DarkHorseRacing
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Year 2000 Ultra 20' jet boat with Marine Power 454 N/A engine package making 330hp with a Barracuda Jet. Was this the value/volume option for a jet boat craze in the early 2000's? Boat only goes like 45mph tops with low gas and a couple people in it. Has a Place Diverter but the intake seemed to have the standard rock grate and nothing like a real loader grate.
Was Marine Power an OEM or did someone replace what Ultra put in? It seems odd that Marine Power has a jet boat line of engines with more power but whomever decided to go with a different line from Marine Power. I also have never heard of a Barracuda. Looks like a Berkeley. I tried to look it up but I didn't see a website. Was this a blink and you miss it pump company?
Boat would barely plane below 3000 and run about 30 at 4K. I think it tops out like 5K. Definitely gets the job done if you want a jet for lakes/rivers, but the performance wasn't what I was expecting when I drove it. Boat porpoises almost regardless of the diverter setting. Is this just a common experience among mass produced jet boats?
For the record, I've driven a 20' Eliminator v-bottom with a 1200hp TT motor and a Jack McClure race prepped Berkeley Jet and Place Diverter which ran like a scalded cat and handled perfectly, so maybe my prior experience with a setup race boat is negatively affecting my perception of this Ultra?
Was Marine Power an OEM or did someone replace what Ultra put in? It seems odd that Marine Power has a jet boat line of engines with more power but whomever decided to go with a different line from Marine Power. I also have never heard of a Barracuda. Looks like a Berkeley. I tried to look it up but I didn't see a website. Was this a blink and you miss it pump company?
Boat would barely plane below 3000 and run about 30 at 4K. I think it tops out like 5K. Definitely gets the job done if you want a jet for lakes/rivers, but the performance wasn't what I was expecting when I drove it. Boat porpoises almost regardless of the diverter setting. Is this just a common experience among mass produced jet boats?
For the record, I've driven a 20' Eliminator v-bottom with a 1200hp TT motor and a Jack McClure race prepped Berkeley Jet and Place Diverter which ran like a scalded cat and handled perfectly, so maybe my prior experience with a setup race boat is negatively affecting my perception of this Ultra?