shar
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 132
- Reaction score
- 196
- Points
- 92
- Location
- ATX
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2019
- Boat Model
- AR
- Boat Length
- 24
Officially part of the (jet)boat owners club! My wife and I picked up our 2019 AR240 Wednesday morning....
I have been lurking for some time in here, exhausting the search function trying to answer all of my first time boat owner questions. Appreciate all of the information you guys have shared. I look forward to doing the same!
We're in the Austin, TX area and drove 10+ hours to the Gulf Shores, Alabama to pick it up.
Before the trip, on Tuesday I received my first trailer hitch (lots of 1st for me here - 1st boat, 1st time towing, 1st trailer hitch, 1st time in Alabama).
I went with the B&W TS10037B - 5" adjustable hitch, mostly because I wanted to be able to accommodate whatever I walked into. Plus, I'm hoping this provides enough flexibility to be the last hitch I ever need.
On Wednesday, we woke up at 2:00am and were on the road by 2:30am
We had to stop once for gas, and another time for lunch, but overall me made pretty good timing. I believe we pulled into the dealership around 1:30pm
And finally laid eyes on our new toy
We did the orientation, signed some paperwork and went back to the hotel room to rest up. Thankfully the dealership allowed us to leave the boat there, so that we weren't having to haul it around town. That night we went to this place called The Cobalt for dinner. Pretty good food. We didn't do much exploring as we had to hit the road again in a few short hours. So we went back to the room for some more shut eye, and were back up at 2:30am to pick up the boat and be on our way.
The drive home took us about14 hours, averaging around 14mpg (2017 F150 2.7 ecoboost). Think we had to stop twice for gas but I can't complain. No flats nor damage to either vehicle, so I consider that a win.
Now I just patiently/anxiously wait to get her in the water. Everything has been ordered, just waiting for it all arrive. (life jackets, fire extinguisher, anchor, lines, jump pack, Throwable PFD, etc. etc. etc.) - Now I understand why BOAT stands for Bust Out Another Thousand
I have been lurking for some time in here, exhausting the search function trying to answer all of my first time boat owner questions. Appreciate all of the information you guys have shared. I look forward to doing the same!
We're in the Austin, TX area and drove 10+ hours to the Gulf Shores, Alabama to pick it up.
Before the trip, on Tuesday I received my first trailer hitch (lots of 1st for me here - 1st boat, 1st time towing, 1st trailer hitch, 1st time in Alabama).
I went with the B&W TS10037B - 5" adjustable hitch, mostly because I wanted to be able to accommodate whatever I walked into. Plus, I'm hoping this provides enough flexibility to be the last hitch I ever need.
On Wednesday, we woke up at 2:00am and were on the road by 2:30am
We had to stop once for gas, and another time for lunch, but overall me made pretty good timing. I believe we pulled into the dealership around 1:30pm
And finally laid eyes on our new toy
We did the orientation, signed some paperwork and went back to the hotel room to rest up. Thankfully the dealership allowed us to leave the boat there, so that we weren't having to haul it around town. That night we went to this place called The Cobalt for dinner. Pretty good food. We didn't do much exploring as we had to hit the road again in a few short hours. So we went back to the room for some more shut eye, and were back up at 2:30am to pick up the boat and be on our way.
The drive home took us about14 hours, averaging around 14mpg (2017 F150 2.7 ecoboost). Think we had to stop twice for gas but I can't complain. No flats nor damage to either vehicle, so I consider that a win.
Now I just patiently/anxiously wait to get her in the water. Everything has been ordered, just waiting for it all arrive. (life jackets, fire extinguisher, anchor, lines, jump pack, Throwable PFD, etc. etc. etc.) - Now I understand why BOAT stands for Bust Out Another Thousand
