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So I finally got a chance to put the boat in the water. Had 3.5 hours when I picked it up a few weeks ago. Now it has 14. Just curious if anyone has any suggestions as to how to rectify these issues. I'm not sure the local dealer is willing to help, as I didn't purchase the boat from him... That's what I've been told by others anyway.
Here is the list of issues I discovered:
- Minimum depth warning goes off all the time, even after I reset it to 2 feet. No matter where I am on the lake, could be 50 feet deep and I get the warning. Other times it's 999 feet.
- Audio system, sometimes it works, sometimes not. When it does work, it sounds very tinny and the sub does almost nothing. Other times there's next-level feedback through all the speakers regardless of source selection. For about 20 minutes Saturday the thing sounded really good, all speakers worked and the sub was pounding. Then it stopped, feedback came back and wouldn't go away so I had to unplug the ground wires from the amps. The tweeters still buzz but it's tolerable. Having no stereo sucks...
- When the bags fill, they push the engine compartment panels in towards the engine. The panels won't stay in the channels at the bottom of the compartment. It ended up denting the air cleaner. The carpet is delaminating from the panels.
- The Swell Surf system is wired BACKWARDS. It took me a while to figure out why the boat was acting weird and not making a good wave. Turns out when the display says the port tab is down, it's the starboard side that's down and vice-versa.
- At certain speeds the Smart Plate just cycles up and down constantly.
- There's a nice stress crack on the bow of the boat in the pickle fork area.
So, am I at the mercy of a dealer or are these things easy to diagnose and fix? Anyone have any similar issues? I'm pretty pissed at myself right now for buying this and not a G23...
At least the boat looks good. And the motor kept running. It's got that going for it.
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