ) Your not pulling the impeller out anywhere as often to have the edges rewelded and ground to fit pump was costing $150 each time. The bow rope is there to tie up when your not in the boat to stop it floating away, was told I need to add a float to the end of the rope so when I sink the boat it's easier to find. Life is short do it and get or build yourself one you'll have a lot of fun. Check out some of my other videos some are long but good, Cust river is very narrow and shallow and Okuku river, Waipara river has a boat flip and sink around the half way mark. Cheers Richard

New Zealand dollar equals about 60 cents American. And I'd say it's a lot easier to buy a kit already welded up. Check out Thomas Hewitt, goatracing610, Mike Heying he's building a boat now, LOAFofNAM, There's plenty of good vidzon youtube to watch. Cheers Richard

This is Thomas Hewitt building his kit set. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kKicfbZ_rdCYZ5c.html

Richard Streeter great Thankyou!

The reason you would put a float on the bow line is not so its easy to find..the float is so the rope will float and not get drug under the boat and tangled in the impeller...

Hey there Arnold, it's running an 1100cc triple two stroke and pump from a 98 Kawasaki jet ski, I had also fitted a thick twin row stone crushing impeller. Cheers Richard

Hey there, yes they are awesome, if you get a chance to buy one go for it you'll have a blast, check out my cust river vid start at about the 17 minute mark it's a small narrow creek, if you haven't already check out Thomas Hewitt and goatracing610 they have some amazing high country jet boating also LOAFofNAM and kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Zs94ntGGu7mll2Q.html There's plenty of good mini jet boating vidz oit there, thanks for watching. Cheers Richard

Hey there, a lot depends on how much money you want to spend the Kawasaki 15f is a popular choice for these small boats, I'm sure Yamaha and Seadoo make good reliable four stroke engines. Some use small car engines but I'd guess they're heavier than a jet ski engine, I'd also aim for 150 to 200 horse power, some of these jet ski engines are turbo charged or supercharged.Cheers Richard

@@RichardStreeterYZ450FX Good reply, thanks.

Hey there Jimmy, haha yeah your right your in trouble the idea is to make the boat as reliable as you can go over it before you set off and make sure all nuts and bolts are tight no cables or hoses rubbing on stuff. I tried not to think about stuff like that if you thought about breaking down to much you'd never go out, and I always made sure I had a spare 2 grand in the bank incase I needed to hire a helicopter to get it out. Unfortunately change of hours at work I've had to sell the boat as I couldn't afford to run it as well as a dirtbike. Cheers Richard

Hey there, it would consume around 17 to 20 liters of pre mix two stroke fuel an hour depending on how hard you drove it. It's running a 1998 Kawasaki 1100zxi and pump. Cheers Richard

@@RichardStreeterYZ450FX thank

Hey there, where are you from you may need to build or get one built for you they're not cheap anywhere from US $7000 to $37000 depending on size engine, jet unit, trailer. This one owed me US $13000 but I had to sell it as my hours at work were reduced so I couldn't afford to run a boat and a dirtbike at the same time. Try emailing thomashewittv8@hotmail.com for plans check out his channel thomas hewitt and goatracing610 check this web page for what's for sale in New Zealand www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/CategoryAttributeSearchResults.aspx?sort_order=mtr_ltst_lstngs&search=1&cid=30&sidebar=1&sidebarSearch_keypresses=0&sidebarSearch_suggested=0&42=Aluminium&45=Jet&47=0%2C4000&153=&minPrice=&maxPrice=&searchRegion=100&rsqid=bef8f1cc37554f7195b85334d4ccfaf8-002 Good luck life is short you only live once do as many exciting things as you can with the money you have before you get to old. Cheers Richard

Hey there, umm yeah I guess it's because the aluminium is 5mm thick and soft enough that it streches . The hull has a lot of big dents in it, and I'm picking it's no longer 5mm thick in those dents so eventually it good splint open in places if more rocks were hitting in those dent's. Dam glad they weren't going through the bottom. Cheers Richard

Привет, спасибо за просмотр, было очень весело. Ура Ричард

Hey there Bill, yeah it was my boat the hull was pretty beat up when I sold it, lots of fun but they're small not so much fun when you smack your elbow and shins into the aluminium. Cheers Richard

Hey there Cadu, this boat is 3.2 meters long, it's running a 1998 Kawasaki tripple cylinder two stroke 1100cc jet ski engine with the jet ski jet unit, with around 120 hp it would get up to 80 km/h going upstream. That's awesome that your going to build your own boat, with only 35 hp you wouldn't want the boat to be to heavy as it may struggle getting up and planing on the water. Good luck with your boat build. Cheers Richard

@@RichardStreeterYZ450FX Dear Richards! I appreciate the advice and guidance. my fishing boats are flat bottomed and are built with a 2.5 mm plate thickness and 5.40 meters in size. They are lightweight and when using these Johnson 35hp outboard engines, they sailed with 3 people at around 40 km / h. Unfortunately the tail of this engine is bad and breaks, I thought of using only the powerhead on the 7 boats that I already have. do you believe that i can reach the same speed with this hydrojet power head? Otherwise, I will have to choose a VW 1.6 cc and 110 hp and maximun 4.500 rpm vehicle engine with electronic injection and dry sump with an external oil pump, but the car engine option is a high investment. What is your opinion? I am grateful to have answered and I hope I am not bothering you. Regards, Cadu

@@cadu6267 Hey there Cadu, I don't know anything about the Johnson outboard engines, if it was me I'd do it once and do it right the first time I'd go with the VW engine it won't be working as hard and should last longer and give better performance and possibly better fuel consumption. No your not bothering me it's good to get ideas from a few people as they may think of things you've overlooked. Cheers Richard

Haha yeah I had thought about it, it was light enough to drag back into deep water if I ran aground, but heavy enough to make it hard work if you had to drag it far, I had to drag it 20 odd meters on a few occasions. Cheers Richard

Hey there, I purchased this boat for $14750,00 NZ dollars, that was hull already built,trailer with a 1998 Kawasaki 1100 zxi engine and jet unit, the hull only had 5 hours on it and the engine had 28 hours but it was just slapped together and didn't look safe and reliable, so I spent another $5k putting in bucket seats,fixing the engine, changing the steering set up, putting in a heavy duty stone crushing impeller, fixing the wiring. A bare hull already welded up is between $5300 to $8k depending on length and make, then add another 8 to 14k for a jet ski engine and pump. It's a lot of fun I've sold this boat but I'm on the look out for another one. Cheers Richard

Hey there, Haha yeah lots of fun, not so when you smack your knees shins and elbow into the dash and side of the boat though. Still lots of fun, if you ever get the chance to buy a mini jet boat go for it. Cheers Richard

Hey there, it's running a 1100zxi jet ski engine and pump from a 1999 Kawasaki. Cheers Richard

Hey there Jay it sure is exciting didn't do to much of this as it's to hard on the boat, and I don't have a lot of money. Cheers Richard

Hey there Sean, yeah I was out on my own and it was winter water was cold so I was working on the theory go slower hit more rocks get out safely, rather than go fast hit something and have everything turn pear shaped sink, hole in boat thrown out or break down (my stones were small). Cheers Richard

Hey there, haha yeah your on to it , it was worse a few years back when dirt biker had himself a road bike (zx600r) that went like a cut cat, nearly lost license, wheelies burnouts drifting in the rain. Cheers richard

Xin chào, thuyền dài 3,2 mét, rộng 1,6 mét, thân tàu dày 6 mm với đồng bằng 12 mm, hai bên và đỉnh dày 3 mm. Động cơ và máy bay phản lực là từ một chiếc máy bay phản lực trượt tuyết hai thì của Kawasaki 1100 với công suất 120 mã lực, thực hiện 70 km mỗi giờ. Chúc mừng Richard

Hey there Colby, yeah the hull took a bit of a beating along with my elbow and shins, there's not a lot of room in a small jet boat when your bouncing off of rocks. Cheers Richard

Hey there, thanks for watching yeah a hell of a lot of fun, also hurts when you wack your knees shins and elbows into the dash and side of the boat as there's not a lot of room in there. Cheers Richard

Привет, это классные лодки, пожалуйста, оставьте ссылку на свое видео о катании на реактивных лодках, я бы хотел его посмотреть. Ура Ричард