William,
Over the years watching this site, I have seen many people ask about the PBR jet drives. In your case, does this mean that you are intending to restore/recreate one? I own a 1968 31' express which is supposedly the same hull as the PBR and it runs great with the two four cylinder diesels I have in it. What I am really curious about is, do you have any direct experience in the performance of the old jet drive setups? Would they handle like jet ski's, in that you only have steering at higher rpms and no reverse? I would worry that its performance would be so inferior to a modern setup that you might regret the project, although I realize for a history/military buff it's the originality that matters most. I am not trying to argue against such a project, just curious. Another driving force behind my question is that a friend of mine told me recently that the old Detroits were so noisy and vibration prone that he would never buy a boat with one. This is something else I have never personally experienced, but curious if you have. One thing I can say, I would like to not have to worry about submerged obstructions. I passed a floating log going out the channel the other day and couldn't help but wonder what might have happened had I run over it instead of just by it. You can't see the damn things until you are right on them. Good luck, Tom in Floirda --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/UnifliteWorld?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
