Skyhook disabled by Sea Ray?

Nick70

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Apr 20, 2016
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New England
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2006 Searay 260 DA 496 mag
RAYMARINE stuff.
Engines
496 Magnum
Bravo III
was just speaking with the salesman where I am in the process of getting a 09 330 DA, with Axius/Skyhook. He informed me that Sea Ray has disabled the Skyhook system due to liability concerns. I'm thinking it's dummy's assuming it's the same as anchoring, and going in the water while the drives are busy keeping the boat in place.
You can't legislate Darwinism.
Anyone else aware of this? I was really looking forward to using this feature while waiting for gas, locks, docking etc..
 
Skyhook works on my boat though I rarely use it. The loud beep and constant clunking of the trannys is distracting.
 
was just speaking with the salesman where I am in the process of getting a 09 330 DA, with Axius/Skyhook. He informed me that Sea Ray has disabled the Skyhook system due to liability concerns. I'm thinking it's dummy's assuming it's the same as anchoring, and going in the water while the drives are busy keeping the boat in place.
You can't legislate Darwinism.
Anyone else aware of this? I was really looking forward to using this feature while waiting for gas, locks, docking etc..
I have a 2009 310 with skyhook. When I bought the boat from the original owner, the skyhook functionality was not operable, though the hardware was present. It took some research and perseverance but as of October, it’s now activated.

In short, you will need to have the audible warning added ($75 beeper + $25 harness) and a dealer to request the personality file for the CCMs from Mercruiser. The dealer will then update the CCMs via the VesselView USB port as well as perform compass/heading sensor calibration. At that point, Skyhook is now functional.

Unless something has changed in the last 60 or so days, your dealer is misinformed on this issue...I had to tell mine what needed to done and actively help guide them through the process as they had little experience with axius and skyhook.
 
How do you know if the hardware is present? Is it possible to use skyhook without autopilot? I have a 2009 Amberjack with electronic throttles etc... Hopefully this old thread can be brought back from the dead. Thx
 
How do you know if the hardware is present? Is it possible to use skyhook without autopilot? I have a 2009 Amberjack with electronic throttles etc... Hopefully this old thread can be brought back from the dead. Thx

Skyhook is a feature of Axius (joystick control). Do you have the Axius system on your boat?
 
I just bought a 2015 sea ray 410 with Sky hook and the mechanical surveyor told me not to use it as it plays havoc with the pods.
I though I was going to use it at the locks but the problem is, if you are in any wind or current by the time you turn it on and Sky hook engages you could be 3' away from were you engage it then when it hooks in you move back to were it was engage.
So basically you need about a 4' radius to use it.
This weekend I was waiting to get gas and turn on sky Hook in a current, I was moving back and forward about 3 to 4 feet.
 

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