2020 212X - Hello from Raleigh NC

[B Frank]

Hello Everyone -- My wife and I just put down a non-refundable deposit on a new 2020 212X at Chatlee Boats in Sanford, NC. We saw it a couple of weeks ago at their boat show at the NC Fairgrounds.

We've been considering getting a boat for the last year or so, and this forum really helped in making the decision to get the 212X.

First step for us now is to find a storage place for the boat after we pick it up in late March. After that will be a Stoltz bow roller, Cobra Fins, Ridesteady, and more than likely new radial tires as we're heading up to Sunapee Lake in NH with it this summer for a couple of weeks.

Oure plan is to trailer to the lakes in the area, as well as possibly going down to Wilmington and the ICW.

Congrats!! Awesome boat! Which color?

 

[PBear]

Congrats!! Awesome boat! Which color?

We were able to see the two hull colors side by side and the black hull really spoke to us, so that’s what we got

 

[Dan_NC]

Congrats on your new boat, be sure to add another coat of wax right when you take delivery, it will go a long way towards reducing those docking mishaps when learning how to steer a jet boat. Intimidating at first, but you will be a pro pretty soon. Just remember, in slow speed maneuvers, less is more and bumping the throttle will help you feel it out.

 

[PBear]

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• PBear
• Mar 21, 2020

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• PBear
• Mar 21, 2020

Happy Day yesterday for us - we took delivery of the boat at Chatlee! We even had time for a quick late afternoon "social distancing" first run on Harris Lake

Have some work to do in getting the tailer set up with respect to leveling, tongue weight, trailer guides/lights, etc.

Also took advantage of @suke recommendation and now have the boat parked in the same Fuquay location.

 

[Looper7]

Welcome and congratulations she's a beauty

 

[bronze_10]

Welcome

 

[suke]

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• PBear
• Mar 21, 2020

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• PBear
• Mar 21, 2020

Happy Day yesterday for us - we took delivery of the boat at Chatlee! We even had time for a quick late afternoon "social distancing" first run on Harris Lake

Have some work to do in getting the tailer set up with respect to leveling, tongue weight, trailer guides/lights, etc.

Also took advantage of @suke recommendation and now have the boat parked in the same Fuquay location.

Nice! You park next to the other Yamaha near the front? I thought about taking that spot, but figured I should just stick to my spot I've been in over a year. When did you drop your boat off? I took mine out the other day for a few, and just took it back Friday.

 

[Yamadale]

Hello Everyone -- My wife and I just put down a non-refundable deposit on a new 2020 212X at Chatlee Boats in Sanford, NC. We saw it a couple of weeks ago at their boat show at the NC Fairgrounds.

We've been considering getting a boat for the last year or so, and this forum really helped in making the decision to get the 212X.

First step for us now is to find a storage place for the boat after we pick it up in late March. After that will be a Stoltz bow roller, Cobra Fins, Ridesteady, and more than likely new radial tires as we're heading up to Sunapee Lake in NH with it this summer for a couple of weeks.

Oure plan is to trailer to the lakes in the area, as well as possibly going down to Wilmington and the ICW.

Good call on putting on a new bow roller before first launch.. I wish I had of done that earlier. Shorelandrs OEM rollers are pretty rigid and Scuffed my Bow

 

[PBear]

Nice! You park next to the other Yamaha near the front? I thought about taking that spot, but figured I should just stick to my spot I've been in over a year. When did you drop your boat off? I took mine out the other day for a few, and just took it back Friday.

@suke I did. When we got there a Friday evening around 7:30pm, the guy who keeps an eye on the area was there, and had me park there instead of further back. I certainly had no objection to that . I think the spot next to me maybe open as well. He knew you were the “other jet boat”.

 

[suke]

@suke I did. When we got there a Friday evening around 7:30pm, the guy who keeps an eye on the area was there, and had me park there instead of further back. I certainly had no objection to that . I think the spot next to me maybe open as well. He knew you were the “other jet boat”.

LOL! Yeah I see that guy often. Nice dude! He's helped me pull out or back in several times. It's def rustic, BUT cheap and covered.