Dissapointment

[Yellowtique]

I am a brand new owner of a 206. I just took out today for the first time. It ran great for a while. We had the family out. Had lunch. Then it fired right up. We trolled out of the marina. When I tried to gun it when we got out of the no wake zone, it died. THought, no problem but it wouldnt start back up again. we had to get toed. Very embarrassing and dissapointing. Im sure its fine but very frustrating. Just venting a little.

[skinautique]

RE: Dissapointment

without being in the boat, I can tell you to start with the basics: Check the kill switch and make sure it is properly attached, check the battery cables and make sure they are secure. See if either of those solve the issue.

Sorry to hear of your troubles and hopefully you are fixed up ASAP

[Yellowtique]

dissapointment

Yeah, yeah, we did all that really easy stuff. We reattached the kill switch lanyard 3 times. The engine would turn over great, it just wouldnt catch like not getting enough fuel or spark. I checked the perfect pass throttle cable to make sure it was tight and it was. We had over 1/2 tank of gas. We depressed the transmission release button on the throttle to give some gas during the ignition and in case it was flooded but also, did not help. After all that we flagged some unlucky boat nearby and got toed in.

[ffmedic74]

RE: dissapointment

A couple simple methods to check for fuel and spark. For fuel have someone turnover the motor and spray WD-40 down your intake. If it starts then its fuel cell or fuel pump. WD40 is flammable and will also lubricate the cylinder walls if the boat doesn't end up firing. For spark pull the plugs and look for spark on the plugs when you turn the motor over. MAKE SURE ALL PLUGS ARE OUT or the motor may attempt to run! BTW what motor do you have.

[M3Fan]

RE: dissapointment

If he has MPI, which it sounds like he does, I woudn't spray WD40 down the dry intake. The plugs need a ground to make a spark, so typically if it is not catching anyway you can pull one plug, ground it on the engine by holding it against a metal bolt or something similar, and then look for the spark. In the case of this new 206, I'd say take it to the dealer!

[skinautique]

RE: dissapointment

MPI is the only option in a new Nautique

[OldFart]

RE: dissapointment

YO Yellow, let us know what ur dealer finds. OF

[OldFart]

RE: dissapointment

skinautique, just throwing out an idea - the pcm cable problem was in early o5 models? OF

[skinautique]

Re: RE: dissapointment

skinautique, just throwing out an idea - the pcm cable problem was in early o5 models? OF

What cable problem are you referring to?

[Yellowtique]

thanks for all the interest

It is a fuel injected system. Hopefully I wont sound too unmasculine but all those suggestions sound a bit scary. I know what you guys are trying to do, help but I like the suggestion to take it to the dealer. For g-d's sake it is literally brand spankin' new. LEt them figure it out. I'll take my warranty for a test drive. After all, I would nt want to be messing around with a spark plug, strip the threads on the block and invalidate my warranty since I am not a NAutique authorized repair dude. So after considering all those possibilities, I just dropped it of at the dealership. I would understand if I bought a used boat and no warranty, I'd probably be asking for more suggestions. Hopefully it will be something simple and I'll get it back sooon. Judging by the number of tiques waiting for service when I dropped it off, it may be a while before they get to me unless I get 1st dibs bc its brand new. I will definetely let you's guys know what the problem was. Again, thanks for all the replies.

[Phili]

You spend that kind of money for a new boat they better get you back on the water by this weekend.

[clubmyke]

does the lemon law apply to boats ???

[G-man]

In Texas there is no lemon law for boats. From what I see most repairs are from lack of maintence. Most inboard owners care about their boats better than most other type of boats.

[BASC]

Somebody please explain the 'Lemon Law'?

[MattM]

I have solved a similar problem twice now with other nauti owners by checking the electronic CONNECTION to the kill switch up under the gunnel. I know this is a day late and a dollar short for you yella', but FYI to others I guess.

If you reach up under there you can check them to make sure they are connected.

However, I've never seen this in a brand new boat so who knows.