Longest trip

[Priceisright]

What’s the longest trip you have done on your jet boat?

 

[mkbcaptain]

I spent three months on a jet boat on the Euphrates river, in Iraq.

 

[Familyjetboat]

I spent three months on a jet boat on the Euphrates river, in Iraq.

I'm going to need some of the back story on this.

 

[mkbcaptain]

I'm going to need some of the back story on this.

Hmmm. Back story. Well. 9/11 happens, then Marines get sent to Iraq. I was with a unit known as Small Craft company. Our job was to secure the water ways. The Euphrates river was one of them. Spent three months patrolling and getting into fire fights. Here is a pic!

 

[Familyjetboat]

Hmmm. Back story. Well. 9/11 happens, then Marines get sent to Iraq. I was with a unit known as Small Craft company. Out job was to secure the water ways. The Euphrates river was one of them. Spent three months patrolling and getting into fire fights. Here is a pic!
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Thank you for your service. That is an experience I bet you will never forget.

 

[mkbcaptain]

Thank you for your service. That is an experience I bet you will never forget.

Never ever. Wouldn’t trade it for the world. Thank you.

 

[Drag]

I spent three months on a jet boat on the Euphrates river, in Iraq.

Hoorah my brother!

 

[Liveto99]

Thanks! Mkbcaptain.
I ran from Key Largo to Summerland Key back to Islamarada one day about 150 miles. It was very nice.
Islamarada to Cujie Key also another 140 miles.
Up the Hudson River to Kingston and down to the city 100 miles.
it is great I would like a larger fuel tank

 

[Babin Farms]

120 mile round trip on the Illinois River. Spring Valley to Peoria & back.

 

[2kwik4u]

We put on Old Hickory Lake near Nashville, TN. Went through the locks and cruised down to Nashville for the afternoon/evening. Then cruised back and locked back through to finish the night. ~75miles on the water that day.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/anyone-local-to-nashville-cumberland-river.19316/page-2#post-339057

 

[Julian]

Ft. Laudersdale to Bimini is my longest open water run (52+ miles). Lots of long runs on Lake Of The Woods (never measured them), Chicago Loop Cruise was longish.