krypto69
Jet Boat Addict
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- 2023
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First of all, you are not screwed, I see you are in a driving suit, so I’m going to guess that you are either a professional or amateur racing car / kart driver. So how do you cut your lap times? How do you learn to drive in the rain? Practice, chassis and tire set up, but mostly practice practice practice.HI
I have a 2023 Yamaha 222. Added the Cobra steering but to be honest having allot of trouble around the docks still. Straight is improved but man docking is reaaaaallly difficult.
Is is possible to add the 'Lateral Thruster' to my current setup? Guessing I'm screwed..?
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Yes first place the controls in forward and make sure the openings are EVEN with each other and above the opening completely.@krypto69 At least with the older nozzles and i imagine the same with the newer nozzles, in Reverse, you need to use more throttle then in FWD for equivalent thrust, unlike with an outboard. As Jeff pointed out, there is no transmission with the jet drives, the propeller is always spinning in a fwd direction (even in neutral), and its the buckets that divert the trust.
Next time you are out and its calm, keep your boat in neutral and determine if there is a tendency for it to want to move, or spin. That could be an indicator that you MAY need to adjust your reverse buckets to achieve a neutral offset. If all is well here, as you mentioned practice splitting your throttles and spinning on an axis without the boat moving forward or backwards. This will give you an idea as to how much more reverse throttle is needed to offset the fwd throttle.
you have spring loaded ones he has the non spring loaded set all you need to do is correct the setting of the outside fins.Thanks for the pics - love the power coating black - and maybe I'm seeing this incorrectly - spent allot of time zooming in on your pics. But did I put the inner fins in upside down?
Or are the inner fins I have a little different then the ones in the pics?
great, thanks!you have spring loaded ones he has the non spring loaded set all you need to do is correct the setting of the outside fins.
I boat 99% of the time by myself, Im going to second what you have to say about keeping people seated until the ride has come to a complete and full stop. Once people start moving around I have to now take their un seated safety into what I’m doing, unlike an outboard as pointed out by cobra above, thrust direction can be changed instantly and with great force, if something happens and I need to reverse thrust abruptly and someone is standing they will go down. My friend Danielle always helps out when docking, so I just hand her the docking pole for to hold the boat off the dock with or grab the cleat with.The only thing causing embarrassment is stuck between your ears, you'll get better at this and look back, and be better suited to say why this was difficult.
You have the disadvantage of having to unlearn some outboard habits, much like accidentally hitting the brake after switching from an automatic to a manual. It's why you need to work on your technique without any outside pressure to dock with others on board, and no purpose to be out on the water other than to practice maneuvering the boat.
You've had success with an outboard, so there's every reason to believe you'll get this down in short order with some practice.
Initially, I wanted more help docking than was necessary, now I tell everyone to stay seated until I tell them, and I direct people to the help I want - many bodies moving while trying to dock are a big hindrance to me, you may feel differently.
Guys do this solo, I expect you will pick up the right technique for you as well