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Great review! You covered everything I needed to know. I’m new at boat shopping and I have looked at a lot of center console boats. It’s a tough choice for me but the video was very convincing. You didn’t cover the seat material. Robalo uses a silicon material that is more resistant to mold. What type of material does Yamaha use?
@irisrodriguez3388 here you go: jetboatpilot.com/collections/maintenance/products/1-8-litre-yamaha-boat-waverunner-spark-plugs (this is for 222 models)
No, DON'T do that! You should ALWAYS open the engine hatch and SMELL before you run the blower and start the engines. Else, you lose an opportunity to catch a leak BEFORE you leave the dock.
It is really too bad Yamaha marketing doesn't send you a 2024 to compare the new vs old engines. Everyone I know that has bought a new Yamaha boat has watched your videos. It is either Yamaha is hiding something or their product marketing was a competitor in the tide pod challenge.
That flag was damaged beyond repair and had been taken down for disposal. I should have properly disposed of it but did not have the ability to during the shoot.
Love the videos and products but we can do without the “on the planet” RU-vid ordered programming . We all know earth is flat. Also I’d love to order sea deck mats for a 21 ar190 but the selections on the site are far too confusing and too many color options without being able to be sure what they all look like.
I’m picking up mine tomorrow!!! Super excited! Thank you for the video Jetboatpilot! I’m going to make a bunch of videos as well the next year. I want to help anyone interested in this boat. I bought mine sight unseen and I’ve never seen one in person. It’s ridiculous but it is what it is. We already have plans to take this to the Bahamas so i will be able to make a ton of videos on reliability and sea worthiness. A lot of people hate on these boats for whatever reason so I’m going to test it to its limits and we shall see if its a true off shore center console.
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They do that standard on the 255 FSH. The 222 is still mid line for them and those features you mentioned are reserved for their largest boat. Yamaha, though a high quality brand, is also a value brand so you won't find alot of add ons until you get into the higher end of the line.
We just finished purchasing this boat, thanks to your video. Yamaha owes you a commission check. Do you have a video on how to flush the engines and how to perform the engine break in? Thank you Will for your videos
We have a great flushing video on this channel. We don't have a break in video, consult your manual for that one. I wish they paid me for every boat these videos sold. I could quit my day job! Lol
@@irisrodriguez3388 Change your plugs. We stock them. Shoud fix your problem. Also our plugs come with a special heat sync paste that keeps the threads on the plugs from bonding to the threads in the engine. It's the factory recommended Wacker paste so its the best there is.
I’m newly shopping for a twin engine boat. I was wondering if I’m at a lake an prefer to save gas, can you run this boat on a single engine or does both always have to be running?
Both must be running if you're going to run 10mph plus. If not you can run just the one engine. Also if you clamp off the water intake line for the inoperative engine you can run faster than 10mph on the other.
I think Yamaha boats are great but their quality control in the last couple years hasn’t been great. IMO the killer for me is they can not be left in the water if you boat in saltwater. Who wants to trailer every day? Not me.
True, quality took a dip during the pandemic, but so did many other companies. Today they're miles ahead of the 2021 and 2022 models. And you're right. Leaving a Yamaha in the salt water for extended periods of time is not optimal, but can be done with the proper setup and prep.
Can you leave this boat docked all year round in a slip in saltwater ? . I’ve heard you can’t because you can’t paint the jet drives . What’s your thoughts and opinions on this
It's not advisable because you can't flush the engines while the boat is in the water. You van bottom paint but it really hurts fuel efficiency and top speed and also resale value.
Hi Will, great video! Thank you for all you do as I have learned a lot from you over the last couple years we have had our 252S. Something you brought up in your video I found interesting is that the engines around 100 hours really starting to come alive. I still have a ways to go before hitting 100 hours, unfortunately. This leads me to my question, how many hours do these engines typically last for, before needing any type of major work? I have read a lot of different types of comments about this topic but can not seem to find anything concrete. Generally speaking ... Thank you!
You won't see major repairs for many hundreds of hours! These engines are super solid. Just have Yamaha mechanics look the boat over at least once per year and you'll be golden!
It is sort of high to climb up there but then it is sort of low when you stand on the rear deck your head can hit the rocket launchers easily there's only about 5 ft 6 in clearance between the floor and the bottom edge of the rocket launchers. You just have to watch your head there
Not that I recall. I think if anything they may have a friction hinge, but I don't use the area under the seat enough even open the seat hatches. I use the access doors beneath the casting pods which makes it much easier to get in there.
I think you just solidified the 222 for me. Been around and driven boats my whole life, but never purchased my own. What’s the standard loan time when financing a boat?
Sorry about that. It was torn so badly we had to dispose of it. I do agree though, it should have not been allowed to touch the ground, even though it was destroyed by the wind!
Been waiting for a review on this one! QUESTION I've been looking for an answer for all over: What about trolling? Does the FSH have some sort of special motor, or low speed, so you can troll on it? Or do people attach an external trolling motor on these?
JetBoats have fewer moving parts so they require less maintenance and also break less often. Also there's no exposed prop so no worries about little fingers and toes in the water. Also super shallow draft too. We can operate it idle power at about knee deep water.
@@JetBoatPilot thank you , still indecisive but really leaning toward the Yamaha as I have a jetski and sorta have a better understanding of its functionality comparing to the outboard
Hey Will. Do you notice a big difference between the 222 and 255 on the water? Specifically how it handles chop with the extra length on the 255. The hulls seem similar
@@JetBoatPilot thats pretty good .. alot of SE folks are reporting no higher than 46 .. have you personally witnessed 50mph ? they also boat at ocean level .
@@JetBoatPilot I know your going to think im off the wall for asking youthis , because how could you possibly know ..But what do you THINK of yamaha new rumored motors coming out? worth the wait till they get into boats or upgrade now .?
