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  1. Matt Phillips

    Docking issues

    There’s always a douch bag about somewhere. Last year while waiting for the ramp to get the boat out for the lake, there was this sailboat and the guy driving it bounced around hit two other boats and almost hit mine. my friends were calling me to come on down and load the boat and I was like...
  2. Matt Phillips

    Anchor 2019 sx 195

    I have a small box. On the we footer, fold the box and run a piece of rebar through it and it’ll hang in the locker perfect. I painted my rebar 3 seasons ago with spray on truck bed liner to keep it from rusting. during My second season I had issues with the small box slipping occasionally...
  3. Matt Phillips

    Help me understand Ridesteady and watersports

    If you do any towing for any length of time, these GPS Cruise controls are one of those "how'd I ever get buy without these" additions. I added one to my 09 and the 242xE came standard with it. I like it because I can dial in the speed I want and then don't have to worry about it and can watch...
  4. Matt Phillips

    Covered or uncovered...that is the question!

    I wet slip mine every summer in an uncovered slip. The cover comes off when we first take the boat out on any given trip to the lake and it gets covered with the towing cover before we leave...regardless if we are there 2 days or 2 weeks. On my 09, I got 4 seasons out of the cover and the only...
  5. Matt Phillips

    Seadek from Jetboatpilot coming off

    I reinstalled the swim deck on my 09 and it looked perfect after three seasons when I sold it. After the first season on the 17, I got rid of the carpet for JBP Seadeck and it's held up really well. The biggest thing I learned is when leaving the anti pooling poles in the cover is to take a...
  6. Matt Phillips

    Cover while in the water

    Usually the worst over a weekend in Tahoe is the dust and pollen. Luckily that's just hit it with some Hot Sauce and Windex and she's pretty clean if needed
  7. Matt Phillips

    Cover while in the water

    I use the premium cover when leaving the boat at the slip between trips. If it's just overnight during a trip, I don't cover the boat. I do remove electronics, and wakeboards....outta sight, outta mind
  8. Matt Phillips

    Different engine RPMs at max throttle

    typically they should be running about the same RPM. The usual culpris to check are both clean out ports feel the shafts, and if you can, reach down to the grates at the bottom of the boat and see if anything is hanging on down there that may be causing a bit of cavitation. In August, we get a...
  9. Matt Phillips

    Best fitting anchor for AR210?

    It also depends on the type of bottom you're anchoring in and any tides/wave/wind action. On my 242, I use a folding small box anchor that's supported in the anchor locker by a cut piece of rebar that I painted with spray-on truck bed liner. It takes a few moments to fold and unfold but it...
  10. Matt Phillips

    Show me your after market trailer rims

    These are in the original 14" size and were about $75 each ordered through Recstuff.com - Trailer Parts, Tire and Wheel Superstore and are trailer tire wheels so designed to take the loads of the trailers. If you tow any distance, I'd also recommend upgrading to radials...as that trailer will...
  11. Matt Phillips

    Cleanout Plug - Lubrication??

    Your plugs are 7-8 years old depending on the build-date of your boat and there's a good change the rubber is starting to get hard if you haven't been lubricating them on a regular basis. I fussed with the plugs on my old Yamaha for 2 seasons and one was getting so hard to remove it barely came...
  12. Matt Phillips

    Minimal white smoke

    If you have too much oil in the crankcase, the easiest thing to do is get yourself an oil extractor pump (you can use it for DIY oil changes), then pump about 6-8 oz out. I'd do this when the boat is level ad when they aren't it can throw your readings off. Also check your owners manual as...
  13. Matt Phillips

    1st Time Boat Buyer - Help Needed on Which of These Two to Buy

    I'd go with the Yamaha. you'll appreciate more power and superchargers are just more maintenance. If ya do get it, and it doesn't have dual batteries, switch over to at least a group 31 AGM Murine battery and carry a jumper just in case. You'll also want to change the plugs in those engines...
  14. Matt Phillips

    Anchor locker drain?

    Its interesting as the anchor lockers on the 23 & 24 footers I've had all had the same design. basically it's just a hold for water to drain out. the problem is anything speed where the water covers that outside drain hole while moving will force water back into the anchor locker. Next time...
  15. Matt Phillips

    Poll: better anchor for soft mud

    Yep, a small folded box anchor will fit perfect in there. Go to Home Depot and get a piece of rebar, cut it to fit the width of the anchor locker supports, paint it (I put spray-on bed liner on it) so it won't rust, slip the rebar through the folded anchor and then the bottom of the anchor will...
  16. Matt Phillips

    Poll: better anchor for soft mud

    I had a small custom-made box on my 23 footer and never had an issue with it in sane, mud, waves, or current. The custom wouldn't fit in the locker of my 242, so I went with the collapsing small box. I found over the first couple of years, that if there was any wind or wave action, it would...
  17. Matt Phillips

    242-x ballast questions

    Since the ballast bags are soft on the 242 (on mine anyway) they don't take up much space so they don't really hurt anything in there. If I were to remove one, I'd do the center as it's the easiest to reach. The connections for the rear bags are clear back against the rear bulkhead. I've...
  18. Matt Phillips

    So my second time ever boating was ROUGH... but least not as bad as this guy!

    Glad things turned out OK. Those stern lines can easily get in there and can a long bow line. On my boat, I use two colors of lines: white/gold on the stern and blue on the bow. The stern lines are 15' long, and the bow lines were 25' long. When I got my 23 footer, put the bow lines on the...
  19. Matt Phillips

    2020 AR240 Bogging while flushing

    I'd spend some time looking at that Port engine. See if you can get your fingers down where the impeller meets the wall ... see if you can feel anything in there. I'd then try to look up there with a flash light from the bottom and see if you can see anything. Then try cranking the engine but...
  20. Matt Phillips

    Goodyear Endurance trailer tires

    I run mine at 60 and the max pressure is 65. I think the stock tires are a load range C and these are D (they are an upgrade in load). I also upgraded my wheels when I swapped out the tires and I bought them from Recstuff.com. I also sold the old wheels & tires with less than 10 miles on them...
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