Finally! 195s

[Wright2e]

@Mike Cardillo - Is there an opening between the swim deck radio and the battery compartment or did you need to drill a hole?

You can normally fish wiring from there to the engine compartment and then to the battery area. There are holes at the top for cables.

 

[Mike Cardillo]

There is a gap at the top of the divider where I was able to pass the wires through. It's a pain to get to - I actually had to climb into the under seat compartment and push wires through. I then took out the rear platform cup holder and used a hanger to find/grab the wires. Once I had the wire to the cup holder I could put a hand through the rear remote hole and reach over to the cupholder. Not fun to do but possible and no holes to drill.

 

[christophervirgo]

There is a gap at the top of the divider where I was able to pass the wires through. It's a pain to get to - I actually had to climb into the under seat compartment and push wires through. I then took out the rear platform cup holder and used a hanger to find/grab the wires. Once I had the wire to the cup holder I could put a hand through the rear remote hole and reach over to the cupholder. Not fun to do but possible and no holes to drill.

Thank you for the advice!

 

[kgower]

He is correct the best place to mount amps will be behind driver helm. It'll be out of the way, and not take up storage space. However, you are also correct in that the rear head unit does control the system not the touchscreen. It's no problem you'll just need to run long lengths of wire. I did my amps under port rear seat where battery is, but I do wish I would have put them up in helm. Same sentence though I like them where they are because under that seat is all my electronics, and easy routing of wires (power, ground, speaker, and tower wiring). Leaving me under helm for easy access storage. It's a catch 22 basically. Figure out what and where you want to store stuff is the best option first. Then decide where to mount things. Here's my pic of amps. Under the rack I built is all my wiring, batteries (3), Noco charger, and switch. The rack hides it all for a super clean look...

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Hoyt, you should start a travel install business, beautiful work. What are the two smaller units in the left of the photo?

 

[kgower]

Was able to use the boat a lot this weekend. LOVE IT. I did order the Cobra Jet Steering after trying to control the thing at slow speed. I traded a scarab for this boat so I am accustomed to jet boats. I must say the Scarab is infinitely easier to drive at slow speed. The difference is that when in neutral the scarab scoop acts as a thruster - if you turn it directs flow to either side. This allows you great control whenever you shift into neutral. The scarab will actually spin in a circle when in neutral if you turn wheel. As you all know, with the Yamaha there is essentially no steering when in neutral.

Also, a quick note on the wakebooster. My 27 year old daughter was the only one brave enough to surf (COLD WATER). She actually felt that the boat was easier to surf without the booster. We didn't get the time to fine tune things and truly experiment but this was surprising. Once the water is warmer I will do some experimentation and post some videos plus a review. On a positive note, she had no trouble going rope-less on the 195.

What if any do you have for extra ballast? Sid you start with the 19' wake surf package?

 

[Hoyt]

Hoyt, you should start a travel install business, beautiful work. What are the two smaller units in the left of the photo?

They are wetsounds distribution blocks for power and ground with 300 amp fuses

 

[kgower]

They are wetsounds distribution blocks for power and ground with 300 amp fuses

Will have to look into those.