Our New Baby, 2024 252SE 🎉

[Hot2Go]

Nice boat and good to see there are some other Iowegians on the site. I see you're from Clarinda, I live between Council Bluffs and Mo Valley right down the street from Desoto Bend so I primarily boat and do all the watersports on the MO river.

I can attest to the weeds at Okoboji not being good, I had to replace my impeller after my first trip there. Lake Manawa is also pretty hostile to jet boats for that reason

I was wondering how Manawa was, especially since it’s not very deep from what I’ve heard. Lake Icaria near Corning, IA and Mozingo Lake near Maryville, MO are our home lakes and they are just fine our jet boats! You don’t have too many options up north there!

 

[BrandonG]

Yea I would strongly discourage anyone from going to Manawa, since every lake in Omaha is no wake they all go over to Manawa so its always packed. The Missouri river north of Omaha is some of the best boating around, there is a marina you can dock at in omaha and explore downtown and north from there are a few riverfront bars/concert/food venues. Also boundless sandbars and great float trip opportunities

 

[Hot2Go]

Wife got yesterday off which was a perfect day with barely any wind and 92 degrees. Water temp of 80.

The CJS was a very noticeable difference with all slow speed handling and cruising around. Noticed immediately backing off the trailer how much straighter I backed off and how much more responsive it was when I turned the wheel. At cruising speed while making a turn I didn’t have to turn the wheel all the way and the fins definitely had more bite while making the turns. Happy I decided to install them! Thanks @Cobra Jet Steering LLC! Not that we haven’t heard this all before but our AR230 already had CJS so I had never experienced without any fins until we got the 252SE.

The girls did some tubing and we spent most of the day swimming in the cove!

 

[Cobra Jet Steering LLC]

Thank you for your feedback, 24 years of experience means a lot when it comes to a product as important as steering enhancement on a jet boat. I always say drive the boat as is and then see what improvements it needs.
Slow speed is obvious but try backing off the throttle while in a fast turn and see how it stays in the turn OR NOT!
See how it maintains speed in a turn - OR NOT !
And what about the bow wander you don't like that either , And the time it takes to get up on plane could be improved plus the bow hop in rough water is also annoying>
Lets not forget the admiral won't drive the boat without calling you BAD names for buying the boat in the first place, That needs to be addressed quickly!!! ,Does it handle like a sports car on a dry road ? it can!!
I also just had a customer tell me his fuel consumption went from 1.7 mils a gallon to 2.4 on a trip he makes , obviously a lot of factors can effect mileage but it is something to keep track of , faster hole shot reduces fuel consumption as does the straight tracking on plane and maintaining your hull speed in turns . Also do you want more fun and way less stress during water sport activities?? sure you do! do your research and speak directly to the inventor who blazed this trail 24 years ago NO GAMES NO GIMMICKS get BUY DIRECT DISCOIUNT PRICES EVERY DAY ! Get the most from your time out on the water with family and friends.

 

[Hot2Go]

Forgot to mention we are kidless tomorrow due to them staying at grandparents for the weekend. We plan to go to Smithville Lake north of KC, so @KC-AR240 any pointers? Planned on using Boat Ramp W off County Rd W. Going south from there to check out the restaurant on the water for lunch and then need to look up the facebook page because I know they have a hazard map.

 

[Hot2Go]

Smithville lake today, which is around an hour and 45 minutes away from us. Have friends that go there so since we didn’t have kids it was a good time to trial. Ramp W was 23 dollars for the day for ramp usage and parking, which I thought was pricey. Between the Buoys restaurant on the water had great food and drinks! Was a great day on the water again, little wind and water temp of 82 degrees. Almost at our 10 hour mark for both engines so I’ll be ordering oil change kits soon.

Zone control for music is a nice connext feature that I don’t think is talked about enough. I like having 100% for the speakers off the swim deck & sub, then 50% in the cockpit & bow while anchored.

Wife got burnt to a crisp somehow even though we both used a healthy dose of sunscreen. She’ll recover before Monday when we go to Mozingo though!

 

[BrandonG]

Is the audio on your boat all through the Connex console? The junk clarion that came on my boat died and I got one with zone control and it is worth every penny to be able to isolate the sound, mainly nice for having the cabin speakers up and not making everyone deaf with the tower speakers lol.

Mozingo is a nice lake, only been there once years ago but it was a peaceful quiet lake for the most part.

 

[Hot2Go]

Is the audio on your boat all through the Connex console? The junk clarion that came on my boat died and I got one with zone control and it is worth every penny to be able to isolate the sound, mainly nice for having the cabin speakers up and not making everyone deaf with the tower speakers lol.

Mozingo is a nice lake, only been there once years ago but it was a peaceful quiet lake for the most part.

Yea everything is through the connext screen! Mozingo is our “home lake” and we love it. Plenty big, deep, cleaner than most, and large cove area. They’ve updated some things like a visitor center that has some essentials, beer, and ice. Also added another RV campground because they are always so full!

 

[Hot2Go]

Completed the 10 hour oil and filter service today before the heat wave comes starting tomorrow and into the weekend. Sucked a little over 2.5 quarts out of each engine via the dipstick tube. Greased all points on the trailer. Silicone lubed different parts on the boat. Vacuumed and cleaned as well! If it’s not too windy Friday we will go, but not betting on it since they’re still forecasting 20-30mph winds. Monday looks great though!

 

[ahenderson432]

Smithville lake today, which is around an hour and 45 minutes away from us. Have friends that go there so since we didn’t have kids it was a good time to trial. Ramp W was 23 dollars for the day for ramp usage and parking, which I thought was pricey. Between the Buoys restaurant on the water had great food and drinks! Was a great day on the water again, little wind and water temp of 82 degrees. Almost at our 10 hour mark for both engines so I’ll be ordering oil change kits soon.

Zone control for music is a nice connext feature that I don’t think is talked about enough. I like having 100% for the speakers off the swim deck & sub, then 50% in the cockpit & bow while anchored.

Wife got burnt to a crisp somehow even though we both used a healthy dose of sunscreen. She’ll recover before Monday when we go to Mozingo though!

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Semi-Pro Tip: The bugs on the tower I assume are from Trailering. Been there done that! I have wrapped the tower with saran wrap or moving wrap for longer trailering trips. Bring a razor/scissors for quick removal prior to launching. Saves a ton of time with bug removal. Hope that helps.

 

[Babin Farms]

Completed the 10 hour oil and filter service today before the heat wave comes starting tomorrow and into the weekend. Sucked a little over 2.5 quarts out of each engine via the dipstick tube. Greased all points on the trailer. Silicone lubed different parts on the boat. Vacuumed and cleaned as well! If it’s not too windy Friday we will go, but not betting on it since they’re still forecasting 20-30mph winds. Monday looks great though!

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Is there a way to drain all of the oil from those engines like the MR1?

 

[Hot2Go]

Is there a way to drain all of the oil from those engines like the MR1?

I’m not really sure, I haven’t looked into it! I believe oil capacity is 2.75qts so I got most of it out, plus still looked like new oil so I’m content!

 

[KC-AR240]

Forgot to mention we are kidless tomorrow due to them staying at grandparents for the weekend. We plan to go to Smithville Lake north of KC, so @KC-AR240 any pointers? Planned on using Boat Ramp W off County Rd W. Going south from there to check out the restaurant on the water for lunch and then need to look up the facebook page because I know they have a hazard map.

sorry...i got this a little late . We'll be going out Saturday for sure. June 28th

 

[Hot2Go]

First a couple pictures of yesterday on the lake, water temp was 88 degrees! No wind at all, not sure we even needed to set an anchor. We bought another pressurized mat, cheapo from Amazon, because the wife wanted something separate since the kids run wild on the mission one and jump in the sunchill. So far so good, pressurizes to 4-4.5PSI and probably can hold 5-6 adults although it’s only 8’x6’.



I noticed the grab handle on the starboard side bow was loose, so today I got to access that, which was a pain in the ass, but doable. Thank god I’m 5’9” and fit in under the front starboard seat and into the helm area. The bolts to tighten for those grab rails are a 13MM and I could easily get a ratchet or ratchet wrench on it after blindly feeling up the gap of fiberglass. Pro tip, lay a towel down before you lay in the compartment…..


I then walked around the boat with a screwdriver and tightened any loose bolt I could find, which to my surprise was not many. Only ones that really needed it were the anchor locker hinge and storage door hinge behind the captain’s chair. Filled the raw water wash down tank and made sure it worked. Checked oil in both engines again which were good levels on both. I had complained about the Bluetooth range on the boat before, but when I was cleaning I was on the swim deck and my phone was on me and still playing music, so I guess to be continued on that saga.

I ended the morning cleaning, spraying 303UV, and washing/waxing the boat. Due to work schedules we won’t get out until July 3rd when we head to Red Rock for the 4th weekend! So the boat will sadly sit in storage until then.