Reply from JetBoatPilot regarding short SeaDek.... Thank you so much for your review! The piece of SeaDek on the port side, which you referred to in your video, could be made longer but at its current size it fits into our nesting. If we had gone longer with the part it would have required an additional sheet of material to produce it which drives the cost and subsequently the retail price up.
Well done! Both informative and entertaining. Knowing you personally, I can easily imagine your unhappiness at the now imperfect strap that holds down the cooler seat.
Thanks Jay....we have a 2020 242 SE. Appreciate your thoughts, the only sea-deck we did not put on was the rail piece, we did not like to look, but will keep a look out for any potential scuff marks. Like the quick bumper release. keep it going Jay.
Very Nice boat I like it lots of speakers 🔊 colours go good 👍 awesome video thanks for the info looking into getting a SX195 2021 19.5 feet one hopefully this summer
Great advices. When it comes to center the forward position of the wheel. Many boats, particulary sailboats with larger wheels will have a little nice rope knot right at the center. I took a small red zip-tie and tied it hard on the backside so I just have a red line at the center. Cheers from Aitutaki lagoon
Well-done, thanks Jay! But don't call them "bumpers", they're "fenders", hahaha! In some cases it is better to connect an anchor line to the boat from a point off the centre line. It can reduce wagging, or wandering on the hook, especially if it is the sole line in use (ie no stern line). Keep up the good work!
Can you do a video showing how to do everything with the tower? I just got same boat. There’s a black knob in middle under the wet sounds speakers on tower then there’s a few pins on back of tower. Not sure what these 3 things do or how to tilt and raise lower the tower. Thanks!
Great video Jay. You're just like me, very meticulous. I ordered a 2021 212SE that will be here in March. Did you purchase the seadek from a Yamaha dealer? Thanks..
Congratulations!! Yes, I bought the seadek through my Yamaha dealer. They got it from Jet Boat Pilot. I didn't buy it from JBP directly because Yamaha got it from them and didn't charge me shipping. So it saved me $10.
Where did you get those stick on mats where you placed your left foot and right arm? I went to jet boil pilot but don’t see them. Not sure if the name is correct or if it’s written incorrectly.
Hey Smoke’n Jay great video just picked up a 2015 242 limited S and my question is the center cushion that you say you don’t use very often and you put sea deck there instead can you put sea deck there and also put the Cushion there as well? What I’m wondering with the sea deck there and then you put the cushion in place does it stick up to high that it’s not even with rest of the seating?
Excellent question. Yes, you can have both the Seadek and the cushion there at the same time. At least on my boat, I can't tell the Seadek is there when I have the cushion in, it still sits flush with the rest of the seat. Congratulations on your new boat.
@@SmoknJaysGarage thanks so much for getting back to me so quick! I live up here in the great white north in Ontario Canada and we have over 250,000 lakes!!! I always wanted to put sea deck there but was always worried about the cushion because we do you use the cushion a lot On my old Yamaha..... really really appreciate you getting back to me! Not all you tuber’s respond thanks again.... I might be asking you more questions down the road lol... have a great winter and like they say in the boating world..... sea you on the water!
I drilled the holes specifically for the fenders. I do have a detailed video of installing them and how I drilled through the boat if you're interested.
I'm looking for the ba k additional mats you put on and I can't seem to find them can you send part number or anything I can reference, I can't find on the website,
I've been very seriously considering guide posts because I typically launch the boat alone. We considered the porta potty, but no one wants to empty it. Lol
@@SmoknJaysGarage Jay i just went to Winnebagoland last night and bought there red 242X demo boat. I live on the north shore of Winnebago, so its really shallow. I think this boat will be perfect for it. Thank you for all the videos you did on the 2020 as there weren't many other videos out there on the 2020 242X. I really like those pop in cleats, how many come in a pack when you buy them?
@@jamiebudiac4101 That's awesome! Congratulations. You can get the cleats in either a 2 or 4 pack. I bought the 4 pack because it was a little cheap per cleat. But so far I've only used the two on the back. I've of thought of possibly added a the other two somewhere in the front.
I don't think so. This is my second one. I had an '03 SR230 before this one. Neither has given me any issues. If my next boat isn't a yacht, it will be a Yamaha again.
Man I worked at the factory where they make them boats and I gotta say they are a miserable place to work for and that all leads to the the product i hope you are happy just thought I'd give you a heads up that miserable people prolly build lack luster product BEWARE
That very unfortunate to hear. I always thought it would be great working at a place that builds things I like to use, but I guess that isn't always the case.
That is super unfortunate to hear. I have been saving for 2 years to buy a Yamaha boat. What would you say the biggest concern is from a durability standpoint? Will the boat be worth half its value in 10 years?
