Joe_C
Active Member
- Messages
- 43
- Reaction score
- 70
- Points
- 37
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2021
- Boat Model
- FSH Sport
- Boat Length
- 19
I have used the boat several times on a lake in PA and have just returned from a trip to the Southern Outer Banks. Emerald Isle / Atlantic Beach NC area.
The boat has been super easy to launch and re-trailer. The boat handled going out the bogue inlet really well. We went offshore twice. Caught some nice spanish mackerel and even a decent size King. A third time we had to turn around and come back in one morning because the inlet was too rough. Many other boats were turning around as well so I didn't feel bad that I chickened out that one morning. The swells were very steep and at a much quicker interval which made it very difficult. Took a few waves over the bow and the self draining hull worked well. I now know how to look at the noaa marine forecast and be able to tell if the inlet is navigable for a 20' boat. Tide, steepness, direction, interval in addition to size all make a big difference. We saw 1-2 ft waves on the beach and thought lets gooooo............ but there was a lot more to it than that.
The performance of the boat being able to cruise at 35-40mph with the boost up to 48mph allowed us to pass other boats in the sometimes crowded ICW with ease.
The boat handled the currents and the wind at the launches well although one day the current was so strong that even in full reverse was not able to make progress in reverse. Turns out it is easier to head into the current anyways and then turn into the dock instead of using reverse to control forward speed with the current.
Even though the 195 says it can handle 8 passengers it is really only capable of comfortably accommodating 4 people.
The channel from the launch can be very shallow at low tide. The helix was showing 1.5 -2' many times and we weren't even stirring up the bottom yet. this was one of my biggest concerns getting a jet drive. No one at the NC shore has them. Everyone I saw at the launch always said make sure you don't suck up any sand. Never even came close to it. In my opinion anytime you would be shallow enough to suck up sand you would have damaged an outboard anyways.
Any advantage an outboard may have in the ICW is blown away by the functionality of the swim deck when anchoring/beaching at a sand bar. again didn't even come close to sucking up any sand. backed into the sand bar and then when around 2' just shut the engine down and let momentum do the rest. The swim platform only being 6" above the water made it so easy to get in and out of the boat.
Overall I love the 195fsh - I only wish the 210 had bigger engines.... I would have bought a 210 instead
The boat has been super easy to launch and re-trailer. The boat handled going out the bogue inlet really well. We went offshore twice. Caught some nice spanish mackerel and even a decent size King. A third time we had to turn around and come back in one morning because the inlet was too rough. Many other boats were turning around as well so I didn't feel bad that I chickened out that one morning. The swells were very steep and at a much quicker interval which made it very difficult. Took a few waves over the bow and the self draining hull worked well. I now know how to look at the noaa marine forecast and be able to tell if the inlet is navigable for a 20' boat. Tide, steepness, direction, interval in addition to size all make a big difference. We saw 1-2 ft waves on the beach and thought lets gooooo............ but there was a lot more to it than that.
The performance of the boat being able to cruise at 35-40mph with the boost up to 48mph allowed us to pass other boats in the sometimes crowded ICW with ease.
The boat handled the currents and the wind at the launches well although one day the current was so strong that even in full reverse was not able to make progress in reverse. Turns out it is easier to head into the current anyways and then turn into the dock instead of using reverse to control forward speed with the current.
Even though the 195 says it can handle 8 passengers it is really only capable of comfortably accommodating 4 people.
The channel from the launch can be very shallow at low tide. The helix was showing 1.5 -2' many times and we weren't even stirring up the bottom yet. this was one of my biggest concerns getting a jet drive. No one at the NC shore has them. Everyone I saw at the launch always said make sure you don't suck up any sand. Never even came close to it. In my opinion anytime you would be shallow enough to suck up sand you would have damaged an outboard anyways.
Any advantage an outboard may have in the ICW is blown away by the functionality of the swim deck when anchoring/beaching at a sand bar. again didn't even come close to sucking up any sand. backed into the sand bar and then when around 2' just shut the engine down and let momentum do the rest. The swim platform only being 6" above the water made it so easy to get in and out of the boat.
Overall I love the 195fsh - I only wish the 210 had bigger engines.... I would have bought a 210 instead
