Canuckjetboater
Jet Boat Junkie
- Messages
- 895
- Reaction score
- 751
- Points
- 127
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2020
- Boat Model
- SX195
- Boat Length
- 19
First the "good news" - here's a follow-up on a previous thread. After comments about "leaky" YJBs I was paranoid! Our new 2020 SX195 has been in the water for three weeks. So, before we went out today I used a strong led light to look in every area of the bilge, engine compartment and under swim platform hull cavity. Absolutely no water present and there have been a couple of serious rain storms. Took the boat out for a few hours. Anchored in a sandy cove in about 4 feet of water. Donned a shorty wet suit and using my scuba mask and dive light inspected the hull and metal underwater components. Hull pretty clean - but scrubbed it cleaner. Metal components showed zero signs of galvanic activity. Back at the dock I inspected again for water intrusion and found no (knock on wood) signs of it at all. *****But (here's the caution) I did notice a lot of fiberglass dust, fiberglass chips and metal shavings in the compartment under the swim platform......and I mean a LOT. This is not good to see as engines can suck-in fiberglass dust and it is deadly to them. I DID vacuum my engine compartment and all cockpit storage areas before using the boat but did NOT think of the hull cavity under the swim platforms. Shame on me!!!!! That will be my next task. So - respectful suggestion for any new Yamaha jet boat purchasers - get a shop vac and vacuum out all of the cavities before using your new boat. Not vacuuming out fiberglass dust and debris is common to many boat builders, even high end ones. In Crusiers fiberglass dust can not only harm engines but destroy expensive catalytic converters. Vacuum, vacuum, vacuum! ***** Oh yes, another respectful suggestion. When we bought our 2018 Waverunner SVHO I found two loose ring clamps - AFTER - the dealer had done their PDI!!!!! So, my next task will be to get a small ratchet wrench and some various-sized nut drivers and check every clamp in the boat. No more assuming that PDI is anything much other than a wallet-drainer! Cheers, MT