Rogue Jet Boatworks

10/24/2026

Is your boat a little slower getting on plane than it was in the spring? 👇

It might not be the engine. It might be your pump.

Every river trip runs tons of water through your jet, and some of it carries sand, silt, and gravel. Over a season, that wears down the two parts that make your thrust:

🔹 Impeller: The blades get nicked, rounded, or bent.
🔹 Wear ring: The gap around the impeller opens up, so water slips back instead of pushing you forward.

Signs your pump needs attention:
✔️ Slower hole shot, especially when loaded
✔️ Lower top speed at the same RPM
✔️ Engine working harder to hold the same speed
✔️ Cavitation in turns
✔️ New vibration or noise

If it came on gradually, it’s usually wear. If it came on suddenly, check the intake grate for debris first.

With the season winding down, now’s the time to inspect the impeller, check the wear ring clearance, and drain the pump completely before it freezes.

Full care checklist (after every trip, every few months, once a season, and before winter):
https://roguejetboats.com/blog/jet-pump-maintenance-wear-ring-impeller/

Be honest in the comments: when’s the last time you actually pulled your intake grate and looked at your impeller? 😬 Need service or parts? Call us at 541-826-5400.

A jet pump is simple and tough, but it isn’t maintenance-free. Every time you run a river, the pump moves tons of water, and some of that water carries sand, silt, and gravel. Over time, that wears the parts that make thrust. The good news: pump wear happens gradually, the signs are easy to spot, ...

10/18/2026

Inboard jet or outboard jet: which are you running, and would you pick it again? 👇

We get this question all the time from folks shopping for a river boat. Both get you jet capability, but they're built for very different water.

🔹 Inboard jet: Nothing hangs below the hull, so it runs the skinniest water. More power for the weight, handles heavy loads, and steers with real authority in current. The go-to for whitewater, rocky rivers, guides, and patrol/rescue crews.

🔹 Outboard jet: Lighter, simpler, and easier on the wallet. Keeps the deck open and services like any outboard. The tradeoff is roughly 25–30% less usable thrust than the same motor on a prop, so you size up to make up for it. A great fit for smaller boats and moderate rivers.

If your river is fast, shallow, and rocky, the water usually makes the call for you.

Full breakdown on the blog:
https://roguejetboats.com/blog/inboard-jet-vs-outboard-jet-boat/

Drop your setup in the comments: inboard or outboard, what river you run, and what you'd change. We read every one. 🚤

If you run rivers, you’ve probably narrowed it down to a jet boat. The next question is which kind: an inboard jet, where an engine inside the hull drives a jet pump through the bottom, or an outboard jet, where a jet foot replaces the propeller on a standard outboard. The short answer: inboard je...

10/17/2026

Shop Tour, Part 2: Rigging Side 🔧

Last time we walked you through the fab shop. This time we’re slowing down and spending some time with one boat in particular.

This 25' Chinook Landing Craft is partway through rigging, and it’s headed to a local guide service with a pretty special mission: offering guided trips for folks who use a wheelchair or live with mobility challenges.

The landing craft platform is a natural fit for that. A wide, open deck and a bow door that drops down make getting aboard a whole lot easier, so more people get the chance to experience the river the way we do.

In the video we walk through where the build is at, what’s been done so far, and what’s still to come before she hits the water.

Projects like this are why we love doing custom work. Stay tuned for the finished boat! 🚤

10/08/2026

🚨 NEW CONSIGNMENT: 1999 Jetcraft "Whitewater" 20' Center Console – $41,500

This one has a great story. Before Rogue Jet, our founder Bruce Wassom built boats under the Jetcraft name — and the original owner bought this boat directly from Bruce back in 1999. One owner since new, stored inside its whole life, and in immaculate shape.

Jetcraft hasn't been in production for years, so a clean single-owner example like this doesn't come around often.

⚙️ 350 Chevy inboard / 3-stage Kodiak jet
⚙️ 2026 Yamaha 9.9 High Thrust kicker w/ power trim + TR1 autopilot
📡 Lowrance HDS8 + Lowrance VHF
🔋 New 2026 dual Optima AGM batteries & washdown pump
🎣 Bow fish box, large ice chest, rod holders, welded rails, deluxe seats w/ custom covers
🚛 2024 Pro X all-welded aluminum tandem trailer — surge disc brakes, oil bath hubs, LEDs, aluminum wheels w/ spare

Ready to fish. Call, message us, or stop by the shop in White City to take a look.

Full details & photos 👇

A true one-owner boat with a great story....

10/07/2026

You asked, we listened. Coastal model on-the-water footage is coming soon, and this Kraken is going to be in it. 🐙🎥 Huge thanks to Off the Wall Graphics for the incredible wrap!

Finished up a really cool Kraken wrap for a customer over at Rogue Jet today. 🐙

10/07/2026

You asked, we listened! 🎥

A lot of you have told us you'd like to see more of what goes on behind the scenes here at Rogue Jet, so we took the camera back to the fab shop for a walk-through of the four boats currently being welded up:

🔹 24' Law Enforcement Center Console for the City of Blythe Police Department
🔹 22' Chinook with an 8° bottom and tiller steering
🔹 21' Coastal with a lodge top
🔹 24' Coastal Hardtop with an Alaskan bulkhead for the Yolo County Sheriff's Office

Every one of these hulls is built start to finish right here in White City, Oregon, and each one will get its own custom aluminum trailer before it leaves the shop.

What do you want to see next: rigging, the trailer shop, or a boat from first weld to delivery? Let us know in the comments!

10/03/2026

❄️ Is your Rogue Jet ready for the first hard freeze?

One cold night is all it takes for trapped water to crack a heat exchanger or pump. If your boat runs an Indmar Raptor 440 or 575, winterizing is easier than you might think, thanks to closed cooling.

We put together a full step-by-step guide, plus two videos from our shop:
🔧 Draining the water from your Indmar Raptor
🔧 Changing the oil and fuel filter

Read the guide and watch the videos here 👇
https://roguejetboats.com/blog/how-to-winterize-your-rogue-jet-inboard-indmar-raptor-440-and-575-guide/

10/01/2026

🚤 Our 2026 show boat is for sale!

This 18.5' Yukon spent the season at boat shows. Now it's ready for its first owner. It's NOT a used boat. We built it new as our demo, and nobody has ever owned it or fished out of it.

It's fully rigged:
✅ Honda 150 iST + Honda 9.9 kicker with tie bar
✅ Garmin 8612xsv with side scan and down scan
✅ Half top, side curtains, drop curtain and extended moorage cover
✅ Suspension helm chairs, washdown, full-width fish box
✅ Guardian tandem-axle trailer with 10-ply radials and a spare

Built and optioned, this boat is $86,915. Show boat price: $79,980. That's $6,935 in savings, for this boat only.

It's in stock now at our shop in White City. Full specs and details here 👇

Every year we build one boat that has...

09/30/2026

Ever wonder what a Rogue Jet can really do?

Here's Bruce's 23' Fastwater towing a disabled 27' landing craft down the Rogue River, and still getting on plane. That's the Indmar 575 supercharged and Southern Jet 216 pump doing work.

Power when it counts.