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One picture of your last outing.

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Decided to have breakfast on the water.

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Wind came up later but a gorgeous day on the water…

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Late afternoon rain shower with a little thunder.

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Plenty of marks but the fish are still not that active…the water is slowly getting warmer, up to 48° in places. Had a few fish on but none on the boat.
 
Got on the water for first time this year, Mississippi pool 13, maiden run for my kid's brand new 195sx. He's coming from an 06 tango 240 so he isn't new to jets but ordered thrust vector last, fantastic boat and he's happy but reverse handling seems far inferior to the old sportjetsin his old Tango and my Mirage.
 

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Got on the water for first time this year, Mississippi pool 13, maiden run for my kid's brand new 195sx. He's coming from an 06 tango 240 so he isn't new to jets but ordered thrust vector last, fantastic boat and he's happy but reverse handling seems far inferior to the old sportjetsin his old Tango and my Mirage.
What was the water temp up there??? Might get ours out in pool 14 this week to do some cruising & check things out.
 
Where do you put in at when you go to Conowingo
We usually put in at Dorsey Park ramp which is at the entrance to Peach Bottom Power Plant. It's pretty steep but rarely crowded. We've also put in at Muddy Creek (closer to Lancaster), it's not nearly as steep but gets a lot of kayakers and the lot can fill up. It does have separate "ramp" for kayakers to launch. You need to follow the channel markers to get to the main body of water - there's rocks just under the surface all around the islands. If you plan to go there, let me know and I can give more details.
 
What’s you favorite u have been too? I’m located in Lancaster
Our favorite is probably Raystown but it's an 1 1/2 to 2 hours to get there plus turnpike tolls (not cheap with a trailer) and it does get crowded on weekends. Conowingo has become our go to lake since it's never crowded - mostly fishermen - and almost as big as Raystown. York Haven Dam has potential, it's less than a half hour from our house but it does have a lot of shallow areas. We like Blue Marsh if we're planning to just relax and float a lot but the jetskiers have really taken over and made it hard to enjoy the main part of the lake. It also gets crowded like Raystown.
 
Mother’s Day on the lake - where she loves to be
 

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Back on the water. Love it.
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First post here... here's my "new to me" 2014 Yamaha 242 Limited S. Lovin It... this is our first trip out!! Dog Island Florida.Dog Island _IMG_0968.jpg

This was taken just off St. George Island on the way over to Dog Island... it was perfect. St. George Island_IMG_0960.jpg
Anyone from Tallahassee area on here?
 
Just got back from a week staying on Captiva with my in-laws. We were lucky to find a house that had both beach access and a dedicated slip.
Launched at Moss Marina after the 16 hour drive with my brother in law to avoid putting the painted trailer in the salt water, then headed across to Sanibel for lunch before heading up to the house. Spent the week visiting island restaurants (Cabbage Key and Mainstays), beaches on North Captiva and Cayo Costa, and the Boca Grande sandbar, before having the boat pulled back out and driving home.
The weather was excellent, and it was a big learning experience for my wife's family as they are "not boat people," in their words. Best part was my 11 month old son loving riding in the boat and playing on the beach and in the water.
 

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Finished pre-season prep and dropped her at the slip today! Took a short cruise around the lower James River south of Richmond. Felt very good. Recaptured 6-7 mph from a clean hull with a coat of ceramic spray.

Had @JetBoatPilot thrust vectors and lat thrusters installed…that was a nice upgrade. Tracks very well at low or no wake speed…no need for constant correction. Can cruise while both arms leaning on the windshield and only the occasional tap on the wheel. Docking was like a different boat. It’s still docking but much improved.

Good first outing. Hot weekend incoming.
marine fuel was 499 at the dock I was pleasantly surprised (that sounds ridiculous regardless but well, ya know…)
 
Took the boat out to make sure everything was working as it should. So just me and my boy today. I didn't even get the mats out of my shed. Everything is good and ready for the season. Water was perfect today with temps in the 90s.

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Love taking new people boat riding.

A happy outing with some of my work crew:
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