Second full season, and it’s interesting the difference between last year and this year. My main lake is shallow, with a decent amount of debris. Pros are no lower unit, cons are higher chance of debris in jets. Last year I only sucked up two bits of debris, one cleared just by shutting down the engines. Second was a simple removal, and on my way. Both were gotten when idling through a back channel. This year, the lake is plagued with weeds. Astounding, the difference. Every time I went out, I had junk in the jets, but it was easy to remove, for the most part. This past weekend I was on Cumberland Lake. Got something in the starboard jet, but it cleared itself when I shut her down. It’s all subjective to where you boat, and the condition of your lake, but I’ll take the pros over the cons. Without the cleanout ports, I wouldn’t own a jet boat. With them, it’s normally no big deal. So far, I’ve always been able to clear them on the water.