At one time, the notion of powering a work-boat with waterjets was approached with more than a bit of skepticism by work-boat operators, especially those building boats in the smaller ranges. Those were hands-on outfits steeped in the tradition of shafts and props. But by the late '90s and early 21st century most of that reluctance had pretty much disappeared. "We are well past the voodoo stage," is how Steve Peake with HamiltonJet puts it.
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