WIRiverRat

The bluetooth on mine actually works just fine. No disconnecting, freezing etc. It would really just be nice to have the auto volume so its quiet when setting down and gets louder when up on plane. If its not possible I'll just have to live with it how it is and adjust volume from my phone. I have a hard time not having everything work as it should.

I see there is a nautique bulletin for upgrading the stereo to the newer JL head unit however it seems it is only for the G series boats. I called my "local" (3 hours away) dealer and they have not been able to get me an answer on if I could do the upgrade on a 200. Anyone know if this is possible on the 200. I am guessing the limiting factor is the linc firmware. Is there a non touchscreen version compatible with the JL head unit.

Yes I replaced the 4 pin JDAB cable. I did it with a generic cable off amazon but I don't see that making any difference vs using the polk branded cable. The original polk cable in there seems to be in fine condition. I got rid of the Y splitter and wired the linc directly to the polk unit, no difference. I have read people having issues with the polk unit, mine seems to be fine and has no issues with bluetooth. Linc version is 2011030.2.7.10466/ 3EMY2015 Application - 2.7.10219 OS 2.7.20021 Bootloader 2.7.20045 Config 2.3.15030 I don't think the firmware has been upgraded, when you click on the stereo button on the linc screen it displays the polk logo. Thanks for any help. The closest dealer is 3 hours away, not looking for a long trip just for the stereo.

I got a new to me 2017 SN200. Everything works great except I can not get the Polk AU4A head unit to communicate with the linc system. I tried replacing the cables between the two and get nothing. The stereo works fine on its own but its a pain to have to go in the glove box whenever you want to adjust the volume etc. Is there firmware updates or anything I should be looking for?

I used Sikkens sealer on my platform for years after dealing with sun fading out the teak oil. Held up much better and would spend 5 minutes at the end of each season lightly sanding where a fin may have scratched the platform and then filling that in with the sealer. Platform looked brand new all the time. It was slightly slippery for about a week after applying, then it was like any other platform.

Hucklefin, We put the buoys in as soon as the ice melts. When the river is low we can pull everything to the surface and just clip on balls. No need to get wet. Once the spring floods start we would have to dive to connect everything. However once the balls are in we usually can't help it and start skiing. I think the water was 37F for the first run this year.

Course is right next to the airport. We put it in about 5 years ago. We let the UWL kids ski it and help them out if they want. If he skis with them he will certainly be skiing it.

I am a bit south but we have a permanent course down in Lacrosse as well. Nothing that I know of up in your area.

I do not have experience with POR15. We paint all our dock poles with acrolon which are 12in diameter steel poles that are 40ft long. There is constant wave action with the dock roller going on them and I have not had to repaint anything in 6 years. For my business we have coated equipment going in to harsh environments like salt water and waste water treatment facilities and it has held up well. Like anything you paint it is all about the prep work.

Sherwin Williams Acrolon will last forever. It is a 2 part epoxy paint. You have to use the primer made for it first. It is a bit on the pricey side but it is used in nasty environments all the time and holds up great.

This was 15 years ago but I took a jump crash and injured my elbow pretty bad. The secondary insurance from USA Waterski was easy to deal with and paid out every penny my own insurance would not cover. It probably ended up close to $5k with all the rehab. I was happy. I'm sure a lot could have changed in that time but that was my experience.

I have had perfect pass stargazer in my boat for the past 12 years. It has always worked flawlessly. I just took the boat out of storage and it locked in a GPS signal right away, got up to speed an it engaged like it should. I drove the first pass through the course and it was locked on a speed but never started beeping and timing in once we hit the entrance gates. I remapped the course and ran it again and the same thing happened. I turned it off and back on and still the same. It is locked on the course and getting accurate coordinates. Any ideas on what to try to get it recognizing the course again?

I may know of one.... My ski partner has a 50th anniversary with probably about 300 hours on it. He has an order in for a new one, however not sure when that will come in. He will be selling his when the new boat comes in. Message me if you want some more info.

My son wanted a new slalom ski and vest from Santa this Christmas so I placed an order for a new radar TRA and vest with the local dealer back in September. I get that supply chains are all messed up and do not expect it in time for Christmas anymore. Just wondering if anyone has insight on how backed up Radar is in getting orders fulfilled right now and delivered to the dealers (in many cases I assume the product is built and just sitting waiting to be delivered).

I know the dealer very well. He is pretty tired of the sale of this falling through. The process is quite a bit like buying a car. You go in to the dealership you find your car, agree on price and then go to the financing guy (assuming you didn't get pre approved from your own bank). They go a run a credit check and find out you can't qualify for this boat. He said a lot of people are trying to use their stimulus cash to buy a boat but that only goes so far. As soon as he puts it back up for sale he usually has a call on it within a day. Boat sales are crazy right now. I think they have a total of about 3 boats on their lots right now.