My Boat has arrived finally

[Jet downunder]

I purchased an 2015 SX210 in Feb and the boat has finally arrived downunder. I have been shipped via Singapore (took 62 days to get here) I will clear customs and should be ready to be picked up this Friday.

As the boat has been loaded on an angle in a container for over 2 months what checks and tips do I need to follow to get it running. I will be checking the oil and recharging the battery but any other tips?

 

[bronze_10]

If it has been at an angle for 62 days i would just let it sit for awhile to get the oil back in the right places.. and it may smoke when i start it die to burning off some oil that didnt drain back down... maybe..

 

[Julian]

I doubt being on a angle will have done anything...Yamaha ships all their boats that way. I would want to get under the boat and be certain that there is no damage to the lower hull from the support posts.

 

[Jet downunder]

Thanks for the replies,
The boat is being unpacked tomorrow and reloaded onto the trailer so it will be sitting flat for a few days so that should get the oil back where is should be.

 

[tdonoughue]

I don't really think you will need to do anything special because of the transport. Just the normal stuff that you will do on delivery: inspect everything. Tighten screws and band clamps. Do the break in procedure. Fill the cooler. Normal stuff.

 

[itsdgm]

Congrats on the new boat.

Personally, I'd pull the spark plugs, remove the lanyard and turn the engines over to see if anything sprays out of the spark plug holes. It's probably overkill, but just a simple way to prevent damage if oil did seep into a cylinder. Looking at the pic, it seems that they leaned the boat to the port side. If memory serves me correct, my engines (from cylinder head to oil pan) naturally sit with a slight lean to starboard. So shipping the boat leaned to port would actually put the engines in a position that would be closer to vertical than if they went the other way.

Obviously check the oil levels before starting, I'd assume the drained the fuel tank too.

But either way, I'm sure she'll be fine and fire right up.

 

[Jet downunder]

I have just got the boat home and have charged up the battery overnight, I have plugged it back in (red lead to positive the other 3 to negative) the engine will start but none of the lights or other switches are working. what am I doing wrong?

 

[Noko]

Look in the battery compartment and make sure you have all the positive and negative wires connected. Shine a light down there to see if any wires are stuck back near the back of the battery compartment.

 

[Jet downunder]

I have checked and there are 4 wires one red (positive) and 3 black negative can't see any others

 

[Chuckbig]

Did they remember to put the fuses in the fuse holders?

 

[jameskeller76]

Don't forget the Men at Work tunes while you're working on it!

 

[Scuba_ref]

There should be more than one "red" positive. One for each engine and one for the house power.

 

[bronze_10]

This problem is normally a missing batt connection.

 

[swatski]

I have just got the boat home and have charged up the battery overnight, I have plugged it back in (red lead to positive the other 3 to negative) the engine will start but none of the lights or other switches are working. what am I doing wrong?

May need to crawl into/inside the storage compartment to dig up the wires, you are definitely missing some.
Not sure if I would mess with the fuses, those are usually in place - some are working and some are spares - in place holders.

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[Jet downunder]

if anyone has a photo of their setup that would help

 

[robert843]

Some of those black wires you are talking about are likely positives. My old boat only had one negative and several positives.

 

[Noko]

Just curious, did you find out what was wrong?

 

[Jet downunder]

No i have not been able to find the issue yet I have checked for other cords but can only find the 3 negative and the one positive. I haven't checked the fuses yet but will do that when it stops raining, I think I am going to get the boat looked over by a dealer next week to make sure all is in order

 

[Noko]

No i have not been able to find the issue yet I have checked for other cords but can only find the 3 negative and the one positive. I haven't checked the fuses yet but will do that when it stops raining, I think I am going to get the boat looked over by a dealer next week to make sure all is in order

Thanks for the reply. Hope you get it figured out. Good Luck!

 

[Jet downunder]

All sorted had blown a fuse. Can't wait to get out on the water