Speed control

[liquidforce133]

I just took my new (to me) 230 out for its maiden voyage last night. It was so smooth. I am really satisfied with it. However, one thing isn’t clear to me and I can’t find the answer in the manual or the forum: what is the optimal protocol for using speed control?

i turn it on and hit the throttle but is that it? When does it take over and maintain/attain the speed I want? Do I have to accelerate all the way up to the target speed then I can leave the throttle alone? It seemed inconsistent and to not always maintain the target even when on. I’m sure some of that was user error, so I want to get it down.

Any tips on throttle for wakesurfing vs wakeboarding would also be appreciated. This forum has been priceless in helping me choose a boat and be ready to hit the water.

[Stevemo14]

Which Speed Control do you have?

Normally you need to turn the control on first. it should show you on the screen if it is "on" or "off". Once it is on, and you have the speed you want set, you throttle up, and once you get close to the target speed it should beep to let you know it has control. It will keep the speed where you set it until you pull the throttle back.

[NautiqueJeff]

You need to make sure you give the boat enough throttle to maintain the speed. The speed control can only use the maximum throttle you've applied. If you have only applied half throttle and the speed control takes over, that's all the throttle the speed control has to work with. Best practice is to accelerate to the set speed, let speed control take over, and then advance the throttle to full throttle so that the speed control has the full usage of the power.

[liquidforce133]

You need to make sure you give the boat enough throttle to maintain the speed. The speed control can only use the maximum throttle you've applied. If you have only applied half throttle and the speed control takes over, that's all the throttle the speed control has to work with. Best practice is to accelerate to the set speed, let speed control take over, and then advance the throttle to full throttle so that the speed control has the full usage of the power.

Perfect. That explains it. Going into a headwind it was having trouble maintaining speed. I also didn’t know the beep meant it had control. Very helpful posts.