In terms of this bug in particular, the speedboat bugs get pointed out pretty frequently. I figure it’s simply not high on the priority list, and it’s probably gonna be touched up in the ocean expansion update (whenever that may be). Most buggy milestones like this are known by the devs, it’s just a matter of getting around to them in time.
Otherwise, if it’s a bug that’s been lingering for a long time without any fixes or additional bug reports, it’d probably be best to make a new, updated bug report with a link to any previous ones. The devs read everything on the forums, but if it’s years old then it could have just been forgotten.