Jody_Seal

Being a Nanny sport has it's consequences. having to buy into a monopoly to participate in what constitutes safe Sports platform and business efforts. 501C Non for profit with a Marketing dept. saddling in with a government overseen entity and being monopolistic may be against anti trust laws? Seen their advertising, pretty slick highly professional adds and presentations. I wonder what their marketing budget is like??

Going in for a 5th run at the propaganda and indoctrination nanny ideology segment. USAWS and their monopolistic watch dogs require complete re-training every other year. Lucky me it's my year..

@markn thanks for the incite. problem with this younger generation is that they want someone else to make the hard decisions rather then pull there own boot straps up and make these decisions. they have taken on the thought that government needs to make more agency's and create more bureaucrats to oversee these agency's. Blue big government ideology.

As for Safe sport, goes back to what was easy because no one in the leadership role has the balls to call out and enforce the congressional reporting mandate. Safe sport was easy as it came as a appendage of the USOC money's. again nothing in the congressional act requires a sport to utilize any overseeing entity's for reporting abuses in a sport. 

2 hours ago, jpwhit said:

Tuners work with automotive ECUs. And due to the nature and scope of the automotive market, those ECUs are pretty open. 

EControls is in the industrial market focused primarily on heavy equipment. Their ECUs are very different. And the Industrial heavy equipment market is extremely closed and protective.

Sure, they will make/customize an ECU for you if you want to be your own marinizer. But the “design” fees aren’t going to be cheap. 
 

If you’ve ever tried to buy a replacement EContols ECU, you’d understand a lot better. 

in some cases a e-control ecm can be less price wise then a older mefi 4. just ordered one for a 19 6.0.

I have done some digging on components and this little gem is $250 used. and that's the larger white component shown in this cut away of the gps single reciever . is the actual antenna so to speak.

when this MI law goes into effect, it will come down to enforcement as to how they interpret the law. on one lake the local enforcement may understand the difference between a tanker and a ski boat. 20 min down the road on another lake enforcement will equate the tanker and the ski boat as under the same law.....

@Dano

hey! don't buy it!

however me being one who works in the towboat industry see and know that there is a market for a new ski boat that does not require one to give up a kidney to afford it. most everyone that are buying these new over priced tugs are not getting what they paid for. these current boats across the full manufacturing spectrum have many defective components and craftsmanship issues and  as well as are built thin in many cases. the " leggo" style of building a ski boat leaves a lot to be desired. 

hmmm! could a $60k or less three event boat be built???

@Horton

if Kevin wants to make an impact in the sport, loose the un necessary socialist safe sport  requirements. the last guy was nothing more then a government style bureaucrat.  hopefully Kevin will bring fresh realistic policy back into the sport.

a number of years ago flying to Australia,  radar in sport tube. got their and did not notice wrinkling on the endvofvthe sport tube. got to mulwalla to find my radar looking just like the one pictured above. put the ski back in the sport tube til the return to Florida. when I hit panama city I went directly to the delta counter and filed a damage claim and showed the attendant the dammage.. Delta covered both the ski and the sport tube. the key is getting the damage assessment done in the airport for full coverage.

INDMAR MARINE ENGINES ANNOUNCES LEADERSHIP CHANGES
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Tim Maher named President of Indmar Marine Engines.
Maher will report to Mark McKinney, President of Liberty Technologies, a Correct Craft subsidiary.
MILLINGTON, Tenn., Feb.20, 2024 - Indmar Marine Engines announced Tim Maher, who previously served as Chief Operating Officer of Indmar, as the company's President. As President, Maher will oversee the worldwide operations of the company and will report directly to Mark McKinney, the President of Liberty Technologies, a Correct Craft subsidiary that oversees Indmar Marine Engines, Pleasurecraft Engine Group, and Velvet Drive Transmissions.

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I guess a better question is what problem are you trying solve?

when the culture of the sport is based on anal policy's in the achievement of rankings and records rather then pure competition,  the sport suffers as these anal policies drive up the cost to participate. all so some group of elite skiers can get their "score" or record.

it seems to me that ski companies would go broke if they had to rely on a dwindling "competition member " customer base. they seem to be doing pretty good selling to non combatants.

what's that tell ya?

had a pretty funny conversation with the mother of a high end skier when asked me what are "they" going to do about tournaments if malibu pulls out.....??? ....         I answered who's they? 

I know of a repowered 06 MC  that will pull a few rds of high end skiing this season . as well as a 08 SN a 14 MC. A 98 SN and many other non overly expensive boats to be utilized in southern region.... 

https://skidim.com/manifold-exhst-5-7l-port/

it does not include catalytic cartridge or sensors. utilize old cartridge and sensors. comes in three distinct colors. must choose color.. up to 4 week wait as they are not an on the shelf item.

i put my long shot on number 3. only because of the odds..

44 minutes ago, oldmanskier said:

Jody Seal,

I asked in this post if my 2014 Carbon Pro Engine 2014 PCM 5.7 Catanium™ CES EX343 engine has the potential for cracking issue, and you responded it did. My boat currently has 485 hours but no cracking issues at this time.

Do you know all model years of PCM Cat engines that could have this defect?

The reason I ask is I am selling my boat and my ski club has approached me about buying my boat as the club boat. I wanted to be upfront about any possible issues known for 2014 PCM 5.7 Catanium™ CES EX343 engines and also know what all model years PCM 5.7 Catanium™ CES EX343 engines might have this cracking issue.

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for your time.

Tom Smothers (Oldmanskier) 

 

Hey Tom,

I don't think that any numerical trace in conjunction with batch number can be performed. 350 hours 2500 hours is the failure window if they fail...Many more are running in the field then not.
I have seen casting's crack around the 02 sensors and have filled orders for manifolds that have cracked internally. mostly the small block chevy units.

Who's going to be the first to de-claw their towboat???

https://nautiqueparts.com/windshield-screw-cover-trim-rubber-8-foot-piece/

The rubber insert works better then the foam. the rubber is easier to keep clean and matches the extrusion profile. it also wont shrink nor will accumulate mildew like foam will.

PM me a list of parts they need..Might be able to donate.

@Dano

@Horton

it's not the drive that is the issue. it is the batteries and the impact they have on the environment, from the impact of digging and refining raw materials into a condensed battery pack to its final demise as to how they are then decommissioned. that technology is still very dirty. 

the drive motor part is easy. 

currently as I write sitting in a classroom environment at (PCM school) pleasurecraft engines manufacturering facility.  like a kid in a candy store. sadly the overall trend is catalytic catalytic catalytic! so looking forward the availability of non cat components is going to wain within a short period of time. budget repowers are a thing of the past..

I think the realization by society is that electric vehicles are not a one size fits all proposition. the realization that procurement of the resources to manufacture electric vehicles is far nastier to the environment then that of fossil fuel development. fad? maybe more like a social push by elites to capitalize and become more powerful. the marine industry capitalizes on what the auto industry has to offer for marinization. costly electric vehicle's mean costly electric propulsion for the marine industry.

the Homer handle. legendary!

@Kelvin Towboat rules have changed. basically reads any previously certified towboat can be used in tournament provided it has the latest approved speed control(zo). the chief driver is responsible for the Crafts seaworthy aspects.

in the last 4 years oldest boat I skied behind in a tournament was a 98 SN with a 5.7 Excalibur and a series 80 transmission. 

ski chaste has two owners that provide a 14 and 17 master craft for their events.

we use a 17 and 08 200 and 196 for our events. 

I could be wrong but I don't think there is a world identified men 34/55 record. they have world tournament records. 

the jeff Rodgers score was the only identified record with AWSA that eclipsed the 10.25 line @ 34mph/55k.

Jeff Rodgers 1.5@9.75

how to avoid injury!! stay out of these thing's