Jet boats were once mostly hairpin-­happy thrill rides, with the reflexes of a slot-car. Today, they’ve matured into hot-selling family models, viable alternatives to craft propelled by propellers.

LEWISTON, Idaho – Bentz Boats has been in the business of custom made, aluminum boats since 1972. But Bryan Bentz says his dad, Darrell Bentz, really got started a few years prior when he recovered a ...

V-drive inboards do a great job, so why bother with water-jet power in this specialized category? We didn’t honor Kyma for simply being different. The 6.2L 575 Indmar jet gives this boat shallower ...

An aluminum jet boat left a Moab dock last summer for a sunset excursion down the Colorado River with a full load of 28 mostly older passengers, tourists on a Utah vacation. Allen and Karen Konen were ...