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  1. mraz72

    Assist me and Yamaha in understanding

    we do the full cushions in the bow (with the filler cushions) when we have multiple kids on the boat. One night we went out fairly far from land (I live on lake Ontario), set up some blankets and watched the stars for a few hours while listening to music, very relaxing until around 3am when we...
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    Old Jetboat owner, new here, hi from Switzerland :)

    Not as horrible as I would have thought....
  3. mraz72

    Raleigh Area Lakes. Jordan, Harris, Falls.

    My family is thinking of moving to the Raleigh area at some point, I'm currently in upstate NY. 2 questions for the lakes in that area 1. do you have to worry about snakes/fish/things in the lake? Up here in NY, there is NOTHING in the lakes that are going to hurt you 2. What is the water temp...
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    Warranty

    I'm thinking of skipping any additional warranties. It's a risk but as others have said, these boats are pretty solid. We'll see if I regret my decision.
  5. mraz72

    Old Jetboat owner, new here, hi from Switzerland :)

    What is the price of petrol on the water!? We are looking at $3 to $4 a gallon here....
  6. mraz72

    Jeep grand Cherokee srt?

    Does the boat weight fall under the tow rating for the vehicle? I think my boat weights ~5000lbs so a 23' has to be pretty darn close to that. I know I was hesitant to get a Ford Explorer because the tow rating for that was 5000lbs. Just make sure whatever your towing falls within the...
  7. mraz72

    Warranty

    Did a quick search, didn't see much. Are you guys buying extended (past 5 years) warranties? If so, from where? I'm sort of on the fence (even if they are available). In 5 years of owning this boat, I had 1 issue that would have cost $1k to repair, not too bad. BUT, what if something major...
  8. mraz72

    FAQ-CHECK HERE FOR YOUR ANSWER FIRST!

    awesome list of infom really good stuff!! I noticed my winch strap end is looking a little rusty and I was thinking of what it would take to replace that. I looked through this above list of info and saw there is a link for that info. The link is broken, unfortunate. That is the tough part...
  9. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    I was thinking along those lines, maybe the scupper is above the water line when level? Seems odd that THAT much water would have been ingested from just the time it takes to drop the boat. Unless the scupper is slightly above the waterline, when dropping the boat enough water was ingested...
  10. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    Quick update on the boat status 1. I purchased a Rule Bilge alarm (audible and visible) that I just drove over to my dealer. ~$70 for the alarm online 2. Dealer said they would install the alarm which they said might take them 2-3 hours @$100 an hour. I'm ok with that. I even told them to...
  11. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    Thanks again for everyone suggestions, I feel much better about the situation, but I'll feel even better when I get running again. I'll check the cleanout ports and hoses etc when i get the boat back. Another interesting tidbit was after getting the boat on the trailer, I tried to pull the...
  12. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    @Julian my bildge pump was on! It was pushing water out as fast as possible but didn't keep up. In about 5 minutes the engine bay was 1/2+ filled with water, enough so that one engine stalled. As far as the scupper above or below water, it looks to me like it should be below water as the...
  13. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    Thanks Mark, I'll call the dealer and ask them their opinion. Is the scupper replacement something I could easily do in the driveway? I'm thinking of doing this yearly or every other year now.
  14. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    Just got off the phone with the dealer again. they found water in one motor's air fitter and oil so they want to replace the oil/air filter in both motors and obviously replace the scupper value + whatever labor. They don't think there is anything else beyond that that needs attention. if so I...
  15. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    Ok, so I just got off the phone with the dealer. they said it was a scupper valve, it's cracked in 1/2. My boat is indeed under warranty but they aren't sure if this is covered!? Sounds crazy that some part they installed flooded my motors and it isn't yamaha's fault? They are looking at the...
  16. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    I wasn't trying to invoke the @HELP function as the dealer already had the boat. I launched the boat, first one of the year, the boat filled. I killed the one motor still running and manually yanked the boat back onto the trailer. The drain plug was sealed as 10 or so other people can attest...
  17. mraz72

    My boat flooded!!! Help!!

    So, I have a 2016 242x, I take it to the yamaha dealer for winterizing and summarizing. I am late to start the season this year so I just got it back from the dealer and I drop it in the water. I leave the boat tied near the launch with the motors running. I park the truck and walk back to...
  18. mraz72

    NADA value?

    Sell high buy low... Anyone else do a quick search to see what their boat is going for? Higher than it was same time last year for sure....
  19. mraz72

    Location of on board battery charger?

    I got the charger installed, just fit against the ballast wall in the battery compartment. I have to work on tidying up the cables. Thanks for all the advice.
  20. mraz72

    Trailer Maintenance

    awesome info, thanks! I'll get some marine grade grease and hit the wheels, I definitely don't want a situation like @Ronnie!
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