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[johnnybagz]

PURCHASED NEW IN MAY 04, FOLLOWED ALL BREAK IN PROCEDURES. ON BOATS 3RD LAUNCH, SKI PYLON FLEXED AND BENT DURING TUBING, COOLER COVER DETACHED FROM "WIND DEFLECTOR" (PASSENGER COCKPIT STORAGE UNIT), LADDER FLEXED AND WILL NOT PROPERLY CLOSE, PLASTIC TRIM ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER "WIND DEFLECTOR" BEGAN TO COME OFF, FLOOR BEHIND DRIVERS SEAT CRACKED IN 3 SEPERATE PLACES ( CAN PLACE FOOT IN BETWEEN ALL 3 CRACKS), REAR VIEW MIRROR DETACHED " FELL OFF" FROM TOWER, NEGATIVE BATTERY TERMINAL BOLT RUSTED SOLID. ON BOATS 5TH LAUNCH MY 250 OPTIMAX "CRAPED OUT". GUARDIAN SYSTEM ENGAGED AS IF OVERHEAT OCCURED (CONTINUOUS BEEP).... ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING BUT THERE WAS NO POWER-"ACCELERATION"- ONLY HIGH SPEED IDLE OF MOTOR. bROUGHT TO DEALER AND AFTER 4 DAYS GM ADVISED ME THAT MY RESERVE TANK OF OIL IS "VERY SENSITIVE" AND IF THE OIL LEVEL FALLS SLIGHTLY BELOW FILL LINE, GUARDIAN SYSTEM ENABLES....ADVISED DEALER NO LOW OIL BEEPS (2 BEEPS EVERY FEW MINUTES) AND NO OIL LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER ADVISED RIGHT BEFORE WINTERIZING TO BRING BOAT BACK FOR ALL OTHER "PROBLEMS". SO AFTER LAUNCHING BOAT "6TH LAUNCH" ( WITH OIL RESERVE FILLED WELL ABOVE FILL LINE) BOAT RAN GREAT FOR 40 MINUTES AND SURE ENOUGH GUARDIAN SYSTEM TURNED ON , SAME CONTINOUS BEEP.... WONDERING IF ANYONE HAS ANY OF THE SAME "PROBLEMS" W/ THERE BRAND NEW CHALLENGER X ( MINE HAS LESS THAN 15 HRS ON MOTOR)

[Kevin Leclair]

First off let me say welcome to the site.

Secondly why the ALL CAPS???

Thirdly the ski pylon is not designed for tubing, I believe it might even say that in the manual somewhere. If you want to tube you are suppose to use the hook in the back on the boat. It is to much 'whipping' pressure put on the pylon when the boat makes sharp turns pulling a tuber which eventually will cause to what happened to your pylon. The pylon is designed for skiing, kneeboarding, waterboarding and things such as that.

[tiggerman]

Let me welcome you too.....
As far as your problems, how much of this has been taken care of to your satisfaction by your dealer, under warranty?
I gotta agree with Kevin on the ski pylon- it was never intended to be used to tow an inflatable. There are many instances where someones pylon has bent because of this.
The oil issue sounds like a pain in tha ass.... that should have been taken care of right away instead of sending you away with a "bring it back later" note.....

[johnnybagz]

First off let me say welcome to the site.

Secondly why the ALL CAPS???

Thirdly the ski pylon is not designed for tubing, I believe it might even say that in the manual somewhere. If you want to tube you are suppose to use the hook in the back on the boat. It is to much 'whipping' pressure put on the pylon when the boat makes sharp turns pulling a tuber which eventually will cause to what happened to your pylon. The pylon is designed for skiing, kneeboarding, waterboarding and things such as that.

thanks for the welcome

sorry about the caps, but i'm just not happy w/ my cituation.

as for the ski pylon, it is the absolute least of my worries (next to the plastic windshield trim). thanks fo rthe advise, i'll look in the manual to see if it say's anything about the ski pylons towing abilities. i was wondering if you or anyone u know may have any of the other issues i have.

thanks once again

[johnnybagz]

Let me welcome you too.....
As far as your problems, how much of this has been taken care of to your satisfaction by your dealer, under warranty?
I gotta agree with Kevin on the ski pylon- it was never intended to be used to tow an inflatable. There are many instances where someones pylon has bent because of this.
The oil issue sounds like a pain in tha ass.... that should have been taken care of right away instead of sending you away with a "bring it back later" note.....

thanks for the welcome.

as far as the dealer, i wouldn't trust them w/ a butter knife. they attempted to advise me about the motor problem ( oil bullsh*t that was not the problem). they fixed nothing. they had boat for 4 days and all they did was make the interior floor and seats dirty.... i'm bringing the boat to mercury to find the problem w/ motor and after thats resolved and i have thurally tested the engine i will bring it to a new dealer ( bombardier has been contacted of all issues and advised me of other dealers in my area. they also assigned me a reference # to advise the dealer of) boat is less than 4 months old, motor has 1 yr warranty, boat warranty still in effect.

thanks for the reply

[tiggerman]

Smart move on your part going to Merc for engine diagnostics and repair. Who better to work on them?

[johnv]

Let me welcome you too.....
As far as your problems, how much of this has been taken care of to your satisfaction by your dealer, under warranty?
I gotta agree with Kevin on the ski pylon- it was never intended to be used to tow an inflatable. There are many instances where someones pylon has bent because of this.
The oil issue sounds like a pain in tha ass.... that should have been taken care of right away instead of sending you away with a "bring it back later" note.....

thanks for the welcome.

as far as the dealer, i wouldn't trust them w/ a butter knife. they attempted to advise me about the motor problem ( oil bullsh*t that was not the problem). they fixed nothing. they had boat for 4 days and all they did was make the interior floor and seats dirty.... i'm bringing the boat to mercury to find the problem w/ motor and after thats resolved and i have thurally tested the engine i will bring it to a new dealer ( bombardier has been contacted of all issues and advised me of other dealers in my area. they also assigned me a reference # to advise the dealer of) boat is less than 4 months old, motor has 1 yr warranty, boat warranty still in effect.

thanks for the reply

Sorry to hear about your troubles.

Did you ever get satisfactory diagnostics/repair/replacement from Merc?

My dealer practically refused to sell me the Opti. He called it an Optipop. However, you are the first jet boat owner I have found who has had a problem with one. There have been a few problems with outboards

[Keith]

Hi johnnybagz,

I had to have the metal plate under the foam of the cooler lid and driver side compartment re-glued due to a gust of wind hyper-extending the support cables. But don’t worry it was no big deal.

I am surprised that your ski pylon bent. I have had two round tubes and 500lbs in a three man tube on my pylon with no issues. However I am wondering why if you have Challenger X that you don’t hook your toys up the wake-board rack. I did that behind a mastercraft and loved every minute.

I can’t even comment on the cracks in your floor. Let us know what Doo says.

Good luck with the motor,

Keith