00 Air Electronic/Dash Issues

[jchamlin]

I bought a 2000 Air Nautique in March. A month before I bought it, the previous owner replaced the keypad to start the boat. The day I test drove the boat, he had the speedo and tach replaced that morning. Last week, the circuit breaker went out and is costing me $400 to replace...ouch! Apparently the 2000's only have a 3 year warrenty and the breaker is not covered. That seems like a lot of the electronics in the boat have been replaced in the past 6 months....just outside of warrenty. Has anyone else had these kind of issues? The dealer says the breaker just broke...no reason.

[Pratt]

I have a 2001 SAN, and we changed the gauges out in it. The wre, however, replaced under warranty. I would suspect that the person you bought the boat from got the gauges replaced under warranty as well.

[NautiqueChick]

I have a 2001 Air and we had to replace the gauges recently too. Ours were replace under warranty as well.

[Dr.John]

Re: 00 Air Electronic/Dash Issues

Last week, the circuit breaker went out and is costing me $400 to replace...ouch!

Ouch is right.....for a circuit breaker? :evil:

Did you ask for some dispensation? :roll:

I am getting an '01, and that makes me more than a little nervous. :cry:

Before buying I did talk to a CC CS person in Orlando, he was very informative and did say that the gauges were faulty and would be replaced under warranty, although I think if it's out of warranty, labor would be charged. I got the impression that the rest of the electronics were healthy. Thanks for submitting, I'm curious what the current owners experience has been.

[nms1991]

which circuit breaker cost you $400 to replace because the most expensive one should be around $50 dollars and it is on the engine for the altenator.

[jchamlin]

Dr.John, I hope I have not scared you away. I absolutely love the boat, aside from the electronic issues I've had. I am just frustrated paying top dollar for a boat and having to drop 400 bills a few months into it on a problem I didn't expect to have.

nms1991...the breaker box I'm replacing is the black box under the driver's console. It holds all the main breakers / fuses or whatever for the boat. For example, if the nav light trips, you would push the fuse back in.

Anyway, the gauges I mentioned were replaced by the previous owner. I don't know if he paid anything or not.

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[squeak]

Hey Jchamlin,

I know what you're thinking and going through.

I just bought a 2000 Air Nautique (second owner) a very clean boat with a 100 hours or less. Upgraded from an 85' Mastercraft Skier.

My speedo's were also replaced under warranty. I'm keeping my fingers cross they'll be ok. If not, I'll probably upgrade to Faria gauges.

Just recently, boat broke down in the river. After boating for over 20 years, this was the first time I had to be towed. The boat engine would crank but no fuel was being sent to the fuel rails. The local correct craft dealer found a cracked battery cable clamp and the ECM was damaged.

Bottom line, replaced ECM at $930, new battery clamp - $9.00, new battery to accept the new side terminal clamp-$65, two hours labor-$170, plus tax came out to around $1,300 for repairs. Ouch! The most I ever spent on boat repairs in my 20+ years. The dealer is in the process of contacting Ford to see if they can evaluate the damaged ECM for causes and for possible compensation in cost of part.

Yea, I know what you're probably thinking about the side terminal clamp. Always better to use pole terminals whenever possible. But the side terminal the dealer used looks significantly better than ordinary one's on current passenger cars.

Except for the fancy electronic's, seems like a great boat. I'm from the old school, simpler is better. But as one correct craft dealer agreed with me, he also said, time's are changing. Boy, are they $$$.

It'll be interesting to see how much trouble I'll have down the road with all the electronics. Especially, since I'll probably keep the boat for at least 10 years.

[Rick]

I have a 2000 and I LOVE it. I bought the Faria Upgrade guages just in case my Teleflex go in the future. So far it has been less expensive to run than my 66 Barracuda. Having said that I also do alot of preventive maintenence to keep it running. In case you haven't heard BOAT =( Break out another Thousand.)I have a cousin who is a world class sailor. He does not own a boat. He says that when he gets the urge to buy one he gets into his sailing clothes, stands in a cold shower and tears up $100 bills until the feeling goes away. He claims it's much cheaper! :bang:

[squeak]

Rick -

I understand your position, but you can't do preventative maintenence on a ECM. With 100 hours or less on the boat and an expensive part like the ECM going out, it makes you wonder the durability of the electronics. Just something we'll all have to live with.

With proper preventative maintenence, Boat doesn't have to equal another thousand.

Boat equates to another thousand in your situation because of poor design, manufacturing, materials, and suppliers. I really don't think Correct Craft fall's into this category. If I thought they did, then I wouldn't have bought the boat.

[SWCC-PART-MAN]

what breaker are you talking about replacing? was the boat ever submerged? its amazing what a little water will do to electronics. do you see a visible fowl line in the engine bay? does the starter have water marks on it? you'd be suprised of the horrer stories from a first time boat owner. i'm wondering if your refering to the ecm or the complete circuit breaker panel under the dash or maybe the transducer box at the transom inside the engine bay (it aids gauge functions).

[Rick]

squek I beleive your right 100 hours on an ECM sounds like a warranty malfunction. Unless as SWCC says it was 99.75 hours on the water .25 hours underwater.

[NittanyFan]

I have a 2001 Air. Purchased in early 2002 from a dealer with ~30 hours on it - was his demo for the previous summer. The tach did not work, tried replacing it once, but the replacement did not work either. At end of 2002 summer I think we then replaced the engine wiring harness and the 2nd tach worked just fine. No gauge or electronic problems since. Now have approx. 100 hours on the engine.

May want to ask your mechanic or CC about wiring harness changes and experiences.