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Whats Your Memorial Day Plans ?
randy56
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Planning a 4 day, 200 mile one way trip, two rivers, two marinias, one large lake, 4 locks, on the hook two nites. Essential supplys included, and allways snake bite medicine, just in case. You never know when your going to see a snake. 
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Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
I plan to be on the water in Pittsburgh. Hopefully the weather will be nice the week before so the river isn't jacked up.
Go Steelers!!!
Ya, you got to keep some of that water in Pittsburgh, and drift, The later part of May, so I can make the trip.
Its your world plan your trip!
2004 Cruisers Yachts 320 W/6.2L I/B's
Boat Name- Anchor Management, Mayo MD
06 Rinker 270
2007 280 Rinker Express 6.2L B3
@jme097, don't laugh too much when you have a family of four (with some food and my special mai tai's) are waiting at your boat!
The wedding is in Wixom, MI....just outside Detroit.
Dream 'Inn III -- 2008 400 Express
Go Steelers!!!
@gtyee, I hope you post some shots of your first time on the water, even better would be a short video of you going YAHOO when it's breezing along at 3400RPM!
Discretion is always the better part of valor so being careful with a new boat always pays off but, I believe, you are going to get comfortable with that baby a lot faster than you think.
If you have any concerns hiring a captain, experienced with Axius for a half day would not be a bad idea either......or as BV says to "make the crossing"!
06 Rinker 270
@gtyee, that is one powerful display of intelligence! My compliments to one smart guy. I guarantee you that you will love that boat. It has amazing handling capability......and you are taking courses that will greatly enhance the safety of you, your family and other boaters. My "hat is off to you."
Speaking of Axius here is what I consider the "Golden Rule" of operating Axius. The system is a dream to operate IF IF IF the operator follows one rule. Give the mechanical components time to react. Most new and even some veteran users never get this simple procedure......
The Axius computer components can fire commands at the mechanical parts faster than the mechanical parts can execute them. Sooooo - issue a command and give the mechanical components at least 3 seconds to re-act before issuing another command or you will cancel the first. The ONLY time I see Axius users get into trouble is when they over issue commands and start cancelling out the responses.
Big Tip. The Axius system is a computer system. It needs time to boot. I have seen guys dock the boat and turn off their engines. Then a gust of wind starts to blow them off the dock or down the dock and into another boat - before they can tie up. Then they fire up their engines in a panic and can't get the Axius to work immediately. If you ever do that go to throttles. Which BTW can still take a couple of seconds until you switch off the Axius and go DTS throttles.
Moral of the story - if using Axius leave the engines running until you have safely secured the boat.
Personal example. When entering locks on the Canadian canals I go through they say to turn off your engines when beside the wall. I used to do that until one day with the engines off the rush of water started by an over eager lock attendant started moving the boat off the wall before I could secure it. If I had not been the only boat in the lock I would have hit someone. Now I reply to the lock masters "l have Axius, when I have secured the boat I will turn my system off". That has been well accepted.