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Selecting
a Sound River Craft
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How to
Properly Maintain your Jet Craft
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Where you can
go to check River Levels/Stages
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Reading &
Running Rivers
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Helpful Tips
for River Boating
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10 Simple River Angling Tips
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Lubricating the Driveshaft Bearing
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The 30 Minute PM
Seven Steps for Selecting an Eastern River Jet Craft
The most difficult part of Selecting a
Jet Craft, is
knowing which one is right for you. Regardless of which hull manufacturer
you choose, this article is a solid resource for selecting an Eastern River Jet
Craft. Below is a link to a link to a page that may help you in your selection.
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Winterizing Your Outboard Jet
To make sure your jet drive boat
continues to operate for many year to come, you have to learn How to
Maintain it Correctly. The link below describes how to winterize
your jet drive boat.
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Where you can go to check River Levels/Stages
River
conditions can change from day to day. Knowing the River
Stage is critical to safe jetting. For us, the Susquehanna River is so close, we see
it every day and the stages are listed in the local paper each morning. For
those who live a bit further away or are planning trips to other Eastern Rivers,
the following web site is an excellent resource. For
up to the minute stage information on the Susquehanna, Juniata, Delaware,
Lehigh, Schuylkill, Potomac, Shenandoah & James Rivers, click the web page
below.
http://www.erh.noaa.gov/er/marfc/Stages/
Reading and Running Rivers
Getting the right jet rig is really
just the first step to successful jetting. Learning
to Read Rivers and how to run your jet is the next BIG step to
expanding your range in skinny water.
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Helpful River Boating Tips
Sometimes it's the simple things
that make life on the water easier. Growing up on large eastern rivers, both
Tom (Susquehanna) and Chris (Hudson) share some Helpful
Boating Tips for Rivers. Selecting channels and chutes, reading water,
anchoring, loading and launching are just a few focus areas.
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10 Simple River Angling Tips
In the continental United States there are well over a million river miles. Most are accessible to anglers within a short drive from where they live; yet an estimated 70% dismiss the angling opportunities this resource offers. Here are 10 simple tips aimed at increasing success for those interested in fishing flowing water.
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Lubricating the Driveshaft Bearing
While there have been a few design changes since my first outboard jet, for the most part they are still very similar. Yes, improvements have come over the years in regards to the liner, impeller material, cam-gate, grill bars, and a few less obvious innovations, but the basics remain the same. Instructions for greasing the drive shaft bearing have only changed in the frequency of when to do so. Earlier manuals recommended greasing the bearing after 10 hours of use and today’s instructions by Specialty’s Outboard Jet Division suggests that the bearing should be greased after daily use.
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The 30 Minute PM
Preventive Maintenance is an important part of keeping your jet rig in peak operation all season long. Many hear this and draw the conclusion that jets are high maintenance. This is simply NOT the case. Truth is, prop or jet engines commissioned for use on shallow rivers will require more attention than many other boating applications. The main difference is that a jet unit requires greasing the main bearing zerk after daily use, this task only takes seconds to perform. The other attention required comes from normal use, a craft operated in shallow water tends to bump and bounce objects more so than in deep water applications. The lower unit or jet drive takes the majority of this punishment and this is the focus of The 30 minute PM.
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