JAFI
New Member
I'm in the middle of dealing with a final warranty item on a new 08 330DA. So far I haven't heard or discovered the cause of the problem from our dealer or the factory rep.
Here is the background:
My buddy made the deal on the boat, it went in the water on a Tuesday, took delivery on Wednesday and left for Ocean City on Thursday. When we got back and had it sitting in the slip you could see that it was listing about 4" to port (the scum line on the stern was 2" above bottom paint on the port side and about 2" below on the starboard side). After hauling it out and putting a strip of tape on each side with 1" markings and pumping the holding tank (port side) it has settled to a consistent 2" list to port.
After ongoing work on the boat it has been in and out of the water a good 3-4 times for different reasons all due to warranty and new install work but no answers as to why there is a list.
The service manager, on recommendation from the factory rep, keeps looking for water infiltration in different places but haven't found any of substance, thankfully I guess, and they are talking about adding ballast on the starboard side to 'fix' it. I'm not ready to hear that at all. It would only fix the symptom not fix the problem and I want an answer to what the problem is. I've asked for a build sheet for the engine bay showing measurements for all the component locations to confirm or eliminate anything that would affect the balance of the boat.
So far I've been really happy with the way the entire service department have been and all the work they have done, but I'm looking for definitive answers. If anyone have seen, heard, or dealt with this issue I sure would like a heads up on something else to consider.
On a side note, how much force or impact does it take on a brass prop to tweek it and induce a vibration?
Here is the background:
My buddy made the deal on the boat, it went in the water on a Tuesday, took delivery on Wednesday and left for Ocean City on Thursday. When we got back and had it sitting in the slip you could see that it was listing about 4" to port (the scum line on the stern was 2" above bottom paint on the port side and about 2" below on the starboard side). After hauling it out and putting a strip of tape on each side with 1" markings and pumping the holding tank (port side) it has settled to a consistent 2" list to port.
After ongoing work on the boat it has been in and out of the water a good 3-4 times for different reasons all due to warranty and new install work but no answers as to why there is a list.
The service manager, on recommendation from the factory rep, keeps looking for water infiltration in different places but haven't found any of substance, thankfully I guess, and they are talking about adding ballast on the starboard side to 'fix' it. I'm not ready to hear that at all. It would only fix the symptom not fix the problem and I want an answer to what the problem is. I've asked for a build sheet for the engine bay showing measurements for all the component locations to confirm or eliminate anything that would affect the balance of the boat.
So far I've been really happy with the way the entire service department have been and all the work they have done, but I'm looking for definitive answers. If anyone have seen, heard, or dealt with this issue I sure would like a heads up on something else to consider.
On a side note, how much force or impact does it take on a brass prop to tweek it and induce a vibration?