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Hi All,
I am new to this forum. I am about to take the plunge and buy my first jet boat...OK, first real powerboat (I have a 16' Alumaweld Guide Classic DB).
I am looking at a North River Sportster, 19', with 175 Mercury Sportjet. I have a couple of questions regarding this boat and power...
1. Any reliability issues I should know about with Mercury Sportjet?
2. For those of you with a Sportjet, what do you think about it? Would you do it again?
3. Linking a kicker with main boat steering? Can't find a good way to do this. Anyone know a good way?
4. I want the kicker to be both tiller and remote controlled, i.e, I want to back troll via tiller, but when in deeper water, drive from up front. Can this be done? Anyone done it?
5. If no solution can be found for questions 3 and 4 above, I was thinking of springing for TR1 system...which is spendy. Anyone have it? Do you like it and would you do it again?
Thank you in advance for your answers and suggestions.
-RTB
I am new to this forum. I am about to take the plunge and buy my first jet boat...OK, first real powerboat (I have a 16' Alumaweld Guide Classic DB).
I am looking at a North River Sportster, 19', with 175 Mercury Sportjet. I have a couple of questions regarding this boat and power...
1. Any reliability issues I should know about with Mercury Sportjet?
2. For those of you with a Sportjet, what do you think about it? Would you do it again?
3. Linking a kicker with main boat steering? Can't find a good way to do this. Anyone know a good way?
4. I want the kicker to be both tiller and remote controlled, i.e, I want to back troll via tiller, but when in deeper water, drive from up front. Can this be done? Anyone done it?
5. If no solution can be found for questions 3 and 4 above, I was thinking of springing for TR1 system...which is spendy. Anyone have it? Do you like it and would you do it again?
Thank you in advance for your answers and suggestions.
-RTB