Mine was stiff when working it back and forth on the trailer. Once I got it on the water and under power, it was amazing!
I used to ski behind a blown v-drive picklefork frequently. NOT pulling the handles out of my hands was always a problem. One day in Palo Verde (so. of Blythe) a guy flags us down and wants a tow. My bud tells him no, not with this boat. The guy keeps on beggin'. Finally we hook him up and upon taking off, maybe a bit too fast, we pull the eyehook right out of his bow. Oops! Things went downhill fast after that. Lots of beers did finally make it better.
Welcome to the club of broken boats Pay here$ bend over and move along.
Damnnn, Look at the options for the jets, droop snoot = $ 715. Also, never knew they made a mini boat, 13' Kitty Kat. That sounds cute.