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I plan to most of my boating in the Madison Wisconsin area. We do plan to take the boat to Castle Rock lake and the chain of lakes in IL as well.
I read that, thanks I already ordered and plan to put it on before we launch for the first time.
Welcome, let me know if you ever want to meet up (as I am up by Madison). Also check out the gatherings I highly recommend going to Shelbyville, IL in July.
That's a great looking boat! lol. Your gonna love it! I have 50 hours on mine so she's just gettin' broken in. I'm gonna grab mine out of storage next weekend. It's been a long winter!
Thanks @Lake_Spray , I did get out last Sunday for about 1.5 hours to start the break-in process. The first 30 min killed me only running a max of 3,500 rpm but then I was able to go to 6,500 on and off and it made my day to feel the thrust it has. I'm definitely going to need to work on my docking abilities, but I just ordered the Cobra Viper setup and hopefully that will help. I took my Dad with and he was impressed in the power it had (He is inboard guy). I just stressed to him that I didn't even open it up yet and he laughed. I plan to go out this weekend and finish my break-in so I can really enjoy the boat.
Aside from occasionally driving my Dad's pontoon boat I was completely new to boating last season, much less jet boats, and felt pretty comfortable after only a couple trips to the lake and several hours of operation. Also have a 16 year old son who I got up to speed by the end of the season and I feel pretty comfortable letting him handle the boat totally on his own under most normal conditions. I added some fins too (the other brand though). I was OK without them but my wife was whining a bit about slow speed handling so... They DO make a difference and will make docking easier. I've felt that anxiety when there's a bit a breeze and you're thinking about the giant scrape you might be putting in your perfect gel coat in a few moments because you misjudged something.
I'm close to you in Skippack. Had my 2021 195S out twice already. Been going to Beltzville. Where do you go most often? We are planning trips to Wallenpaupack and Havre de Grace for the Summer.
I do most of my boating on Raystown Lake in central PA. We have a cabin about 25 minutes north of the lake. We usually get there for 4-5 long weekends per season.
I've never been to Raystown, is that about 3 hours away? How about Deep Creek? The Upper Chesapeake is my all-time favorite. Beltzville has some decent coves for dropping the anchor to relax.
Yeah it's about 3 hours. Too far for a day trip, but if you can find a place to stay it's well worth the drive. The lake also has camping spots right on the lake that you can tie up to. (If your in to the tent camping) We've rented cabins right on the water before, but they didn't have a dock for the boat.
