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I went with a higher quality glossy 3m vinyl that has some flake in it when the sun hits it for $1,600. The other option was to have the color printed on which has more of a flat finish for $1,200.
Your gonna love it...
I put mine in the water with the salesman took a 45 minute ride breaking it in. Then we dropped him off and went back out for a few hours. I probably waited another half hour before I opened her up.
The recommended break in from the owners manual is 5 minutes under 3000 rpm then the 90 minutes under 5000 rpm. Trust me it was hard not opening it up for the 95 minutes.
I'm running 3 regular fenders. One on the front cleat, one on the middle cleat and one around the tower. I'm thinking about adding another factor pop up cleat between the bow and middle cleat.
Colin you would run the risk of detonating and engine knock if its driven hard and these boats what to be run hard! Can you fill up at a local gas station on the way to the ramp that has 91?
I was told by my dealer that using lesser octane wouldn't harm anything and can be used if that's all you can find, but you will lose horsepower with the less octane. I have only put 91 or 93 in mine so far.
Yeah for now it is still out of the water and I filled it at my local Cumbies but as of next week it will be on a slip for the season. Looks like I'll just have to get a few good gas cans in order to keep it full! Thanks for the input!
Could you just get a couple bottles of octane booster and use that when you fill up to go from 87 to 91? Not sure if that will work or if it could cause problems but I used to run it in my car sometimes. Seems easier to get a few small bottles of octane booster on board than a few large gas cans. Safer too!
Does anyone know where to purchase the wired remote? I can't find it anywhere! I've used the free app through the BT connection on my iphone, but it doesn't work that great. It functions well, but the response time from touching a button to something actually happening is very slow.
I rarely use the app... I just use Google Music directly via BT to the head unit. Never had an issue of it being slow. The app does take a few seconds to connect and feels slow, but again rarely use it.