How long does it take to get the hang of maneuvering a Zeus- or Axius-powered boat?
Everyone’s skill level is going to be based on one thing: how smooth they are with their hand movement. You need to give it 10 minutes. The first thing we ask is whether they’ve operated a bow thruster on their boat. If they’ve never boated before, that person is most likely going to have a shorter learning time. Those with a bow thruster [on their boat] are used to just jerking that thing and giving it bursts of power. The joystick doesn’t work that way. It’s like flying a helicopter – the smoother you are with it, the better. In five minutes you can really start feeling the groove. In 15 to 20 minutes you’re almost there. I tell everybody that in one hour you are as good as you’re going to get. I have literally 1,500 to 2,000 hours operating a joystick, and I’m probably not much better today than I was after my first hour. I’ve not had anybody who in 15 to 20 minutes I can’t get comfortable with the joystick. Q: With Zeus and Axius, what’s the hardest concept for people to grasp and
