more problems....

[jixxxer]

I swear if I could get what i paid for my 3 week old boat i would sell it. Its been non stop problems. Heres the new one, My radio keeps going on and off weather the boat is on or off! Its killing the battery. The last 4 times I used it, it would turn off with the ignition, then sunday I noticed it stayed on after the boat was turned off. We did nothing different than we did any other time. Any help again plz!

[JimN]

Factory installed radio? What other non-original accessories are in the boat?

[Jim@BAWS]

Originally Posted by JimN

Factory installed radio? If the dealer can't fix these things, call MC and tell them. They need to know if their dealers can do the work, or not.

This isn't something you should have to deal with.

Please lets determine whether or not he purhased it from a dealer. His profile says he owns a 97 205...a 12 year old boat. Hardly a MC problem. Has the boat been taken to a dealer?

If the stereo has a removable face plate that could be a problem. Lets not jump to conclusions and blame dealers for nothing they have had to do with

Jim@BAWS

[jixxxer]

Sorry for not claryfing, the boat is new to me. Thing is seems like things are happening since I bought it. Not blaming anything on bum at all, i trust what he said. Everything worked perfectly the day I bought it.
Its a pioneer radio, its a detachable face! Is that the problem?

[coz]

Originally Posted by jixxxer

I swear if I could get what i paid for my 3 week old boat i would sell it. Its been non stop problems. Heres the new one, My radio keeps going on and off weather the boat is on or off! Its killing the battery. The last 4 times I used it, it would turn off with the ignition, then sunday I noticed it stayed on after the boat was turned off. We did nothing different than we did any other time. Any help again plz!

Is the key in the straight up & down position? not turned to the left.

[JimN]

Sorry, I didn't look at the profile. Good point. I saw three weeks old and responded to that. I'll edit my first post.

jixxer- if you want to nail the source of the problem, remove the face of the radio if it comes off. It can't turn on with that out and if it does, either the radio has a problem or moisture is getting in. If you can provide links to the other threads (since I don't remember any other issue with this boat), that would be great.

[TX.X-30 fan]

Originally Posted by coz

Is the key in the straight up & down position? not turned to the left.

I would check for worn muffler bearings??

[jixxxer]

I took the face off and it quit. Guess I'll just have to take the face off when I put the boat up. On the other comment about problems, well I guess its not that bad. More of just bad luck.
I bought the boat, and 1 mile from the lake had a blow out along with the trailer guide breaking off. Next I notice the trailer lights have a mind of thier own and to this day I cant figure it out! Lots of rust on the trailer (wasnt expecting that) didnt really look at the trailer when i bought the boat (my bad), ballast pumps went out, then sunday, bent prop, trailer light flew off while in tow and a speaker fell out of the speaker can. All in all the boat is in good shape and runs great, the trailer def. needs work so I guess its not that bad, thing was I spent 7K more than I was planning on, so Im really strapped for cash right now. Thanks for the advice.

[brucemac]

hang in there jixxer. even people who buy new boats can sometimes have a few headaches to deal with the first few weeks. the prop is a bummer for sure. hang in there and try to enjoy the rest of the summer.

[JohnE]

Fix the prop and the ballast pump and worry about the rest over the winter. Install a switch for the radio to keep it from draining the battery for now. Imagine how bad of shape you'd be in if you didn't spring for the extra $7G. Just kidding.