Aquajet 200

[duncno1]

i have an Aquajet 200. Its 10ft long and it has a Piaggio Berkeley 6J jet drive which is matched to the engine which is a Piaggio ks200 engine with about 55hp (we think??). The boat was made by Piaggio and exported to Dubai as inshore race boats.We have a picture of one in Dubai in 1986 in the same colour as mine . Mine is serial no. 009 and was distributed by Skidaddle and made by Hunters Plastics.
Here are some pics.

[duncno1]

more pics.

[Dom]

Nice! A friend of mine has one of these with a Citroen AX engine, ali block Nicely built boats.

[BN]

I have seen them, but boy do they look like the Almarines 

[eyuptim]

 Hi, I've got one very similar, came with a Rotax 637 engine, but I've currently got a Piaggio twin-cylinder engine fitted, as I'm struggling to get the Rotax running. Not that the Piaggio engine's any better currently, can't make it tick over- revs out nicely, but will NOT idle.. Any pictures of your engine/ jet unit etc, and if you can shed any light on the tickover problem, I'd be grateful!!  Cheers, Tim.

[BN]

The Rotax is no longer produced and parts are really 'found by luck only'. The Piaggio is easier to get parts for. There are a few guys with Mitcham and Almarine water jet boats on the site, but let me know what you want and I will see what I can find.

[eyuptim]

  Hi BN, just (!!!) seen your reply to my post of last year- still struggling to get the Aquajet to run properly. Pretty sure it's a carburettor problem, as thespark is good, and I've tried it with my bespoke,  "modern" ignition system,with a crank position sensor and big fat car coils...!! Anyone any idea of the carb type/settings- it's currently wearing a Dellorto downdraught,  which I've normally seen on 4stroke engines, wondering if that's my problem...

[BN]

Hi, I have no idea as to what carb went on these little boats. As it is a Piagio I suspect it would be the same as the 3 wheel Piagio trucks, but as it was a racer it could be a German carb. The best person to ask is Dom, who has posted earlier in this section to you. I have only ever seen one of these boats and that was way back, but I do recall it went quite well and looked really nice. Best of luck and if I find details of the carb, I will post immediately.