A Very Public and Ugly Divorce is Possible.

[GMLIII]

And the winner is?... It is a broken belt tensioner... (I obviously didn't lean over the engine to look) The impeller was fine, but we are replacing it as well. Judging from the forum, the tensioners have been quite suspect... All I need now is a broken prop shaft, and I can score the exacta!...

This just happen to a friend of mine who just purchased a new Centurion Ri235 with around 50 hours. That boat too has a PCM engine. Probably the same engine which is in the G23 since Nautique owns both companies now.

[Tallredrider]

Wow thats crazy, glad to hear its solved, makes me worry about my 18 G23 now.

They originally thought this was limited to a single batch of tensioners, as I understand it. So 2018 models were supposed to be exempt, but we may have uncovered something here...

[GMLIII]

They originally thought this was limited to a single batch of tensioners, as I understand it. So 2018 models were supposed to be exempt, but we may have uncovered something here...

This is the 3rd one I have heard about personally so may be a bigger problem then PCM and/or Correct Craft thinks

[RDT-G23]

Just curious..... besides the tow expense, Isn’t everything covered under the warranty? Besides the inconvenience and loss of precious time on the water which is priceless IMO, the warranty should cover all costs.... Correct? I have never owned a new boat before BUT having a strong warranty would make me purchase new as long as things like this are covered.


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Warranty will cover this, of course. The point I’m trying to make is that I have had a number of issues in ~32 hours. I still very much believe in Nautique, and their warranty is strong. That said, I spent a “chunk” here. I could have bought any brand, regardless of price; even then, another brand may have had its own issues as well. I’d like to make 100 hours without further issue...

[GMLIII]

Warranty will cover this, of course. The point I’m trying to make is that I have had a number of issues in ~32 hours. I still very much believe in Nautique, and their warranty is strong. That said, I spent a “chunk” here. I could have bought any brand, regardless of price; even then, another brand may have had its own issues as well. I’d like to make 100 hours without further issue...

Lets hope this is the case for you . Pulling for you RDT

[funkster]

Ironically, today is the one year anniversary of the tour I took of the factory-and when I arrived-Nautique told me the hull had been scrapped. Again, to their credit, they flew me back out to water test this hull on the 13th. It has been a bit of a bumpy road from that point, to a catalyst missing in the port side, to a year later having this tensioner break... Now, did I over-react this past Saturday evening? I'll let you decide...

Only overreaction IMO, was going on a public board before you knew the problem. However, it’s totally understandable. Nautique’s are known for their quality, this sounds like a reoccurring problem to more than a few boats and needs to be corrected, especially for how much these boats cost nowadays. I owned an older 87’ 2001 for almost 20 years and that boat never once left me stranded on the lake.


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[lucky7t]

Only overreaction IMO, was going on a public board before you knew the problem. However, it’s totally understandable. Nautique’s are known for their quality, this sounds like a reoccurring problem to more than a few boats and needs to be corrected, especially for how much these boats cost nowadays. I owned an older 87’ 2001 for almost 20 years and that boat never once left me stranded on the lake.


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What he said ...

These public boards tend to be an easy target for angry customers .


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[wakerider107]

It's a bummer to lose water time, but boats are never perfect no matter how much money you spend. You should see the laundry list that comes with $1,000,000 cruisers -they are a nightmare.

My bluetooth doesnt work half the time, my prop shaft snapped, I get clogged strainers, a mouse chewed through my ballast bag over winter, i had a gel chip from an air bubble on the hull, a tech overfilled my oil and now my bilge is permanently oily, yet i still have an awesome boat (2016). There's always something and that is just the way it is.

Hopefully you will be back on the water shortly and problem free.