Just bought Yamaha Jet Boat

[Boat Crazy]

@dansshin reference to the ripped seat covers. If they are ripped at the seam, just take them to a local upholstery shop and have them remove the cover, stretch material and have them double stitch it. Had this happen on mine years ago and looks like new. Years later and now I cannot even find where it was ripped. Congrats on the new toy.

 

[dansshin]

That's exactly what they are for.

Those wing nuts could be from the bow cushion in front of the helm. Ours has wing nuts just like those to remove that cushion to get to the instrument panel.



Now that you got that out of your system, you should be good to go. I usually do one of these at the beginning or the season. This year, I happened to do all of them...with all the mods on the boat, I was excited to go out and forgot my usual check list. But not the rest of the season for sure! Enjow the boat!

@spaz1868 You were absolutely right. It was from the bow back cushion. I put both of those wing nuts back where they belong. Someone must have been working on something there because I see little white fiberglass flake/dust in that storage bin. Tonight I removed the carpet and vacuumed and clean everything so now it really looks like new boat.

 

[dansshin]

@Boat Crazy Little micro rip is in the middle of the couple different cushion. I'm sure there is some kit available that I could buy and repair this. It's literally less than quarter of an inch long.

 

[njmr2fan]

LOL I took the shop vac to my boat as well. Got rid of all the stray pieces of fiberglass that were floating around as well as seaweeds and small debris. Wife climbed aboard and said "Wow! Looks like a showroom new boat now!"

 

[dansshin]

@njmr2fan I hope you and your family are enjoying your new boat. Post more pictures when you can.

 

[njmr2fan]

@njmr2fan I hope you and your family are enjoying your new boat. Post more pictures when you can.

We definitely are! I just started to document my own boat ownership journey... I feel like we're in the same graduating class here getting our boats.

https://jetboaters.net/threads/my-first-boat-thread.6522/#post-112099

 

[dansshin]

My first fill up was ~$90. Not sure if the tank was completely empty. In reading the manual it looks like Yamaha recommends I use Engine Med RX fuel additive. Is that something I need to use with every fill up? Station close to me is Holiday station and I just put regular. Should I use premium which is $.30/gallon more and would that eliminate the need for Engine Med RX?

 

[haknslash]

My first fill up was ~$90. Not sure if the tank was completely empty. In reading the manual it looks like Yamaha recommends I use Engine Med RX fuel additive. Is that something I need to use with every fill up? Station close to me is Holiday station and I just put regular. Should I use premium which is $.30/gallon more and would that eliminate the need for Engine Med RX?

Engine Med RX is a fuel treatment just like Stabil and others. You add it with every fill up. Basically these products are used to keep fuel system and injectors clean by helping to fight corrosion from the Ethanol. Filling up with a higher octane fuel isn't going to eliminate the issues that ethanol causes. Only way to prevent that is to use non-ethanol addiditive gasoline but even then I would still use Stabil or a similar product.

 

[dansshin]

Is this what you mean?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001CAW2DK/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1436019163&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40&keywords=stabil+fuel+stabilizer&dpPl=1&dpID=41+lytLASQL&ref=plSrch

How much do you need per each gallon of gas?

 

[njmr2fan]

I add Stabil Marine 360 with each fillup. Keeps the fuel from gumming up and evaporates in tank to coat all surfaces.

 

[dansshin]

@njmr2fan I see Marine Stabil & Stabil 360 but I can't find Marine Stabil 360 on Amazon? Wouldn't Marine Stabil be just as good or is that missing something.

 

[dansshin]

Ok. I found it at West Marine for great sale price with free shipping. Ordered 3, 40 oz ones. I'm assuming these have long self life as 3 of these should last me for couple years.

http://www.westmarine.com/buy/sta-bil--360-marine-ethanol-fuel-treatment-and-stabilizer-40oz--15099344

Thank you for the information on sta-bil 360 marine.

 

[njmr2fan]

Is it this?

 

[Zeus2013]

I may be buying a boat registered in NY with a clean title and I need to register it in CT. Can anyone tell me the best way to make sure I protect myself with this transaction?

NY has a title status site, unfortunately does not work on boats. Get a copy of the title and maybe you can check at the DMV in NY. I would contact them first . If they need it done in person, let me know and I may be able to go the NY DMV for you. https://transact.dmv.ny.gov/TitleStatus/

 

[dansshin]

@njmr2fan No, color looks different. Your color is blue but one from the West Marine and other sites I see as "Sta-bil 360 Marine" is yellow in color. West marine is about $20 cheaper for the 40 oz size so I just ordered 3 of them. Initially I thought it was way more expensive then regular but looks like you need half of the 360 marine as the regular to treat same amount of gas so it's probably about same price.
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/sta-b...-fuel-treatment-and-stabilizer-40oz--15099344

Same product at Gander Mountain.
http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?pdesc=Sta-Bil-360-Marine-Ethanol-Treatment-12-oz&i=772706&/indexGoogle_shtml?s_kwcid=adwords__cat:gandermountain.com_&device=c&network=g&matchtype=b&gclid=Cj0KEQjwiN6sBRDK2vOO_vaRs5cBEiQAfsnJCePyBD6shSlSNoRelVoFHBRTJik97-JbS9LGJ9Ffw0QaAp328P8HAQ

Your picture looks more like the regular Sta-bil Marine.
http://www.westmarine.com/buy/sta-bil--marine-formula-sta-bil-ga--10957736

 

[dansshin]

I got the trailer title back from the previous owner after they signed the odometer section. Went back to MN DMV and they registered it in my name and allowed me to put $100 value for sales tax purposes. She did charge me $2 fee for late registration, which I didn't even know there was time limit for registration. Considering the circumstances of initial attempt to register being denied for the odometer section (for a trailer that doesn't even have odometer) not being signed by the previous owner I would have thought she would have understood it but oh well. LOL.

Now I need to get new boat registration # to put on. You guys have any suggestions on what/where to get this for 2013 212x Black & White? I found few options on Amazon. What do you think of these?

http://www.amazon.com/Boat-Jetski-Registration-Numbers-Outline/dp/B010OQ1QL6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436399035&sr=8-1&keywords=B010OQ1QL6&pebp=1436399039253&perid=0VR3J6Q119WVZEGG1J1T

http://www.amazon.com/Boat-Jetski-Registration-Numbers-Outline/dp/B004RJH0X0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1436399130&sr=8-1&keywords=B004RJH0X0&pebp=1436399137183&perid=0FT273AEV0B2DY6XVJK9

 

[tdonoughue]

I went to FastSigns for mine. But lots and lots of options off Amazon that I think get you a cheaper and probably better option. I know there is a BoatUS option as well...

 

[Pinhacker71]

Got mine printed online. Boatnames.com or something like that. Very nice. Can design it yourself and they come lined up and spaced properly. Can have your boat name done at same time.

 

[njmr2fan]

Has anyone found a matching font the the Yamaha lettering? I'd love something that matched my AR190 font.

 

[OrangeTJ]

I have never used any fuel additive except when storing for winter. Never any issue.