EricE
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 152
- Reaction score
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- Location
- Pennellville, NY
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- 212S
- Boat Length
- 21
My 1st post was back in Feb. when we put down money on a 2020 212s with a May delivery date..... Who would have thought it would be this long until we received our boat, but we finally picked her up on July 2rd just in time for the holiday weekend.
Throughout this experience, our dealer(Fremac Marine) has been top notch. They are family owned and while they were in the dark as much as we were on delivery dates during the shutdown, they took care of us in the end.
Having never had a boat of this size before, it was a little nervous putting her in the 1st time. Luckily we had put in a launch a few years ago at our house, so we can take our time to figure out our technique.
Here are my initial impressions from a novice who has only ever owned a Yamaha JetSki...
There is a ton of storage for everything we want to bring with us as well as plenty of cup holders. The back seats are what sold us, and they didn't disappoint. It is by far our favorite part of the boat. We can just sit and relax, listen to music and hang out back there.
The overall fit an finish seems great to us. We haven't noticed any missing/loose bolts, screws etc. yet, and have only had minor things come out of the bilge when we take it out. We get about a gallon of water out of the rear drain after leaving it in the water fro the weekend and doing some tubing.
It has a ton of power, and is still quit enough to have a conversation at cruising speeds. The slow speed maneuverability is awesome. I had no issues docking, even with a slight wind. I can turn within its own length without trying. I don't think I will add any fins since I am pretty happy with how it handles as is. (I also have not driven a boat in years, so I cam with no previous bias). It does "slide" a little when crossing bigger wakes but nothing that makes me think I need to do anything about it. I figure I will drive it as is, and then decide in the fall if we want to add fins.
A couple of observations....
One of the drain plugs in the engine compartment (I thinks its the drain connected to the gas tank compartment) is literally impossible to close since the forward wall in the engine bay is almost directly over it. Not sure how anyone can close it, but maybe there is a trick.
With just the house battery on, you will get a starter batter low voltage alarm, which you can only silence 5 minutes at a time. There seems to be no way of disabling it.
The same goes for the depth alarm. If the connext screen is on, it seems like they will always go off. I've heard you can just us the rear remote to get around the issue, but I am still trying to find another way.
No wake mode is "interesting" to disengage. It seems you either have to press the '-' button until it turns off, or increase the throttle. Its a little counter intuitive. The dealer mentioned its "dumb" but its been like that for years.
Overall, the boats has lived up to our expectations, and in some cases exceeded them. I also think this forum has been a great source of information, we probably would still be debating a boat purchase if it wasn't for this forum.
Still working on a name for her, but here she is:
Throughout this experience, our dealer(Fremac Marine) has been top notch. They are family owned and while they were in the dark as much as we were on delivery dates during the shutdown, they took care of us in the end.
Having never had a boat of this size before, it was a little nervous putting her in the 1st time. Luckily we had put in a launch a few years ago at our house, so we can take our time to figure out our technique.
Here are my initial impressions from a novice who has only ever owned a Yamaha JetSki...
There is a ton of storage for everything we want to bring with us as well as plenty of cup holders. The back seats are what sold us, and they didn't disappoint. It is by far our favorite part of the boat. We can just sit and relax, listen to music and hang out back there.
The overall fit an finish seems great to us. We haven't noticed any missing/loose bolts, screws etc. yet, and have only had minor things come out of the bilge when we take it out. We get about a gallon of water out of the rear drain after leaving it in the water fro the weekend and doing some tubing.
It has a ton of power, and is still quit enough to have a conversation at cruising speeds. The slow speed maneuverability is awesome. I had no issues docking, even with a slight wind. I can turn within its own length without trying. I don't think I will add any fins since I am pretty happy with how it handles as is. (I also have not driven a boat in years, so I cam with no previous bias). It does "slide" a little when crossing bigger wakes but nothing that makes me think I need to do anything about it. I figure I will drive it as is, and then decide in the fall if we want to add fins.
A couple of observations....
One of the drain plugs in the engine compartment (I thinks its the drain connected to the gas tank compartment) is literally impossible to close since the forward wall in the engine bay is almost directly over it. Not sure how anyone can close it, but maybe there is a trick.
With just the house battery on, you will get a starter batter low voltage alarm, which you can only silence 5 minutes at a time. There seems to be no way of disabling it.
The same goes for the depth alarm. If the connext screen is on, it seems like they will always go off. I've heard you can just us the rear remote to get around the issue, but I am still trying to find another way.
No wake mode is "interesting" to disengage. It seems you either have to press the '-' button until it turns off, or increase the throttle. Its a little counter intuitive. The dealer mentioned its "dumb" but its been like that for years.
Overall, the boats has lived up to our expectations, and in some cases exceeded them. I also think this forum has been a great source of information, we probably would still be debating a boat purchase if it wasn't for this forum.
Still working on a name for her, but here she is:
