The proper way to be a jet boater...

[Jordy]

OK, so I learned a few tips yesterday from some seasoned jet boat owners.
The first tip is do not have any cleats in the boat. You've got a steering wheel and diverter handle to tie off to:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42909&stc=1&d=1194905768
Secondly, you can save lots of valuable room by not carrying fenders. Life vests double as fenders and should be on the boat anyway:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42910&stc=1&d=1194905840
Please note the ever so friendly jet boat owners reaction to my attempts to learn something new. :D :D :D

[Jordy]

Now if you're going to tie up a few jet boats, make sure to bring plenty of "rope" and don't get it confused with lines that regular boats use to tie off to one another:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42911&stc=1&d=1194905976
Another helpful tip I learned here is to make sure that the headers are cooled off before you attempt to tie off to them or else you could end up melting your "rope." :D
Lastly, feel free to lend a helping hand. It should take at least 3 people to tie up one boat in this manner, and do it correctly, that is. :D :D :D
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42912&stc=1&d=1194906048

[Mr. Crusader 83]

It sounds like someone wishes they had a jet boat. :D
Life jackets are way better fenders then the fender itself. :D

[Jordy]

It sounds like someone wishes they had a jet boat. :D
I've still got one, however, it has cleats hanging inside the gunwales, and does have REAL dock lines and fenders. I've just been doing it wrong all these years. :(

[Squirtcha?]

Cool.
I have but one question Jordy.............
What is this "cleat" thing you speak of?

[Jordy]

What is this "cleat" thing you speak of?
There are many different styles, but they all bear some type of resemblance to this:
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg
:D :D :D

[squirt'nmyload]

funny guy :notam: :D :D

[76 Bonneville]

There are many different styles, but they all bear some type of resemblance to this:
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg
:D :D :D I've seen those mounted to the dock, but on a boat.

[Goad]

I've seen those mounted to the dock, but on a boat.
ive seen them on a pink race boat somewhere :idea: :D

[Squirtcha?]

Thanks for posting that up.
Sorry, but it doesn't look like that would work very well. Heck it looks like that rope could pull right out of there if'n ya gave it a lil tug. I believe I'll stick with the steering wheel, ski hook, bucket shift handle, bow eylette, headers or the like.
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg

[squirt'nmyload]

Thanks for posting that up.
Sorry, but it doesn't look like that would work very well. Heck it looks like that rope could pull right out of there if'n ya gave it a lil tug. I believe I'll stick with the steering wheel, ski hook, bucket shift handle, bow eylette, headers or the like.
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg
right on dan :D .....our setup worked just fine yesterday :)

[cyclone]

OK, so I learned a few tips yesterday from some seasoned jet boat owners.
The first tip is do not have any cleats in the boat. You've got a steering wheel and diverter handle to tie off to:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42909&stc=1&d=1194905768
Secondly, you can save lots of valuable room by not carrying fenders. Life vests double as fenders and should be on the boat anyway:
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42910&stc=1&d=1194905840
Please note the ever so friendly jet boat owners reaction to my attempts to learn something new. :D :D :D
i'm pretty sure you learned these moves from me years ago when you drove my rogers.

[squirt'nmyload]

I've still got one, however, it has cleats hanging inside the gunwales, and does have REAL dock lines and fenders. I've just been doing it wrong all these years. :(
:eek:
http://i90.photobucket.com/albums/k265/squirtnmyload/jordyguy.jpg

[Sleeper CP]

There are many different styles, but they all bear some type of resemblance to this:
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg
:D :D :D
Thanks for posting the picture. I always thought those things were used for people to cut themselves on. Always looked dangerous to me.
Sleeper CP
Big Inch Ford Lover

[Outlaw]

might as well use that thing as a fender.
I doubt it would float by itself anyway.:D :D :idea:
Hey at least they have a cooler full of adult beverages...

[Moneypitt]

Since when do jet boaters act like the ballers with their 50K ocean barges? My jet boat is usually moving across the water, not tied to a bunch of wanna be trailer queens.......Wanna stop for a while, beach it.........or just drift.........MP

[squirt'nmyload]

Since when do jet boaters act like the ballers with their 50K ocean barges? My jet boat is usually moving across the water, not tied to a bunch of wanna be trailer queens.......Wanna stop for a while, beach it.........or just drift.........MP
nowhere to beach at lake pleasant. along with burning alot of fuel, i like to hang out with my friends when we go to the lake even if some of them do have 100k+ ocean barges...and believe me, those boats we tied up with are far from trailer queens :D

[67weimann]

:D :D :D :D

[ol guy]

STOP, Your'e scaring me for life!

[TRG]

Im easy that way,..."Get the fuq away from my boat, and if you need a hand,... here is the wrong end of my aluminum paddle, fit perfectly on the side of your head!"
I guess you could say i dont tie up much, and if i am floating down river with the friends that i hang out with, they have just as much respect for my property as i do theirs!:D
Todd

[McIntyrelocal]

i always thought that was the piont of having a tunnel ram so you had somewhere to tie the back of the boat off with isnt that why there is the viod between th risers? Thats what i always use i didnt know what the guys without them used.:) :)

[VAMI]

:D those clets are for G strings to hang from and dry

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

Rule #1
Loan your friends you life vests so they can use them the wrong way :eek: :eek: i wonder how long 460 is going to keep my life vest:eek: :eek: :eek: :sqeyes: :idea: :devil: :)

[cave]

So did Ty share his bucket O chicken & grape soda with you guys? :D Boat looks good 460.
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg
I always thought this was some fancy beer bottle opener. It isnt? :)

[Devilman]

460 & the Kentucky Fried Kachina rides again.... :D
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42912&stc=1&d=1194906048
This is a great display of the strength & structural integrity of a steering wheel used as a tie off/anchor point....:D
Looks like a nice day out there.... :D

[Mr. Crusader 83]

I still dont understand why anyone would want one of those cleat things on their boat. The steering wheel and shifter work just fine and there already in the boat. And a fender??? Thats just more weight and takes up more of the beer storage area. :jawdrop: :D :D

[Squirtcha?]

Rule #1
Loan your friends you life vests so they can use them the wrong way :eek: :eek: i wonder how long 460 is going to keep my life vest:eek: :eek: :eek: :sqeyes: :idea: :devil: :)
If that's your vest in the picture, I believe that'd be all it's good for
Mike. Looks a little faded and tattered. Might be time to get some
new PFDs.
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42910&stc=1&d=1194905840

[Jordy]

Thanks for posting the picture. I always thought those things were used for people to cut themselves on. Always looked dangerous to me.
That pic was just used for demonstrative purposes only. There are actually flush mount cleats that are far safer and don't pose the type of risk that you speak of. ;)
Loan your friends you life vests so they can use them the wrong way :eek: :eek: i wonder how long 460 is going to keep my life vest
He'll probably have it until you get a boat running and then get it back to you. :jawdrop: :idea: :D
So did Ty share his bucket O chicken & grape soda with you guys? :D Boat looks good 460.
No. He did have a big bag of fried chicken, but they must have been out of buckets that day. :notam: :D

[396_WAYS_TO_SPIT]

If that's your vest in the picture, I believe that'd be all it's good for
Mike. Looks a little faded and tattered. Might be time to get some
new PFDs.
http://www.***boat.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=42910&stc=1&d=1194905840
Thats because he has had them for about 4 years :eek::eek:

[OverKill]

Thanks for posting that up.
Sorry, but it doesn't look like that would work very well. Heck it looks like that rope could pull right out of there if'n ya gave it a lil tug. I believe I'll stick with the steering wheel, ski hook, bucket shift handle, bow eylette, headers or the like.
http://www.knapiksmarine.com/cleatknot1.jpg
That a boy Dan. Thats the way it has always been done, and will continue to be.
OverKill

[moneysucker]

When floating we usually just use our feet to hold the boats apart that way a wave won't bash them together. We rarely tie off.

[pw_Tony]

When floating we usually just use our feet to hold the boats apart that way a wave won't bash them together. We rarely tie off.
Yea but at Martinez we don't have to worry about 35' Boats going by a 70mph ;)

[468miller]

yet another use for my girlfriends fake chest, we can jam her between the boats........:idea: :D

[junkyardhunter]

its dead in here :skull:

[Towndrunk]

Cool.
I have but one question Jordy.............
What is this "cleat" thing you speak of?
They are the rubber nobs on the bottom of golf shoes.

[Jetoholic]

yet another use for my girlfriend, we can jam her between the boats........:idea: :D
:eek: :jawdrop: :eek:

[SleekcraftHouston]

You guys have it all wrong. Those cleats are so that once you take the first of a six pack from the plastic ring, you can hang the rest for easy access later from the two boats you're rafted up to. It's their job to keep the beer cold. :)

[jtmarten]

Cleats, fenders and official boating ties are all nice things, but they take up space and add weight. Space and weight that could more effectively used for more beer on board. You could effectively use some of the items though - tie the six-pack ring to the center of the cleat with the rope, that way the beer can stay in the water and stay colder.

[Towndrunk]

Cleats, fenders and official boating ties are all nice things, but they take up space and add weight. Space and weight that could more effectively used for more beer on board. You could effectively use some of the items though - tie the six-pack ring to the center of the cleat with the rope, that way the beer can stay in the water and stay colder.
Could we make that less beer and a little more Capt Morgans Parrot Bay please.:D

[SleekcraftHouston]

I like the way Towndrunk thnks. Order up!

[moneysucker]

All jet boaters do have fenders. They just stay on the trailer where they are intended.

[GAWnCA]

Thanks for posting the picture. I always thought those things were used for people to cut themselves on. Always looked dangerous to me.
Sleeper CP
Big Inch Ford Lover
I'll bet if you sat down on them just right you wouldn't get blown out of the boat. :eek: