haknslash
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New Yamaha 212X and 242X water sports video
- Thread starter haknslash
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No way that's factory ballast on the surfing vid.
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It might be factory ballast.......
But they have the entire film crew, technicians and product managers in the boat watching Danny! (he was injured when he was out with us...but still got out there to show his stuff....Danny if you are reading this...hope you are mending!! He gave me some awesome tips)
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Touché
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I try not to call my neighbors "ballast" when I invite them out! LOL Is it wrong to have them step on a scale before getting on the boat?
RightStuff
Jetboaters Admiral
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You can't just say that stuff and not share!?!
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I'm too embarrassed to tell....I am a novice wake boarder....I was looking for tips on simple moves like a switch. He watched what I was doing and corrected some things I was doing wrong. Like not switching my weight from one hand to the other once I'd made the reverse. Keeping my hands extended and not pulling in at all when doing a switch....sweeping them in an even arch around me.
bobbie
Jetboaters Admiral
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- Georgetown, TX
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That wake on the 212x looks small and way too much jet wash
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It does need a wake wedge to clean it up....and another bag on the surf side seat would help.
bobbie
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Ah...this is much better.....
Glen
Jetboaters Commander
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- Boat Make
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- Year
- 2016
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- Boat Length
- 24
Full disclosure-
Have had a 242X since Nov'15 and have yet to have them provide any ballast, ever.
Dealer (Fredericksburg, VA (FMS)) and Yamaha each seemed confused with ever more connection checking with the back pressure of the ballast controller replacement back-ordered until Oct'16.
Bottom-line, Yamaha is not handling well when their ballast creation (3rd party) does not work as designed/marketed/advertised.
I've had a Limited S to date, but paid a lot more-
Have had a 242X since Nov'15 and have yet to have them provide any ballast, ever.
Dealer (Fredericksburg, VA (FMS)) and Yamaha each seemed confused with ever more connection checking with the back pressure of the ballast controller replacement back-ordered until Oct'16.
Bottom-line, Yamaha is not handling well when their ballast creation (3rd party) does not work as designed/marketed/advertised.
I've had a Limited S to date, but paid a lot more-
