Well, I didn’t see some of those changes coming for the 222 FSH models;
Much higher free board, safety and bigger water confidence.
Coming with the Simrad MFD is great!
The hard top and full height glass windscreen is really awesome! With the hard top this will allow a set of canvas with stratoglass to be easily put on for those windy/rainy/cooler days.
As mentioned in Julian and Neil’s vid, there are places to put rods in the bow for a forward sunscreen. This could also be used for a pop up tent support, not unlike the tents that used to be available for the bow riders. I think Yamaha quit producing those tents in 2015?
I do like the flip open jump seats and I’m going to assume under those jump seats is storage like the 210 model FSH. I think this is a big improvement over the type of jump seats in my boat, the removable back rests on my boat need to be treated with the utmost respect or you’re going to end up face first on the deck. Plus the new style are always on board and protected when not in use.
Also most awesomely is the addition of deck drains in the corners! This will aid greatly in keeping water off the deck and for cleaning the deck with the raw water wash down system….wonder if the raw water wash down system got an electric pump instead of the starboard jet pump providing water ?
Love the snap in marine mat flooring, leave it in for sport boating / cruising / entertaining days, remove it for fishing days to make clean up super easy.
The 75 gallon tank is nice! 25 gallons bigger than the 210. Depending on what the best cruise mileage is with the 1.8L engines and holding back 10% reserve= 67.5 gallons, this will either give the same range as the 210 of 165 miles if mpg is 2.5, and will boost range to 202.5 if mpg is 3.
The lift and lock latches are nice on the forward compartments instead of the rubber bunji style latches.
The drain in the forward starboard insulated fish box was increased to what looks like 1.5” and the drain is right below the fish box instead of traveling all the way back aft. This is nice for a non macerated fish box drain.
I see they fixed the way the anchor locker door opens!
The compass was relocated to the port side of the helm, probably for better esthetics with the Simrad MFD but it also gets it away from any magnetic interference..
Gone are the analogue tachs…not sure I like that.
Also looks like the 5 gallon bucket locker in the deck in the bow is bigger.
Bravo on the insert for the complete casting platform in the bow…wonder if there will be a filler pad to make it into a sun pad? Probably could get a pad made by any upholstery shop. Nice to have a table for entertaining or making up tackle. Wonder if it will have dedicated storage in one of the forward storage pods?
Lots of improvements in a more affordable package than the 255/252 FSH series, and with the 1.8’s it should be a sporty little boat with a power to weight ratio of 10.8:1 with a full tank of fuel! That’s better power to weight ratio (11:1), by .3 pounds than the 255 FSH Sport E with a full tank of fuel!!! By comparison my 210 FSH Sport‘s is 14.87:1 with a full tank of fuel.
