River Raptor Jetboats
4382 East Main Street

Lots of folks asking about a video. Got out briefly today, the wind was insane! I'm going to be doing a few of these to go over all the features. But wanted to ...do a quick over view and talk about the new muskie edition. I'll do more on the storage and such later! That 250 HP Rotax flies!!! River Raptor Jetboats Muskie Bumper Figureight Musky Gear Red October Baits AquaTraction WB Musky Shop Crash's Landing SloFlo Musky Baits CL Baits Trophy Time Leaders and Lures RS Nets USA Andrew Fenstermaker John Stygler Musky Hunter Magazine See more

The River Raptor fam having too much fun with this.

Mittens & The Mini!

This little guy was tunneling through dad’s front storage compartment. He is certainly ready to go fishing. Only problem is he thinks dad should have chosen red instead of black on black. I guess we dads just don’t get it right sometimes?

Merry Christmas from your friends here at River Raptor Jetboats! Wishing you peace and happiness this holiday season!

Big thank you to Pleasant Hill Fire Department from Des Moines, IA for choosing us to build their new search & rescue craft. Their SR1972 is engineered to meet their specific needs and keep them safe while they serve their community.

We want to give a big shout out to our newest pro staff member - RJ Kerwood. RJ is an avid outdoorsman, conservationist and fishing guide. He also works on the production staff of Flyrod Chronicles with Curtis Fleming which you can check out on the Discovery Channel in January. If you want to take a guided fishing trip for musky, smallmouth or trout on the fly, RJ's your guy. Look him up on social media and give him a shout. We look forward to working with RJ and are exc...ited for what he will bring to the River Raptor Team. Here is RJ's abbreviated bio: My name is RJ Kerwood. For as long as I can remember, fishing has been a big part of my life. I was born in Dalton, Georgia, but raised right here in wild and wonderful West Virginia. My grandfather taught me how to fish and hunt our beautiful state at a young age. Around the age of ten, I picked up my first fly rod. My grandfather gave me casting lessons in the yard. Now years later, I am doing exactly what I love to do for a living. I started traveling for work at the age of eighteen. Doing so, gave me the opportunity to fish in several different states across our country. From the salty flats in Florida to the magnificent mountains in Montana, I have chased fish on a fly. Guiding has been a dream of mine since I was a little boy. Growing up watching Walker Key Chronicles and the Spanish Fly, I kept telling myself that would be me one day. My dream came true the spring I turned twenty four years old when I took out my first guided fly fishing trip on the Elk River. I enjoy teaching and sharing the knowledge that I have obtained over the past twenty years of fishing with clients. I enjoy guiding and fishing for several different species, including; musky, trout, and small mouth. I work very hard to make sure my clients have the best experience possible on the water. I hope to continue my career and passion for fishing for many years to come with new clients and old friends.

This search and rescue boat is one smoking hot machine!

Beautiful gator green XR 1960 headed home to South Carolina. This one has a 1/4 plate bottom with 1/2 uhmw, 250 BRP Rotax engine, rod locker and Baja Designs lighting. One sweet ride to hunt gators in!

These Baja Designs LEDs are like having 2 miniature suns mounted on the front of your console!

Catfish Edition?...Yup!

We truly appreciate your service.

This 1972 SR headed to Iowa just got got her skid plates!

Check out this cool option we offer to trick out your boats appearance.

Super Excited For Our SR Build!

1/4 plate bottom with 1/2 uhmw bolted on headed Sourh Carolina in a few weeks.

The question isn't if your intake is gonna plug up, but more accurately, when and how often. We offer several types of stomp grate systems that will clear your intake and get you running again. Check out this short video describing our air actuated stomp grate.

Self Bailing Deck Systems: https://youtu.be/KpNhYoWqZsg

We've had a lot of people ask what the differences are between our XR and XD models. Here's a video highlighting the differences.

A brief discussion on the different methods of fastening UHMW to aluminum and the results of our testing.

Rob describing our helm lever mechanically actuated stomp grate - Check it out!

Lots of interest but no one's taken her home yet. This is our last 2020 available for immediate delivery. This is one gorgeous boat!

SEND IT into the weekend! These boats are soooo much fun!

We have just one 2020 boat still in stock. This Raptor 1868 is for sale at Lakeside and ready for immediate delivery. This will soon be the only way to get a new River Raptor by spring. Our build schedule is filling up fast! 2020 Raptor 1868 Here are a few specs - 18 Foot overall length plus swim deck 3/16 Bottom, Delta Pad... 1 x 2 x Angle on each corner, full length. Full 1/2" UHMW Bottom 250 Rotax with PPI stomp grate Sting Grey, Heavy Duty Paint Full Aquatraction Package, Dark Grey with Black Borders, (1) Fish Ruler Livorsi Control with INR system 19 Gallon Livewell with recirc. pump, located in front of console 22 Gallon cross body fuel tank. Sit down console with grab rail and windshield High back helm seat Recessed trolling motor foot control box Trolling motor plug prewired (4) Front storage areas (2) Front step/storage boxes (6) Rod storage tubes in gunnels. Can accommodate 8-9 foot rods Integrated rear step seat Rear step seat storage box with (2) cupholders 3 removable engine storage boxes Gunwale railing 2 fishing seats with pedestals Meets USCG requirements for vessels under 20 feet. See more

Check out the latest addition to our You Tube channel. We had so much fun making this! Water was super skinny!

Did some extreme shallow water testing near Corbin's Island Recreational Area yesterday. Got some awesome video. Stay tuned!

Still in stock, ready for immediate delivery! If you're interested, let us know. 2020 Raptor 1868 Here are a few specs - 18 Foot overall length plus swim deck 3/16 Bottom, Delta Pad... 1 x 2 x Angle on each corner, full length. Full 1/2" UHMW Bottom 250 Rotax with PPI stomp grate Sting Grey, Heavy Duty Paint Full Aquatraction Package, Dark Grey with Black Borders, (1) Fish Ruler Livorsi Control with INR system 19 Gallon Livewell with recirc. pump, located in front of console 22 Gallon cross body fuel tank. Sit down console with grab rail and windshield High back helm seat Recessed trolling motor foot control box Trolling motor plug prewired (4) Front storage areas (2) Front step/storage boxes (6) Rod storage tubes in gunnels. Can accommodate 8-9 foot rods Integrated rear step seat Rear step seat storage box with (2) cupholders 3 removable engine storage boxes Gunwale railing 2 fishing seats with pedestals Meets USCG requirements for vessels under 20 feet. See more

Test ran an XR1966 headed to Lakeside Marine next week. This boat is hooked up & smooooth! 200HP BRP Rotax engine, 2 rod lockers & additional cockpit rod storage on both sides (that's dedicated snap in rod storage for 16 rods), gator green with blackout package. She did 45mph across the lake today not even broke in yet. If your interested, give JC at Lakeside a shout. I guarantee this one will not last long! Beautiful rig!

In Stock, ready for immediate delivery! 2020 Raptor 1868 Here are a few specs -... 18 Foot overall length plus swim deck 3/16 Bottom, Delta Pad 1 x 2 x Angle on each corner, full length. Full 1/2" UHMW Bottom 250 Rotax with PPI stomp grate Sting Grey, Heavy Duty Paint Full Aquatraction Package, Dark Grey with Black Borders, (1) Fish Ruler Livorsi Control with INR system 19 Gallon Livewell with recirc. pump, located in front of console 22 Gallon cross body fuel tank. Sit down console with grab rail and windshield High back helm seat Recessed trolling motor foot control box Trolling motor plug prewired (4) Front storage areas (2) Front step/storage boxes (6) Rod storage tubes in gunnels. Can accommodate 8-9 foot rods Integrated rear step seat Rear step seat storage box with (2) cupholders 3 removable engine storage boxes Gunwale railing 2 fishing seats with pedestals Meets USCG requirements for vessels under 20 feet.

Makin it river rash ready!

We have a beautiful 2020 Raptor 1868 with a 250hp BRP Rotax power plant for sale at Lakeside Marine. Full UHMW bottom coating, AquaTraction package, and lots of other features. Stop by Lakeside to check it out. Heck, you could take it home today!

A few pics of a beautiful boat with a beast of an engine. This time it’s a 250HP 1960 XR headed to Lakeside Marine. This one is a real looker!

Team River Raptor strikes this am boating a beautiful muskie! Awesome job Justin!

It’s a beautiful day to build boats!

Happy Independence Day! Thank you to all who have kept and continue to keep us free!

Big shout out to our good friend and fishing buddy Jeremy Wagner. Jeremy boated 3 nice fish this weekend to win VA Chapter 76 of Muskies Inc’s 6th annual Jesse Carper Memorial Musky Tournament. Congrats old friend!

Freedom Isn’t Free

Phase one of this guys transformation. We liked the Ducati Red! Vinyl wrap and marine flooring to follow.

We have decided to let our original demo boat go. It's a 2016 Raptor 1868 with a .190 bottom and .125 sides. It's powered by a 4 stroke intercooled turbo charged 155hp Textron Motors 850 coupled to a Textron Motors pump. The bottom has full K5 coverage. A 12V Minn Kota trolling motor is installed with battery charger and it sits on a Load Rite aluminum I-beam trailer. It's ready to go fishing! Price is $17k firm. Message us if you are interested.

Time for this little guy to get a makeover!

Lookin a little like Christmas in the shop today.

Check out this video of our customer Corbin Gotwalt describing his layout choices of his 2066 XD. What a beautiful rig!

Maximum storage space, large decks, superior handling and performance. These are just a few standard features with all our boat models! #riverraptorjetboats #susquehannariver #juniatariver #jetboats #alwaysinnovating #aquatraction #searchandrescue

Can’t wait to see Corbin’s XD when it’s finished! BEASTMODE!

Check out the incredible River Raptor XD build!

Stop by Susquehanna Fishing Tackle this weekend and check our their Cabin Fever Sale!

The James River is a beautiful area! Here's some footage from running sections of the James during last weekend's musky tournament. The XR was getting it done!

Check out our new video on YouTube!

Had a great day fishing the Battle of The Virginias Musky Tournament with Jeremy Wagner of Tuscarora Tackle. Battled with frozen fishing tackle more than the muskies but the XR ran great!

Build Photos! The extreme duty version of the XR is beginning to take shape this week. This thing is gonna be bad!! 30 x 10’ long center section of .25 tempered AL with 3/16 wings on each side. All bottom bracing is full welded bow to stern and engineered to allow access to all UHMW hardware. #riverraptorjetboats #jetboats #bassfishing #bass #riverfishing #susquehannariver #constantlyimproving #toughasnails #riverguide

This rig is on it’s way to Virginia to fish the Battle of the Virginia’s musky tourney. Good luck to Jeff Kanagy @raptorjeff and Jeremy Wagner! Go get some of those big toothies!! #battleofthevirginias #muskyfishing #musky #muskyhunter #riverraptorjetboats #riverboat #jamesriver

Got two builds going through the shop right now. Starting on a crazy customized build for a local river guide and finishing up a standard XR build. This custom build is gonna be fun! We’ll be posting build photos as things progress. Let us know what you’d like to see! #riverboat #customboats #riverraptorjetboats #engineering #alwaysinnovating #rescueboat #susquehannariver #fishing #bassfishing

Lovely day to run some water and give some test drives! #jetboats #getoutside #riverboat #riverraptorjetboats #brp #rotax #fishing #bassfishing #rescueboat

It’s the final day of the 2020 GAOS! We want to thank everyone who stopped by during the show to check out our watercraft. It’s been a great show for us. There is nothing more satisfying than receiving positive feedback on products we have worked so diligently on to design and build. We especially want to thank Lakeside Marine for their hospitality. Great things to come!

Corbin sharing the knowledge.

Day 8 of the GAOS! Come check out our BRP Rotax powered beasts! We’re in the boat hall with our friends from Lakeside!

Day 7 of the GAOS! Come in and check out the fly-by-wire shifters in these boats. Nothing smoother on the market and now use your reverse as a brake (without shredding cables). We are in the boat hall with Lakeside Marine!

Day 6 of the GAOS! You want storage? The XR’s got it! Come check it out! We’re in the boat hall with Lakeside Marine!

Day 5 of the GAOS! Stop by Lakeside Marine’s display and check out our two beautiful River Raptor models as well as Lakeside’s G3 offerings.

Day four of the GAOS! Come check out the finest marine flooring product on the market - AquaTraction - installed on our Raptor 1868. We’re in the boat hall with our friends from Lakeside Marine.

Day three of the GAOS! Come check out the newest jet boat on the market. We’re located in the boat hall with Lakeside Marine.

Day 2 of the GAOS! Stop by Lakeside Marine’s display and check out the all new XR!

Day 1 of the GAOS! We’re in the boat hall with our friends from Lakeside Marine. We have a Raptor & the new XR here for you to check out. Stop by and let’s talk boats!

The River Raptor Jetboats XR got some color this past week. Have you entered the contest? Step 1: Like Lakeside Marine's Facebook page Step 2: Share any post o...f the River Raptor XR build and tag 2 friends Step 3: Comment "done" on the post you shared Winner will be announced February 2nd Susquehanna Smallmouth Solutions Molix - Think.Feel.Fish