YamaHog
Jet Boat Addict
- Messages
- 162
- Reaction score
- 113
- Points
- 112
- Location
- Little Rock, AR
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- Limited S
- Boat Length
- 19
This past Saturday I was finally able to get my new 195S out to my favorite lake! It was my third trip out in the boat and was a great day all-in-all. I've gotten much more comfortable around the docks and have finally got a feel for using reverse to stop the boat at slow speeds. The lake was VERY busy and there were some nasty wakes from from larger wake boats. I was very impressed with how well my 19' boat handled those wakes. Lake calmed down a bit in the evening and was able to do a little bit of fishing trolling at 2 - 3 mph. I think the Cobra Jet AK-19 Deluxe steering system I added in almost a necessity for having some steering for slow speed trolling.
Now for the bad.............I did one of the dumbest things I've probably even done in an attempt to try to get my boat to fit into my garage. I had read about the wake tower cable mod to lengthen the cables to lower the wake tower a bit further to get clearance and fit into a standard 7' garage opening. Trying to get at the underside of the cables to unscrew the nut I had the bright idea of trying to slide my upper body down into the rear dry storage locker behind the helm to get an angle to unscrew the nut. When I did this, I had on Dri-fit type shorts and ended up sliding down into the locker with just my feet sticking out! I was able to remove the nut, but then discovered I could not easily get myself back out AND I had taken my cell phone out of my pocket! I was only stuck in there for about 2 mins but it freaked me out big time! I was able to remain calm as I still had plenty of room to move my upper body and breathe easily, and gradually worked my way back out by pulling myself a little with my foot on the wake tower outside. I got out pretty quickly with just scratch on my forearm from the inside edge of the locker. I'm NEVER doing that again (even though I didn't intend to fall all the way inside). It's definitely a scary feeling thinking you could be stuck.
and the frustrating........
Even after my scary dilemma above and lowering the wake tower as much as I could, the trailer still misses going into the garage by an inch or so. It looks like the an inch or two difference from the outside edge of my garage to the center, so one of the sides of the wake tower won't clear. I'm now on a waiting list for a spot in the storage facility near me to open up. $170 a month I hadn't planned for, but it is what it is.
Finally, I got my paperwork in the mail over the weekend from the dealer so I went to register my boat at the DMV here in Arkansas today and they didn't like the bill of sale.......I purchased from a dealer in Florida and on the bill of sale the boat and trailer are both itemized, but the trailer has a the sale price listed as $0.00 and full amount on the boat. Apparently in my state they have to charge sales tax on each separately so they are asking me to get a new bill of sale with a value other than $0.00 on the trailer.
Once I can finally get the boat registered hopefully I'll be able to kick back and just enjoy it. I also wanted to share my story about sliding into the locker in hopes that somebody else doesn't make such a stupid decision!
Now for the bad.............I did one of the dumbest things I've probably even done in an attempt to try to get my boat to fit into my garage. I had read about the wake tower cable mod to lengthen the cables to lower the wake tower a bit further to get clearance and fit into a standard 7' garage opening. Trying to get at the underside of the cables to unscrew the nut I had the bright idea of trying to slide my upper body down into the rear dry storage locker behind the helm to get an angle to unscrew the nut. When I did this, I had on Dri-fit type shorts and ended up sliding down into the locker with just my feet sticking out! I was able to remove the nut, but then discovered I could not easily get myself back out AND I had taken my cell phone out of my pocket! I was only stuck in there for about 2 mins but it freaked me out big time! I was able to remain calm as I still had plenty of room to move my upper body and breathe easily, and gradually worked my way back out by pulling myself a little with my foot on the wake tower outside. I got out pretty quickly with just scratch on my forearm from the inside edge of the locker. I'm NEVER doing that again (even though I didn't intend to fall all the way inside). It's definitely a scary feeling thinking you could be stuck.
and the frustrating........
Even after my scary dilemma above and lowering the wake tower as much as I could, the trailer still misses going into the garage by an inch or so. It looks like the an inch or two difference from the outside edge of my garage to the center, so one of the sides of the wake tower won't clear. I'm now on a waiting list for a spot in the storage facility near me to open up. $170 a month I hadn't planned for, but it is what it is.
Finally, I got my paperwork in the mail over the weekend from the dealer so I went to register my boat at the DMV here in Arkansas today and they didn't like the bill of sale.......I purchased from a dealer in Florida and on the bill of sale the boat and trailer are both itemized, but the trailer has a the sale price listed as $0.00 and full amount on the boat. Apparently in my state they have to charge sales tax on each separately so they are asking me to get a new bill of sale with a value other than $0.00 on the trailer.
Once I can finally get the boat registered hopefully I'll be able to kick back and just enjoy it. I also wanted to share my story about sliding into the locker in hopes that somebody else doesn't make such a stupid decision!
