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Originally Posted by cliffandjudiw I've always been curious about jet drives in yachts. the pro's and cons. I've seen them on small boats like Hinkley or large yachts like braveheart,(i believe). how do they compare for maneuvering,fuel cost,mainteneance,etc.I live in the pacific northwest,usa, and there is a lot of crud in the water. seems like it would pay not to have propellers hanging down to hit it.
just curious.
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They are less fuel efficient then propellors. They are better when it comes to hitting things such as logs, however you can still damage them pretty heavily if you run aground and suck a lot of sand/smaller rocks etc through the impellors. It is also possible to such debris into the impellor like ropes and so forth.
I have only run smaller boats with jets and am not super familiar with larger yachts with them. I'd prefer propellors myself.