New owner. Pulling out procedures?

[Ibeflyinhigh]

Hello new ar190 owner here. I'm wondering procedures for leaving the lake? I know with jetskis you are suppose to start them and give throttle for 10-15 seconds to blow some of the water out of the engine and exhaust. Is that the same with Yamaha jetboat? Anything else i should do? I plan on boating year round but it does get below freezing in the winter here.
Thanks for the info and help!

 

[Scottintexas]

Where is "here" ??

I believe the latest thought is not to rev the engines high while out of the water, just let them idle for 5-10 to get the water out,

if you plan to use it all year then that's all, enjoy the benefits of a jet boat!

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[Ibeflyinhigh]

Where is "here" ??

I believe the latest thought is not to rev the engines high while out of the water, just let them idle for 5-10 to get the water out,

if you plan to use it all year then that's all, enjoy the benefits of a jet boat!

.

Arizona! Thanks for the info!

 

[Bdog]

I think you’re on the right track however if I know I’m jumping in the lake the following weekend I don’t worry about starting or blowing anything out. Obvious stuff though remove the plugs especially the clean out plug sometimes water gets trapped in there in fact most times it does.

 

[Floridaman79]

I flush my engines at the house and then rev it a few times after turning the water off to blow the water out. There's a sticker on mine by the drain plug that says what to do but I can't remember the verbiage offhand.

 

[msavold]

*** @Ibeflyinhigh, just to clarify, that would be 5 or 10 seconds BTW, not minutes.
Big fan of flushing with a hose every time BTW. Not just in salt water (but essential there IMO). Gets any crap out for sure.

 

[212s]

Hello new ar190 owner here. I'm wondering procedures for leaving the lake? I know with jetskis you are suppose to start them and give throttle for 10-15 seconds to blow some of the water out of the engine and exhaust. Is that the same with Yamaha jetboat? Anything else i should do? I plan on boating year round but it does get below freezing in the winter here.
Thanks for the info and help!

New 212s owner here this summer and we expect to winterize soon too. I plan to use compressed air to blow out the cooling water lines, then rev it a couple times to 3500rpm per the manual for 10-15 seconds to blow out the exhaust water, and pull the cleanouts and lube, pull all drain plugs and lube, batteries on charger/maintainer, damp rid bucket under the cover, etc.. That's about it really...not much different from parking other boats with I/O units except for pulling engine plugs, gear lube change, etc.

 

[InmyElement]

Congrats on your new AR190

A lot of great info here, even winterization.

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[biffdotorg]

Check with your local laws, as they may supersede or actually enforce the habits we have used as jetboaters for years.

For example, our local laws require us to fire up the engines on jet boats. Of course the other routine things too. Pull the cleanout plugs, drain plugs and walk around looking for weeds on the trailer and the jet pump grates are required. Anything that can hold water, pumps and ballast bags are drained completely.

In some CA state park landings, they will inspect your hull/bilge. If you have a drop of water, they will have you sponge/towel it out to avoid invasive species.

So long story short, just get in the habit of pulling all plugs and running your engines when pulling out. And pulling the plugs on the landing while the boat is at a sharp angle is the best way to get most of it out. If we hit the road with drain plugs in, we will be ticketed.

Good luck!

 

[kgower]

*** @Ibeflyinhigh, just to clarify, that would be 5 or 10 seconds BTW, not minutes.
Big fan of flushing with a hose every time BTW. Not just in salt water (but essential there IMO). Gets any crap out for sure.

I have had my PWC since 2003, I do the same, flush at home after every use. Don't plan on changing anything when the boat arrives.