Jamie Bake4
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I would have taken it straight back to the dealer right here if you were with the mechanic and only hitting 25 mph at 7000 rpm nothing was fixed. Most fixes on these are simple but I agree I wouldn't except it with a new boat I would take it back ask for your old boat back until they can resolve the issue. Don't be surprised though if the dealer tries to throw it back in your court though I will be surprised if they allow the deal to cancel all together more then likely they are going to want to fix it or replace it with another or worse try and say its your fault and that you did something.I am in alabama... We took it to Lake Martin... one of the cleanest lakes around... I unloaded it cranked it and idled to the end of the no wake zone and tried to give it gas.... it wouldn't even begin to plane...couldn't get over 5 mph.
sent his mechanic with us to lay lake and he throttled it up to 7000 rpms and barely got ot to 25 mph...
I don't think that is a solution. Those are great boats and there are many happy owners. Same BRP drivetrain and pump as Scarabs and Chaparrals. These are aircraft-quality engines that are technogically actually far superior to Yamaha offerings at this point.@Jamie Bake4, that is not a great jet boat even in perfect condition. I would jump on any opportunity to return it and buy a previous generation Yamaha 212 or 242 for similar money.
Your experience today is akin to destroying the prop on your old mercruiser then complaining about lack of efficiency. Something is seriously wrong with that jet pump.Also of these so called nice boats have to run at 7-8000 rpms just to cruise around.... that will be ridiculous on gas..
You might look good and sound good with the new speakers, but there is no way you are going to pull a tube, and definitely never a skier..
My 3.o mercruiser would out do this boat with 1/4 of the gas being used
It's a boat, not a car. I think you'll find most do tend to fix themselves to avoid the hassle of traveling back to the dealer/waiting/etc...unless it's a major/costly repair. Plus you'll want that knowledge and experience should anything go wrong out on the water sometime. You could have something major going on, or something as dumb as a stick stuck in the impeller. I'd at least take a xanax and go check it out. You go back to the dealer all irate and they find a stick in your impeller, they're gonna have fun raping your wallet. They didn't build the boat. They did what you asked them to, and sold you the boat that you picked out. It'd be wise to remember that.That's why you buy brand new.. to not have to fix it...
Maybe with yours in it's current state, but that thing will likely run circles around your little baby mercruiser once it's operating correctly.but there is no way you are going to pull a tube, and definitely never a skier..
My 3.o mercruiser would out do this boat with 1/4 of the gas being used