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- Location
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- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2018
- Boat Model
- 242X E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
Hey everyone I’ve had my very lightly used 60 hours or so 2018 242X for about 6 months and been waiting on a ballast pump for the port rear for 3 months from Yamaha on a major backorder. Is the stock ballast company they use Jabsco? This model?
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Is this the exact pump I need that comes stock? Is the port side snd starboard side completely different pumps as Yamaha told my dealer the port side was out and if one is not working none of the 3 pumps will work making my boat a sitting duck on having bags working for this summer. Also when they originally found the problem Yamaha sent us a new pump to the dealer but the dealer said it was for the starboard side and they called Yamaha back and the port side was a different model number. Is this accurate or same pump for both sides?
It would be covered under warranty but should I wait? Are there aftermarket options? How easy is this to do myself? Is this like clip in and clip out super easy to install a new one myself? Since I’ve never seen the ballast system actually fill or drain I think want the dealer to do the work as what if this was never the problem all along and they have to keep digging for the answer to fix my tanks not filling and unfilling.
I called Jabsco and they said they are having a really hard time making ballast pumps because of covid and having a hard time finding resin (I think she said) to make the housing for ballast pumps?
Getting frustrated to say the least at 3 months but I am still very thankful that we have a working boat nonetheless with all that’s going on with Yamaha especially new boats.
Thanks!
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Is this the exact pump I need that comes stock? Is the port side snd starboard side completely different pumps as Yamaha told my dealer the port side was out and if one is not working none of the 3 pumps will work making my boat a sitting duck on having bags working for this summer. Also when they originally found the problem Yamaha sent us a new pump to the dealer but the dealer said it was for the starboard side and they called Yamaha back and the port side was a different model number. Is this accurate or same pump for both sides?
It would be covered under warranty but should I wait? Are there aftermarket options? How easy is this to do myself? Is this like clip in and clip out super easy to install a new one myself? Since I’ve never seen the ballast system actually fill or drain I think want the dealer to do the work as what if this was never the problem all along and they have to keep digging for the answer to fix my tanks not filling and unfilling.
I called Jabsco and they said they are having a really hard time making ballast pumps because of covid and having a hard time finding resin (I think she said) to make the housing for ballast pumps?
Getting frustrated to say the least at 3 months but I am still very thankful that we have a working boat nonetheless with all that’s going on with Yamaha especially new boats.
Thanks!
