Lipstick on a Pig?

[Tallredrider]

I think you got shafted on the Vdrive failure. We had one fail at my local dealership, and they told the mechanic that it was not a serviceable part, so they just sent him a new Vdrive. I think that is not a lot of labor, It is not much more complex than unbolting one and bolting the new one on. This was done in just a few days.

So the battery failure ruined your speakers? I do not see how that could happen.

[vacooley]

Dam|\| . . . my ultra-reliable 1999 Pro Air Nautique is looking better and better all the time!

That is why it took me so long to trade my 2004 Malibu.


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[Nando23]

Maybe we could work on this as a group on PN? I was thinking about making a spreadsheet for myself to document my own oil changes, etc.
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Yes! BTW, contacted Nautique. Positive response. Good attitude. More later...

[sarasetp]

For all of the doubters of Nando23 that he is a troller or a fake, I can attest to his description of one of his issues. I have first hand knowledge of his issue. So please do not accuse him of lying.

We pulled up along side of him at the boat launch several weeks ago. I specifically picked that spot because I wanted to say hi to another Nautique owner, as I just purchased a 2016 G23. After admiring his boat, I launched mine. After parking my car, I noticed that his engine cover was open. I asked him if there was an issue. Explained to me that he was getting water in the bilge of the boat. Long story short, I felt really bad for him because I couldn't help (limited mechanical knowledge) and his young son was there too. They were burning daylight, and I presumed that he and his son wanted a fun day on the water disrupted by his mechanical issue. Since it was a Sunday, I think, he was out of luck in reaching a mechanic. If I were him, I would be equally frustrated. If anyone can help, please do so. Nando23 's story is real and true. I saw the boat and his issue myself at the boat launch at Lake Samm.

[rbalan]

After giving my dealer a call last year about an issue I was having with my 2000 Air (he basically said he didn't know how to work on a boat that old), I figured the service department was making all their money on newer boats, which left me a little perplexed. I think I will stick with "older", simpler models with less stuff to break.

[SoCal G-Man]

This is my summary of my 2016 G21 so far and I will explain myself on a series of posts. Here's my hypothesis: These boats are build with "eye candy" in mind, essentially stunning looks and superficial gadgets on top of outdated, unreliable technology and complete disregard for quality. This causes an extreme dependency of boat owners to dealers ultimately creating a very frustrating experience given how dealers are "overbooked" and charging stratospheric fees. A warning for Correct Craft and the industry in general; this is what happened to the US car industry prior to the Japanese and other foreign takeovers. Complete disregard for quality, reliability and customer experience. Most of you would read this and say, here's the newby. Guess what, it is not how the industry should be. You are simply used to being abused.

Now onto my "stunning" G21. I will go in lost of detail. Since I bought it:
- Defective v-drive: 4 weeks parked (the whole season here is 12-16 weeks)
- Damaged heater: 2 weeks parked. Having two manuals (one for the boat, one for the engine) I didn't realize I needed to bleed it. In any case, impossible to release those hoses
- Damaged battery: Led to non-operational sound system. So long for those 8-inch speakers!
- Cover literally "glued" to engine block. They care about putting an LED and then GLUE it to the block! Literally lipstick on a pig
- Outdated engine manual. BTW seems a clerk photocopied it. I need to be careful not to spread all pages when I read it. Funny that for a $120k boat they couldn't care to print a decent (and combined) manual. Not to mention update it (latest is from 2014). Did you get two manuals when you bought your Camry?

We'll see what new adventures this boat will bring next. Amazing sensation when you're in the water knowing literally anything can break. Very reassuring having my family on it.

Again, will provide more details....

I am curious to know the final outcome, and whether or not you have experienced more issues... ???

[wakemaker]

wow what a read never going to be happy

[Nando23]

In general, the company has responded very positively. In summary:
- There has been no new issues. We've really enjoyed our boat the past two summers
- The company has responded and offered to help in all the issues above
- They sent and paid for replacing the v-drive
- They sent the new heater - havent changed it yet
- The cover is in fact glued - they provided specifics on which type of glue - now is half attached (haven't repaired it yet)
- No new battery issues
- Cannot say if they have upgraded the manual on later models
- Starting to trust it more but eyes fixed on temperature/oil pressure
- Is still believe it would be great if they add more sensors to monitor "under the hood" performance (i.e. low v-drive oil alarm)

In summary, a happy G21 owner