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I am a newbie 230 challenger (510hp) doooer.
It is our families first summer in the challenger and have enjoyed it immensely!
Fast, smooth, roomy, but very thirsty!
I have develoed an early pet peeve to do with the boat attitude when in neutral.
When I start the engines (in neutral of course), there is a fair amount of jet propulsion from the idling jets.
This really creates necessary manouvers (changing from neutral to reverse repeatedly) to merely stay positioned relative to the dock side.
I know all of you jet boaters will say.... your just not used to jet boats, or you will master it in a short while, or find the sweet spot between neutral/reverse and hold it there, etc.
To put it bluntly. This just should not be neceessary with a new $50,000 boat!
Why can't the dealers (as part of the PDI) be made to adjust the reverse gate position to the best interference position to obtain true neutral or zero forward thrust.
If this gate was adjusted correctly to diffuse the correct amount of forward thrust when in neutral, wouldn't it be much easier and safer for the driver and his passengers?
Then sea doo owners would not be telling me, "you will get used to it!"
Comments anyone?
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