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[thumper]

as i am fairly new to jetboating (2 hours) i find that they spin at idle in nuetral - obviously just turning the wheel from left to right continuously counteracts this, are there any other close quarters handling tips that anyone can help with as in the uk all of our harbour walls are solid granite so you dont get many chances at grazing them!

[cAn'T sWim]

as i am fairly new to jetboating (2 hours) i find that they spin at idle in nuetral - obviously just turning the wheel from left to right continuously counteracts this, are there any other close quarters handling tips that anyone can help with as in the uk all of our harbour walls are solid granite so you dont get many chances at grazing them!

Nope....there is not true netural and with the addition of wake, you will always be moving around.

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Funny stories

[tiggerman]

as i am fairly new to jetboating (2 hours) i find that they spin at idle in nuetral - obviously just turning the wheel from left to right continuously counteracts this, are there any other close quarters handling tips that anyone can help with as in the uk all of our harbour walls are solid granite so you dont get many chances at grazing them!

Practice AWAY from the granite.... learn to feather the throttle to turn the boat exactly the way you want it. On my 97, there is a sweet spot on the shifter where the boat will stay still- it's not in the N position-more like a bit toward the R position. Learn early that REVERSE is not as good as it should be, so anticipate when to use it. Pay attention to the wind....

[thumper]

i have thankfully found out that reverse is well not so good - as when i change from f-n sometimes it flicks back to reverse - note to seadoo - put a button on the shifter like there is on automatic transmissions on cars - it should stop with no probs at nuetral but its so easy for it to go back into reverse......

[tiggerman]

...my older Doo sort of "cliks" into neutral, and does not pull back into reverse easily. There is an adjustment on the shifter to make the handle a little tighter.

[thumper]

thanks for that - i will have a look.