What is this? Bottom of the boat starboard side

[Jim Davis]

 

[zipper]

For that boat, my guess is the thru hull for water intake/drain for water ballast system.

 

[Scottintexas]

are you laying on the ground taking the picture??
I would be concerned with a plastic fitting banging/bouncing/ rubbing on a bunk board

 

[suke]

are you laying on the ground taking the picture??
I would be concerned with a plastic fitting banging/bouncing/ rubbing on a bunk board

It's the dumbest design ever, but the 212x is in a spot right over a bunk too. It's like WTF of all the places to put a fill/drain hole you chose that spot? No idea why they didn't keep it where they had it on the old boats near the pump.

 

[suke]

I saw that and texted my sales guy and he's like yup totally normal. I said well it may be normal, but it sure as hell ain't right.

 

[Jim Davis]

Yes I was laying under the boat 242xe
Thank you for the response guys. Just wanted to make sure that was normal

 

[AmesJainchill]

Ah so it is on an X series.. I was thinking it was installed on an LSE (non-x) which would have been even more odd. Was about to go look under my boat, lol.

 

[Jim Davis]

Yeah sorry had the wrong boat selected in my account. Fixed now.

 

[anmut]

I saw that and texted my sales guy and he's like yup totally normal. I said well it may be normal, but it sure as hell ain't right. View attachment 120533

LERD that’s a stupid location

 

[suke]

LERD that’s a stupid location

Especially for a plastic fitting that looks to be sealed with black RTV.

 

[anmut]

Especially for a plastic fitting that looks to be sealed with black RTV.

Right? If you recover back onto the trailer and you're not deep enough, the chances of dragging that down the bunk and ripping it out are pretty high. SERIOUSLY Yamaha.

 

[zipper]

The designer obviously did not overlay the trailer build specs., when they decided to place it there.

 

[suke]

The designer obviously did not overlay the trailer build specs., when they decided to place it there.

in the off season I'm going to notch out that bunk.

 

[Troy JK]

Yep, same on my 2020 242x. I wonder how long it will be before the lip gets broken off.

 

[jcyamaharider]

This is a better location:

 

[ZGhost]

When launching and retrieving, I think we need to dunk the trailer little further than normal so not to drag this opening trim on the bunks increasing risk to damaging this trim piece and/or the bunk until a better solution can be identified. Not a fan of notching the bunk but we need to think of another alternative? Can’t think of one at the moment.

 

[ripler]

Holy shit is that a safety hazard. A plastic thru hull fitting right over a bunk where is can easily be ripped off and sinks the boat.
Yamaha engineers aren't very bright.

 

[anmut]

When launching and retrieving, I think we need to dunk the trailer little further than normal so not to drag this opening trim on the bunks increasing risk to damaging this trim piece and/or the bunk until a better solution can be identified. Not a fan of notching the bunk but we need to think of another alternative? Can’t think of one at the moment.

Can the bunks be moved in slightly?

 

[jcyamaharider]

It actually just sits on top of the bunk when you pull the trailer out. It isn't on the bunk when you are sliding forward. This is a none issue of ripping it off.

 

[ripler]

It actually just sits on top of the bunk when you pull the trailer out. It isn't on the bunk when you are sliding forward. This is a none issue of ripping it off.

Just like plastic suppers had no chance of cracking and sinking your boat. Sorry but this is poor engineering