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| Advantages of Jet Power
- SHALLOW-, MUDDY AND SANDY WATER CAPABILITIES: "AS LONG AS THE BOAT FLOATS, IT WILL GO",
- CAPABILITY OF BEACHING THE BOAT FOR LOADING & DISCHARGING AND RE-LAUNCHING FROM THE BEACH WITHOUT ANY RISK OF DAMAGE TO PROPELLERS OR GEARBOXES.
- THE ULTIMATE SOLUTION FOR CROSSING SHALLOW SAND BARS, CORAL REEFS OR RAPIDS IN RIVERS, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO RISK OF DAMAGE TO THE PROPULSION SYSTEM.
- NO RISK OF DAMAGE BY HEAVY SUBMERGED OBJECTS, SUCH AS WATER LOGGED WOOD, TREE TRUNKS OR PLANKS.
- IF THE JET IS SIZED CORRECTLY, YOU CAN NEVER OVERLOAD THE ENGINE, EVEN WITH THE BOAT OVERLOADED!
- SIMPLE INSTALLATION.
- VERY FEW MOVING PARTS THEREFORE VERY RELIABLE &EASY TO MAINTAIN.
- A PROVEN PROPULSION CONCEPT, IN OPERATION SINCE 1954, MORE THAN 70,000 HAMILTON WATERJETS SOLD.
- WITH A TWIN INSTALLATION, THE BOAT CAN LITERALLY BE DRIVEN "SIDEWAYS" WITHOUT ANY EFFORT, THEREFORE IT IS EASY TO MANUAVRE WHEN COMING ALONGSIDE A MOORING, JETTY OR ANOTHER VESSEL.
- EXCELLENT STOPPING POWER, DOWN TO SOME 1.5 BOAT LENGHTS FROM FULL SPEED (PLUS 30 KNOTS)TO A STANDSTILL, DEPENDENT ON THE INSTALLATION.
- EQUAL TO- AND EVEN MORE EFFICIENT THAN PROPELLERS AT HIGHER PLANING SPEEDS.
- A RANGE OF 30 hp TO 1200 HP (INPUT PER JET) AVAILABLE .
- SUITABLE FOR SINGLE-, TWIN-, TRIPLE- OR QUAD INSTALLATIONS.
- A CHOICE OF CONTROLS, FROM THE SIMPLEST CABLE OPERATION TO THE MOST SOPHISTICATED ELECTRONIC CONTROLS.
IN MOST OF THE INSTALLATIONS NO GEARBOX WILL BE REQUIRED (DUE TO A LARGE RANGE OF STANDARD IMPELLERS AVAILABLE TO MATCH ENGINE HP & RPM), THEREFORE A DIRECT DRIVE FROM THE ENGINE FLYWHEEL VIA CARDAN- OR UNIVERSAL SHAFT TO THE JET.
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