I have yet to have anyone complain with how loud my boat is (08 AR230). Definitely louder as I have been cursed with a mechanics ear, but it doesn’t bother me. First a foremost, only go as fast as you want to hit the dock and trailer. Also, you have to have some sort of thrust for steering! Go as slow as you want and don’t get pressured even if the ramp or docks are busy to try to go faster. I hit my trailer every time perfectly just by leaving the throttles in the forward detent and letting it idle to the trailer, this is also how I dock. I usually have to put it in reverse and give it some throttle to slow down since I haven’t perfected it yet but i feel I'm pretty good at docking anywhere now that I’ve got the hang of it.
When you slow down make sure you throttle down slowly, don’t just goose it to the neutral detent, you’ll probably end up dunking the front one day doing that, ask me how I know lol. I usually slow down and try to make sure I don’t have the water catch me from behind too.
Reverse is obviously not a true reverse, it’s just closing the buckets over the nozzle and forcing the water to go under the boat. It’s not as responsive and this is how my buddy found out you need to give some throttle while in reverse if you’re coming in too fast at a dock. So when I approach a dock pending wind and what not I usually go 30-45 degrees nose in, then put it in reverse and turn my wheel towards the dock to bring the stern over, usually have to give it some throttle at this time.
Once you’re in a slip make sure you shut the boat off, it has no true neutral. So make sure you have everything ready like dock lines and bumpers out prior to approaching the dock. Once you figure out how to maneuver you’ll be fine, I feel this is way easier than my old I/O for sure.
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