2003 197 question

[bxroads]

What has to be done to a 2003 197 TT to get it up to snuff with current boats. I understand the 2003 is not drive by wire, which might actually be a good thing. The hull is hooked we're good to go there.

The rudder would need updating to the 2006. Will it need a new bushing too? I think I read the shaft is larger. Can someone give me a guestimate on the cost of the rudder and bushing.

Is the prop a CNC prop or is a prop change in order?

[Jim@BAWS]

Rudder and change the transmission to a 1.26 to 1

Update to ZERO OFF

Jim@BAWS

[bxroads]

What is the 2003 transmission?

[east tx skier]

Either 1:1 or 1.52:1.

I've been reading about someone who is converting older, non DBW boats to work with Zero Off (not sure is this involves changing them to DBW). So far, I don't recall if it has been done on an Indmar yet. The conversion runs several thousand dollars. If you already owned a boat and didn't want to drop a bunch of money on a new one, I could possibly understand doing this. If you are in the market, and zero off is something you must have, I'd say just buy a newer boat that already has it and spend more time on the lake instead of having your boat worked on.

What happened to the 95?

[bxroads]

The guy that does the conversion is my mechanic. I talk with him daily.

Regarding speed control, Stargazer is fine with me. I want GPS based but it doesn't have to be ZO.

Regarding the 95, it's still probable. Though I've previously denied it, I am getting cold feet due to it sitting up for 15 years. The owner replaced the battery last year, hooked up a fake-a-lake and fired it right up. I wonder what kind of damage was done to the dry engine. He'd not fogged it or anything.

Thoughts?

[east tx skier]

What's that run, about $4K for the conversion?

No idea on damage from the boat sitting. Corrosion, I suspect. Where is the boat located (don't worry, I'm not in the market)?

[bxroads]

The boat is in Arizona. Jody (mechanic) says there's no way of knowing if there's damage until we look at it. He also ran down a laundry list of parts that'd need replacing. Could be perfectly fine but it might not be. He's encouraging me to get it only if I can get the price down to reflect the uncertianty, hence my cold feet.

The ZO conversion I believe is in the 3 - 4K range.

PM sent with a question.

[Sodar]

I really doubt much damage would occur in AZ. AZ is an extremely dry climate. Car collectors keep their collections in AZ because of this.

[east tx skier]

The boat is in Arizona. Jody (mechanic) says there's no way of knowing if there's damage until we look at it. He also ran down a laundry list of parts that'd need replacing. Could be perfectly fine but it might not be. He's encouraging me to get it only if I can get the price down to reflect the uncertianty, hence my cold feet.

The ZO conversion I believe is in the 3 - 4K range.

PM sent with a question.

Unless you're a tournament skier and would stand to benefit from the exact pull you would get in practice from Zero Off, I'd put Stargazer in the boat and call it a day. Last year's revisions to the software fixed some things that were less than desirable. Speaking from a long line skier perspective and with an admittedly less than refined pallet, from behind the boat, I could not tell the difference between the two speed controls. It's a bit easier to mess with as a driver, but Perfect Pass SG is perfectly easy to use.

[TX.X-30 fan]

I really doubt much damage would occur in AZ. AZ is an extremely dry climate. .



You can't buy beer in Arizona??

[jomiddour]

Buy the 95'! That's an awsome opportunity to have something that no one else has. ( a NEW 15 year old boat) Even if the motor fails prematurely (unlikely in my opinion) you could replace the block for what you are talking about spending on a speed control upgrade.