Changes/Additions to your boat

[gotwake]

There are changes that need to be made. The tape not in the Gelcoat drove me nuts, the fit of some of the interior, the wiring of the helm and under the kick panel (yeah it's gotten better), the windshield always seemed to get loose to name a few. I understand the price of the boat and not to include a trailer always seems high by the time you add that in. But I guess I would have to redirect their attention to the little details before adding bling. I added things that fit me, but wanted to start with the best boat, but it still could be improved.
As far as some of the other boats go, well, you can always dress up a turd, but in the end it's still a turd. My vote, stay the course and clean up what you have. You can always come out with a special color.

[WakeUp]

Changes/Additions to your boat

I think most of the dash pods are identical. Some drivers may have a need for GPS, others not. I mounted a GPS unit on my SV211 dash pod. I didn't want to drill any holes and or make it permanent. I had an exact size white polypropelene plug made for the cupholder. I mounted the GPS bracket on the plug and ran the wire in a valley underneath the pod, it looks like a factory option. The GPS screen is easily seen and can be rotated for different driver orientations. When I need a cupholder, I use the one behind me. This allows my wife to monitor my apple juice consumption.
If you don't want to use the GPS, remove the plug and tuck the wire in the valley. Totally reversible.

[NautiqueJeff]

RE: Changes/Additions to your boat

Could you post a picture of that? I'd like to see how it looks.

[waterskizone.com]

RE: Changes/Additions to your boat

Refueling the '04 196 is a headache cause the hole is on the sides (why 2???)
I use the special funnel with the chemical filter which restrains water and dirt to go to my tank since I refuel the boat with plastic tanks that we get from the gas station every night (about 150 gallons for all six boats). Because of the temperature difference WATER VAPORS hit the top of each plastic tank as day is warmer than night and then submerge to the bottom of the plastic tanks forming "waterstains" which will end into my tanks if i dont use the specific funnel. In other words if u refuel the boat from a gas station's pump it's OK but if not...its really hard to get it in.

If I may, I would like to suggest a way for transferring the fuel from a plastic tank to your boats tank, just for those who never thought about it.

You 'll need a hose which can enter the boat's gas inlet(I think is 1/4 but generally the bigger is faster transfer). U put one end into your boats tank and the other, deep into your plastic tank. In order not to get any dirt or waterstains keep it about 1/2 inch above the bottom.
The critical part now: Put the hand of your convinience around the plastic tank's hole embracing the hose pipe between your thumb and point finger. Take a deep breath and blow thru the little gap which is left between your thumb and point finger. The air that u blow has nowhere to go and the gasoline is forced thru the hose pipe into your boat's tank. Because the plastic tank sits higher on top of your boat all fuel will empty into your boat's tank.

I'd suggest to practise with a tank filled with water placed on a chair or table and let it run to the ground at the beggining, cause a lot of my drivers were cursing at me at their first tries cause they couldnt close the gap well enough, as a result they would get sprayed with gasoline around their mouth area, which is disgusting!!!

Another good thing would be if the factory could put a "Glass Water trap" on the fuel line between the tank & the fuel pump. I ve done this to my boats and believe me it was a life savor. I check and clean the glass every week and its always kind of dirty!

[WakeUp]

Changes/Additions to your boat

Jeff,
Attached are photos of the GPS mount. The first is a general view and the second is a close-up of where I ran the wiring. There is a groove right by the hydroplate shifter which runs under the dashpod. It is large enough to feed the wire through. When I don't want to use the GPS, I stow the wire in that notch so there is nothing exposed or hanging out. I used poly. You could make it from teak or some other exotic wood.

[jwhposon]

OK, I realize my post is "too late" but I have a SAN 210, 04 and one thing I love/hate about it is the sensitivity to weight. If my 50 lb nephew is on the wrong side we look like a porpoise - smile. If there was an average counter-weight balancing system that you could engage and disengage that would be great. When you wake board, etc... maybe even use the ballast tanks to do it, manually using them is a pain and then someone moves - ugh..

[AbunDiga909]

Maybe if you could fill up a sack of water under the floorboard that wasn't as wide as the boat--maybe 1/3 of it, and it could transfer the weight from port to middle to starboard like the way stability control works in SUVs... That'd be a Nautique first... ****, it'd be a Ski/Wakeboard boat first!

[Hollywood]

waterskizone.com, if you don't want to blow into the gas tank, just close off the gap between the tube and the gas can mouth with your hand (or rag if you can't get it sealed). Then just squeeze the gas can with your other hand against your knee. This will provide much more pressure on the gas in the can than blowing in it by mouth. Fills faster and you don't need nozzles/funnels.

[Labatt911]

I'm not sure how the newer model ski locker locks are, but on my 99 and on the 98 I had previously they are a real "toe breaker". You have to keep the latch locked so that if you step on it while walking through you don't accidentally bump it causing the latch to pop up. If anyone has forgotten to lock it and hit it with their toe they know what I mean !!!!

[davidr]

Offer CorrectCraft trailers:

galvanized or stainless (the later boats have no wood to rot, why not make the trailers inherently corrosion-proof?)

Offer (as previously offered in the mid-late 90's) folding-tongue trailers.
I have one, and if I didn't I would not have the boat because it would not fit in the garage - with the tongue folded and the swim platform removed, in the garage I've got just enough room, 3" clearance at each end.

[jwhposon]

TwinTip - My dealer just sent me a couple keys - surprised considering he told me they didn't lock when I bought the boat. I have an extra one if you want it. The problem with mine is the splines on the key strip very easy and debris always ends up in the key slot.

[TwinTip]

Thanks JW... I have keys for the existing lock but appreciate your offer. I just wish these were not universal and one could have a better sense of security.