A lot has been been said whether it would be possible to run a jet in a Barrelback hull so I thought I would give it a try. Now right or wrong the result was pretty good and the boat is a lot of fun. I asked a navel architect friend of mine for a little advice and with a very small bottom change the jet works well. I fitted an old Hamilton two stage jet from the early eighties coupled to a ford 302 salvaged from a mustang which we rebuilt in the shop. The Barrelback already sits low in the water towards the back so the pump really had no problem with priming or sucking air.

Editor's note: Greg has previously built a beautiful Barrelback with the standard inboard as designed and his photos are in our Gallery.