Port side ballast pump fault

[Andy1972]

Hi gang, I"m getting a fault on my port side ballast. It was reading 4.9v. It's now faulted and no longer working. Any idea what this is, ...and how I can fix it?

[jshack01]

Mine failed too. I ran across another thread on here that indicated your could unplug it and it would ignore the signal. I'm crossing my fingers as it keeps shutting down the pump when its at 100% but actually empty. I'll know in about an hour if it worked or not. These were taken just before I unplugged the sensor. Mine was reading just over 3V when it was plugged in. Unplugged its reading 4.99V so I'm not optimistic that this will allow me to fill unless the computer knows this value is out of range and will just ignore it.

Here are some pics where the plug is located:

[GMLIII]

Mine failed too. I ran across another thread on here that indicated your could unplug it and it would ignore the signal. I'm crossing my fingers as it keeps shutting down the pump when its at 100% but actually empty. I'll know in about an hour if it worked or not. These were taken just before I unplugged the sensor. Mine was reading just over 3V when it was plugged in. Unplugged its reading 4.99V so I'm not optimistic that this will allow me to fill unless the computer knows this value is out of range and will just ignore it.

Here are some pics where the plug is located:

Please post your results . I want to try the same on my 2017 G but only on the starboard side

[jshack01]

Unplugging worked like a champ. I just filled it until I heard water going off the side. I did a complete fill and drain to get the computer set back to zero.


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[GMLIII]

No problem with fill then you stop when it runs out the overflow. Any issues when you hit back to dock to drain all ballast ? I plan to do this next weekend then get dealer to replace ballast sensor at end of season under warranty since other forum member said it was a royal pain to change out . Life is too short

[Andy1972]

Glad it worked for u guys, no go here. I tried the unplug and re plug trick. The pump ran for 1 minute before it faulted. I also notice the ballast indicator went ron 0%....which Indont think was accurate .

[Andy1972]

Sorry about the spell che

[GMLIII]

Glad it worked for u guys, no go here. I tried the unplug and re plug trick. The pump ran for 1 minute before it faulted. I also notice the ballast indicator went ron 0%....which Indont think was accurate .

What year and model Nautique do you own ?

[Andy1972]

G23 2017.
...actuallly I should have said the display went to 0% when I’m almost certain it was 1/3 full

[jshack01]

Andy, don't plug it back in. Leave it unplugged until you get it replaced.

[Phil8uga]

Will the dealer just come to your boat and fix it or do you have to take it to the dealer? Just curious because shouldn’t this be covered under the warranty?


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[jshack01]

Will the dealer just come to your boat and fix it or do you have to take it to the dealer? Just curious because shouldn’t this be covered under the warranty?


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Mine is still under warranty and I'll have to take it to the dealer for repair. Not sure if I'll wait until the end of the season or not. It's a long drive for me. With it unplugged its really not causing any issues.

[GMLIII]

Will the dealer just come to your boat and fix it or do you have to take it to the dealer? Just curious because shouldn’t this be covered under the in warranty?


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Yes it would be under warranty if his boat has less than 500 hours ( 2017s only had a 500 hour warranty vs 2018s and beyond with 1000 hours).
Dealer would probably come to his dock and repair but mostly likely there would be s delivery/travel fee on top of the parts and labor which are covered under warranty . I would image all warranty repairs are covered by work performed at dealer vs at owners dock/ slip. My dealer charges a flat $75 to come to your dock for repairs