First boat! 2020 212x any tips are appreciated

[Russell]

1) No thrust, no steering
2) If you lose sight of someone in the water, SHUT DOWN until you locate them again.
3) Never come at a dock any faster than you want to hit it
4) Practice, practice, practice
5) Have fun, YOU OWN A BOAT!

WISE WORDS! Also practice slow driving as if your going to dock in a marina. Cobra fins (of another product) can helpful in this area.
This is where your nerves will be tested. Enjoy your new jetboat!

 

[anmut]

Docking with a jet boat is a lot like landing an airplane... it's just a very controlled crash.

 

[Yamahaboat89]

1) No thrust, no steering
2) If you lose sight of someone in the water, SHUT DOWN until you locate them again.
3) Never come at a dock any faster than you want to hit it
4) Practice, practice, practice
5) Have fun, YOU OWN A BOAT!

WISE WORDS! Also practice slow driving as if your going to dock in a marina. Cobra fins (of another product) can helpful in this area.
This is where your nerves will be tested. Enjoy your new jetboat!

I just got cobra jet fins in today about to install them now

 

[Yamahaboat89]

Docking with a jet boat is a lot like landing an airplane... it's just a very controlled crash.

I’m hoping the cobra jet steering helps me with that but I 100% agree with that statement lol

 

[motomandan]

Good seeing you out there last weekend! If you have any questions or need any help let me know!

 

[Inthrustwetrust]

Very nice! Welcome!

Curious, how do you go from never having a boat to spending ~$50k on a new boat?

I did pretty much the same thing. We both grew up around boats but our 2020 AR240 is our first. Basically boiled down to having a piece or mind that as a new boat it *should* be very reliable, no surprise mechanical issues ruining a day on the water or the wallet, reliable/safety with little ones on board, getting all(most) the things we wanted On our boat, and most importantly the time savings on not spending my weekends fixing things and enjoying my time with the family.

But to the original post, trailer guides are the best $90 I’ve spent so far, especially loading pretty much solo. I’m adding some tower speakers, my factory system is weak and don’t have swim deck speakers, and I don’t want to drill holes for them just yet. I bought a generic cover, I didn’t want the boat in the Florida elements, $200 from West marine. I love it so far, we will see how it holds up. I would practice reverse steering and using differential thrust to turn the boat in low speed/docking/loading situations, it’s nice being able get the bow and stern right where you want it and straight, especially if got a nice crosswind trying to get it on the trailer.
And yes the first scratch is painful, got the graphics a little torn up on a shitty dock, been 2 weeks and I’m still angry about it.

 

[Yamahaboat89]

Cobra jet install is done! now just waiting to see how much that slow speed steering is improved once I get back out on the water

 

[Yamahaboat89]

Congrats and welcome! We also just bought our first boat (2020 AR210), first mods I would recommend is the bow roller, and since you're new to boating like me, trailer post guide-ons are super helpful. Low speed steering will be very challenging, so you'll want to get the Cobra Jet fins. The trailer jack broke on me after 3 uses (you have the same one), so plan on replacing that someday. See the links in my signature below, all of the parts I have will be identical for your 21ft twin engine boat. Let me know if you have any questions!

Your install video helped a lot thanks for posting that man

 

[Stacey in SC]

Waiting!!!

Cobra jet install is done! now just waiting to see how much that slow speed steering is improved once I get back out on the waterView attachment 120562View attachment 120563

 

[Daren and Heather]

Your install video helped a lot thanks for posting that man

You're welcome! Glad it helped!

 

[Yamahaboat89]

Waiting!!!

Lol supposed to be shit weather the next couple days where I’m at but first nice day imma have it out there

 

[foozed]

Lol supposed to be shit weather the next couple days where I’m at but first nice day imma have it out there

I'm installing mine this weekend too

 

[anmut]

Cobra jet install is done! now just waiting to see how much that slow speed steering is improved once I get back out on the waterView attachment 120562View attachment 120563

I noticed your "fangs" are in the inside - was that in the direction you received? Mine are on the outside.

 

[Yamahaboat89]

I noticed your "fangs" are in the inside - was that in the direction you received? Mine are on the outside.

There website said mount to inner surface so I just slapped them on the inside

 

[Yamahaboat89]

I'm installing mine this weekend too

Nice! check out that video Daren and Heather posted he walks you through it pretty good