As the name implies, the engine sits within the vessel in an inboard boat rather than hanging off the transom. This design allows for a more even distribution of weight and more efficient water flow ...

A jet boat uses an onboard internal combustion engine to power a water pump, called a jet pump. This pump sucks in water from the lake, river, or sea and forces it out as a high-pressure stream ...

housed within an enclosed jet pump with integral pivoting nozzle, adding 35 pounds. The jet’s smaller profile enables boat designers to take liberties unavailable with sterndrives. Most notably, jet ...

Yamaha’s patented jet-pump cleanouts on the platform allow the boater to remove ingested weeds from inside the boat—a feature no other jet-driven vessel can boast. Also convenient are the flushing ...

A new jet-propulsion fireboat allows firefighters ... held the vessel perfectly steady while using the bow-mounted water cannon. The old boat’s pump was more powerful than its outboard engine ...

Jet-propelled boats come in all shapes and sizes ... pairing an inboard engine to a jet pump that sends a powerful stream of water through the rear to propel and steer the vessel.

The pump-jets allow the boats to travel at high ... water from a raft – each an adventure worth taking – but the jet boats are a fast-paced way to see some of the most beautiful nature Oregon ...

NARRATOR: When the engine is turned on, it drives a pump which sucks up water and squirts it out the back. This pushes the boat forward. Instead of an outboard motor and propeller, jet boats have ...