Sorry if I ruffled some feathers with my opinions fishtick, and no I'm not associated with any other names on this board. I realized that the original question was a year old, but after reading some of the unknowledgeable replies from people that obviously shouldn't be giving advice I had to add my two cents worth. I'm not trying to be hostile , just attempting to put out some useful information, and clean up some of the mis-information. I am an avid jetboater and have been since the late seventies.over the years I've met almost every one of the manufacturers that have been mentioned. So don't be so defensive and keep on fishing.