Quality Fishing Adventures :: Boat talk :: Boat talk :: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation Author Topic: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation (Read 971 times) WhiteBuffalo Junior Member member is offline Somewhere between love and hell there's fishin. Joined: Mar 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 17 Location: Vancouver, Washington Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Thread Started on Mar 27, 2003, 12:24am » I own an 18 foot Alumaweld Intruder with a Sport Jet and there seems to be excessive pump cavitation whenever in less than smooth water. Has anyone else experienced this? Is it normal? GWB Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged White Buffalo Dan Christopher Administrator member is offline Joined: Mar 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 945 Location: Fairview/ Portland Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #1 on Mar 27, 2003, 12:34am » The only thing I can help on this is to check your bottom . No, No, the bottom of the boat in front of the grate and make sure there are no scratches, scraps or dents that would give less than smooth water flow over the grate. Other than that Sport jet? Whats that? « Last Edit: Mar 27, 2003, 12:35am by Dan Christopher » Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Taking reservations for winter steelhead. Also booking spring Chinook. http://QUALITYFISHINGADVENTURES.COM/ fisherman357 God member is offline Fish on!!! never mind im snagged. Joined: Mar 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 246 Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #2 on Mar 28, 2003, 2:08am » I know a guy that had the same problem as urs. he still hasn't gotten it fixed. he took apart most of his motor tryin to find out the proble. i dont think its normal but ah yeah good luck. tite lines chris Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Flatfish God And the Flatfish dog. member is offline Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 198 Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #3 on Mar 29, 2003, 12:17am » The SJ does cav in heavy water. But unless you are running the Deschutes or bigger water ( the Snake comes to mind), unless the water flow to the pump is interrupted, the do that. But just because they do not offer Hamilton performance does not mean they are poorly suited for the job. they work fine. Mark and the dog. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Flatfish God And the Flatfish dog. member is offline Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 198 Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #4 on Mar 29, 2003, 12:18am » The SJ does cav in heavy water. But unless you are running the Deschutes or bigger water ( the Snake comes to mind), unless the water flow to the pump is interrupted, they do that. But just because they do not offer Hamilton performance does not mean they are poorly suited for the job. they work fine. Mark and the dog. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged fisherman357 God member is offline Fish on!!! never mind im snagged. Joined: Mar 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 246 Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #5 on Mar 31, 2003, 12:57am » ive riden in the Deschutes with a sj and didnt have any problems? Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Flatfish God And the Flatfish dog. member is offline Joined: Apr 2003 Posts: 198 Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #6 on Apr 1, 2003, 12:34am » Fisherman 357, that's exactly my point. The SJ is a fine powerplant/pump combo. In real heavy water the hamilton pumps are tough to beat. But to appreciate one you need a lot of experience in heavy water to understand the difference. Kinda like buying a Loomis. A lot of folks do, but how many can actually apply the technology? Maybe 5%. Same with the SJ vs. Hamilton. Remember ALL pump/hull combos will cavitate under the right circumstances. Some are more prone to it than others. The only reason I even have an opinion is I have a bud who runs whitewater as a hobby. He goes places most folks would never think of. He understands that torn up boats are an expense of his hobby. After 30 years of playing around, I listen pretty close to what he says. While I may not be capable of doing the things he does with a jet, I am still capable of learning from him. Which is why I posted her pretty much word for word what he says about SJ. Monkey see, monkey do. mark and the dog. Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged fisherman357 God member is offline Fish on!!! never mind im snagged. Joined: Mar 2003 Gender: Male Posts: 246 Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #7 on Apr 1, 2003, 1:30am » Mark and the dog of course, yeah i agree with you. if you know how to run it then u got it made. and i would listen to ur friend also. i mean. yeah she sounds like she knows what she's doing. so yeah im game for what you say. tite lines chris Link to Post - Back to Top   Logged Singley650HP Junior Member member is offline Joined: Oct 2004 Gender: Male Posts: 5 Location: Berwyn PA Re: Sport Jet Pump Cavitation « Reply #8 on Oct 10, 2004, 11:34pm » How does your bow feel in the water. Heavy, light, or level with the stern. Jet drives are tough to keep full in rough seas. Thats one of the reasons why not many people use them off shore. Does your boat come out of the water often from being light? What horse power does it have versus loaded total weight. A heavy boat with a jet drive will have a lot more bite in the rough. In the flat, she will be a pig. 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