First boat owner AR195

[Arcadyus]

Hi my name is Nick, I live in WA and this is my first boat that didn't fit on top of my Subaru. We have about 10 hours now after the first 10 days of ownership. Learning to back up a trailer has been challenging to say the least, but it's starting to get easier. We absolutely love this boat. For a 19 foot it's spacious with tons of storage. Seems to handle chop well, is really fast (54mph with my wife and I, 49mph with 4 adults and my 3 and 5 yr old boys. The stock speakers sound much better than I anticipated. I can't believe how well it handles compared to the bass boats I've driven so many times over the years. I install the Thrust Vectors so I haven't had issues at low speeds. I also think the wake for surfing with about 800lbs on board was really good imo. Only gripe so far is the cruise control. Below 20mph it's not great so first thing next spring I'll be installing RideSteady for wakeskating. Overall for $37k I'm blown away by this little boat. Can't wait to start surfing as soon as the water warms up a bit.

 

[Gym]

Welcome to the forum Nick. You've found the friendliest forum with the most experrience and best advice. Have a great summer with your family and your new toy.

 

[W3bexec]

Learning to back up a trailer has been challenging to say the least, but it's starting to get easier.

Oh man, I hear you there. I'm still that guy at the ramp you see wiggling my way down and having to sometimes bail out and retry. Congrats on a great boat!

 

[Arcadyus]

Yeah that's me also. I can do it without the boat on much easier with my backup camera. I'm learning though, that small adjustments make a much bigger difference than you would think. I should be money by summer.

 

[Billy Duncan]

Best way to learn to back a trailer is with a Jet Ski trailer...cause if you can back one of those, you can back any damn thing...lol

 

[Shannon]

Congrats and welcome! Our 19 ft single axle trailers react quick to input for sure. I put some Guide poles on and they really helped my wife at the ramp retrieving the boat. They really make a difference for sure!