Mercury joystick for pontoons

[chasedawg]

Who is going to be the first one to install one of these on your pontoon boat.

https://www.mercurymarine.com/en/us/dockline/new-mercury-joystick-piloting-system-makes-docking-single-engine-pontoons-easier-than-ever/

[WinnisquamZ]

Agree, someone needs to try this for us wondering individuals who struggle docking


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[RUGMAN]

For $40,000, you can have one installed

[TiltonBB]

You would have to be really bad handling your boat to make this worthwhile. But, you do see a lot of people on the lake whose stress factor goes way up every time they have to dock their boat.

A couple of years ago I saw someone docking in Alton in a 240 Searay with a bow thruster. It took 4 very bad tries and his wife ended up lunging for a dock post to pull the boat in. Who puts a bow thruster in a 240 Searay?

I don't know. Have a friend teach you? Hire a Captain to give you boating lessons? Find a dock in a quiet area to practice your docking skills mid-week?

[joey2665]

You would have to be really bad handling your boat to make this worthwhile. But, you do see a lot of people on the lake whose stress factor goes way up every time they have to dock their boat.

A couple of years ago I saw someone docking in Alton in a 240 Searay with a bow thruster. It took 4 very bad tries and his wife ended up lunging for a dock post to pull the boat in. Who puts a bow thruster in a 240 Searay?

I don't know. Have a friend teach you? Hire a Captain to give you boating lessons? Find a dock in a quiet area to practice your docking skills mid-week?

I have a 310 SLX and I have the axis joystick. It is awesome especially when docking in windy conditions.


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[TiltonBB]

I have a 310 SLX and I have the axis joystick. It is awesome especially when docking in windy conditions.


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I have a Chaparral 307 SSX with 350's and a joystick. I am not that skilled with it and I use it sparingly. I have used it most when leaving a long dock with other boats fore and aft, to move the boat sideways to get around them.

It takes some getting used to and I am sure there are many people who are much better with the joystick than I am. When docking, it is hard to not just use what you are used to, the steering and engine controls. I'll keep practicing!

[DBreskin]

I think every boat should have a Mercury Marine joystick… because I sell the joysticks to Mercury’s controls supplier.