October 2023 pics and vids

[MJHSupra]

We had some awesome riding weather the whole month of September in Knoxville TN. Football and school starting keeps the big crowds away. Weather and temps have been great as October will start to bring colder mornings.

This was Tellico Lake as it extends towards the Great Smoky Mountains. A few miles from the MC plant.

Hope others got some ride time on the water.

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[MJHSupra]

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[MJHSupra]

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[MJHSupra]

Somedays that foil dishes out a beating.


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[HFarr]

Man that is actually pretty high up for a butt smack!

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[HFarr]

And what boat is that? Doesn't appear to be a 2018 Supra bow.

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[MJHSupra]

And what boat is that? Doesn't appear to be a 2018 Supra bow.

Sent from my SM-G781V using TapatalkI did not tow my boat down.

My buddy has a mid-90s Malibu LSV.

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[Mxmark4]

Get it buddy! Great shots!

[MJHSupra]

Get it buddy! Great shots!

You should see how good Josh is getting. It’s cool to watch. That dude is pumping all over the wakes, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, regular, goofy . . . .


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[Mxmark4]

I have been working on my surf transfers and getting them down regularly now. Tried it on the foil the other day and just about had it , but lost the foil at the last minute. Im just not sure how to pump effectively enough to get back to the second wake.

[HFarr]

Speaking of foiling, check this out..
https://www.theinertia.com/surf/skookumchuck-tidal-rapids-foil-foiling-surfing/

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[MJHSupra]

Speaking of foiling, check this out..
https://www.theinertia.com/surf/skookumchuck-tidal-rapids-foil-foiling-surfing/

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Cool article. Those whirlpools look dang scary.


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[cucv]

Lake draw down starts today and we are sad to see our first season with the Mojo come to a close. Crazy to see the freeboard and shear size of the Mojo next to the 19' American Skier in the garage. Definitely cutting it close with 9' ceiling and 8'6" door.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231009/eddb90602d1adaede49761cd742e70f0.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231009/28038ee36d1be0eef4adccc7f9a41f12.jpghttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231009/b718526ea5f304e789715319563d50be.jpg

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[996scott]

Wow, that's amazing the difference in size when they are sitting next to each other. Like you, we are able to squeeze our Craz into our garage with literally 1 inch of clearance. It always fits, but it's a bit nerve racking getting it in and out each time.

[996scott]

We got out for a quick ski and surf on Saturday. Fall is in full force in Utah and it is beautiful. We decided to take one of the halloween skeltons up for a surf:rolleyes:

[MJHSupra]

Fall is in full force in Utah and it is beautiful.:

Noticed your first few snow accumulations on the web cams at Solitude. My buddy has a condo up there.


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[Zog]

We got out for a quick ski and surf on Saturday. Fall is in full force in Utah and it is beautiful. We decided to take one of the halloween skeltons up for a surf:rolleyes:

Jordanelle would be the last place I would pick for a fall surf! That place is cold in August! :D

[996scott]

Yea it is getting colder for sure. Water temp was 63 but it was sunny and warm. With the dry suit is was really pretty comfortable.

[HFarr]

Doing some traveling this week and we are in Bar Harbor, pronounced Bah Hahbah, lol, and it's like low 60's. Crazy! Thought it would be much colder. Flew into Boston and Rented an RV and are traveling the coast up here. Beautiful for sure!!

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[cucv]

Doing some traveling this week and we are in Bar Harbor, pronounced Bah Hahbah, lol, and it's like low 60's. Crazy! Thought it would be much colder. Flew into Boston and Rented an RV and are traveling the coast up here. Beautiful for sure!!

Sent from my SM-G781V using TapatalkIt's gotta be chilly at night in the RV. Are you exploring the whole coast from Boston to Bar Harbor or just the area up there? We are an hour north of Boston near the coast. The foliage is running a bit late this year so I'm guessing it's still great in Bar Harbor.

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[Zog]

Pulled the boat out of the storage unit yesterday to take it down to Lake Powell for the eclipse tomorrow. Feels weird to be headed boating when it was 39F this morning. I will hopefully get some great pics and not get stranded by the masses headed down to no man's land.

[HFarr]

It's gotta be chilly at night in the RV. Are you exploring the whole coast from Boston to Bar Harbor or just the area up there? We are an hour north of Boston near the coast. The foliage is running a bit late this year so I'm guessing it's still great in Bar Harbor.

Sent from my SM-S911U using TapatalkWe traveled the coast. Stayed in Boston, got a rental car for 2 days and went to Gloucester,Amesbury, Freeport, Rockland, Acadia 2 nights. And stopped at several spots along the way. Not much in Amesbury, but that's where we picked up our RV. Where do you live? I saw lots of places that looked like they would be great for surfing. Our nights were actually just right. Heater only came on briefly one night or rather morning around 6:30.

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[cucv]

Great, glad to hear you traveled the coast on the way up and stayed in a couple great towns along the way. We live in the small town of North Hampton, NH. Definitely some good surf spots in the area.

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[HFarr]

Yep. We stopped at South Beach and North Beach along the way there! Lots of people riding horses on South Beach and lots of surfers on North Beach.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231015/1a621b0c6424e804010b42e05cd85444.jpg

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[zabooda]

In Albuquerque going to Arizona for the winter. I missed the balloon festival and the eclipse. Someone sent me this picture taken from a hot air balloon.

[HFarr]

No way! Is that a real photograph? Super aweso.e if it is. Looks like a drawing.

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[sandm]

No way! Is that a real photograph?

it's a drawing or photoshop. there were almost no balloons in the air during the eclipse due to weather and the number at the launch pad to view.
cool pic nonetheless for those that went..

[larry_arizona]

I might be in the minority, but I can't stand hot air balloons.....lol


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[Zog]

Went to watch the eclipse at Lake Powell. It was pretty cold, starting at 50 and getting up to about 65 for the day with water at 70 so we didn’t really hop in or surf but used the time to watch the sun, take pictures and explore. There is a spot called “the crack” where you hike up a narrow path into an enormous hallway of rock about 4 ft wide and 200 ft talk. Here is the drop off, a 10 ft climb up the canyon wall with a rope. https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231016/7a57be58036e5ee8a08c1c248c11256f.jpg


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[bergermaister]

SHOP UPDATE
Getting closer. Just need the patio deck done and door installed so the siders can finish their work. Gutters would be helpful too!

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After a day of heavy liquid sunshine here in the PNW I can see where I will be adding a trench and some drain pipe before the next 50 tons of gravel comes in...

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[HFarr]

Is there enough fall behind the barn for you to grade that area beside the building to shed the water back that way? It doesn't look like it would take too much to keep it from standing. If you can go do that, it would be a more reliable solution than a pipe.

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[bergermaister]

The goal is to be close to level with the smaller side garage door and the grade down towards the back of the building. Same thing on the opposite side of the building but there is enough drop there I'm not nearly as concerned. Those puddles soaked in rather quickly but our ground is still thirsty. By next spring that won't be the case.

This project is driving me nuts. We get some momentum, start getting things almost done. Then nothing for a week. Then a little momentum, then nothing for a week+. I need to take advantage of what nice weather we have left for some excavation and trenching and then the gravel before it's nothing but a mud bog back there. But that can't happen until the rest of these guys finish up and get the hell out of the way. The siders are waiting on the door who's waiting on the deck who's waiting on the waterproofing who is apparently taking the week off. Then there's the railing which at this point I'll do myself which I'm sure will shave off at least a week. Then electrical which I'm just taking over at this point.

URGH.... Then again looking at it, I guess we've come a long way in almost exactly 7 months.

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[HFarr]

That's a good before and after picture. That is a lot for 7 months. The last little bit always takes the longest!

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[Mxmark4]

You got waaaaayyy further in 7 months then I did. It was almost 5 months from digging footers to having footers poured. Got to dig themcout twice in between and fire one guy for being incompetent. At 13 months I finally got a final approval and got signed off. That was end of June. Only now have I gotten approx 1/3of the garage wired. Its been super slow tedious process to get it to this point. Dont let the starts and stops get you down. Looks great !

[996scott]

Did a quick guys trip to Powell for the weekend. Air temp was 80, water was 70, and the lake was pretty quiet. It was a perfect Fall trip.

[MJHSupra]

Cool pics


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[Dukabor]

Did a quick guys trip to Powell for the weekend. Air temp was 80, water was 70, and the lake was pretty quiet. It was a perfect Fall trip.

Nice….

Staring out at 2 inches of snow so far today up here !

[HFarr]

Whoa! That started quickly! ......I guess anyway. We are in Savannah right now for a conference, and it was in the 80's today.

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[scotthons]

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[MJHSupra]

A good week to ride in Eastern TN. Knoxville air temps in the 70s-80s. Water was chilly from Norris Dam.


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[MJHSupra]

Getting the wave to flatten out.

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[MJHSupra]

Flat. Only 2 fishing boats out there with us this afternoon.

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[HFarr]

Flat. Only 2 fishing boats out there with us this afternoon.

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Sent from my iPhone using TapatalkI bet the two fishing boats would have a different perspective if you asked them! LOL!

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[MJHSupra]

I bet the two fishing boats would have a different perspective if you asked them! LOL!

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100%. We stayed as far away as we could when we passed them, only dirty looks.


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[HFarr]

Yeah. I have lots of friends that are really into fishing and just hate wake boats. Any big boat really. I can understand it.

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[larry_arizona]

Yeah. I have lots of friends that are really into fishing and just hate wake boats. Any big boat really. I can understand it.

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In fairness, just as many recreational boaters dislike fishing boats.

Lived on a lake for 18 years and the amount of lures wrapped around my dock and pontoon boat over the years sucked.

We all know bass boat guy and trolling motor guy right up on your boats and docks hell bent on the chance that bass is under it.

Cuts both ways.

Don't get me started on ice fishermen.....lol


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[RUGER761]

Finally pulled my blue plugs out, wasn't ready to give it up, but the weather and time says otherwise. I found out I joined the popping out engine dividers group though. Popped out the big panels and the rear carpeted ones. The big shocker was the front/center bag divider that the pumps are mounted to. It pushed the screws completely through the plastic on one side. So, guess I'll get a few projects this winter to fix and reinforce. Pretty sad stock bags are popping these panels out like they are.

[HFarr]

Finally pulled my blue plugs out, wasn't ready to give it up, but the weather and time says otherwise. I found out I joined the popping out engine dividers group though. Popped out the big panels and the rear carpeted ones. The big shocker was the front/center bag divider that the pumps are mounted to. It pushed the screws completely through the plastic on one side. So, guess I'll get a few projects this winter to fix and reinforce. Pretty sad stock bags are popping these panels out like they are.Yep on the panels. One of the biggest disappointments I have with my 2021 too. And I know it happens to other models and years as well. Mine did it only a couple of weeks after having it. A better design to install and remove them that holds them securely could easily have been made. Better/stiffer material is another fix. But for now, the easiest fix is to add some c-channel to stiffen them.

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[RUGER761]

Yep on the panels. One of the biggest disappointments I have with my 2021 too. And I know it happens to other models and years as well. Mine did it only a couple of weeks after having it. A better design to install and remove them that holds them securely could easily have been made. Better/stiffer material is another fix. But for now, the easiest fix is to add some c-channel to stiffen them.

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Kind of wonder if the new 23s are still coming in with the same panel/channel design or if they have improved them at all.

[cucv]

Kind of wonder if the new 23s are still coming in with the same panel/channel design or if they have improved them at all.Going from memory my 23 side panels don't look any different than what I've seen folks complain about in years past. Mine have yet to pop out with stock ballast but I plan to reinforcement them.

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[Pnut80]

i know my 22' mojo
is popping panels.. Plan on fixing that this winter

[RUGER761]

Going from memory my 23 side panels don't look any different than what I've seen folks complain about in years past. Mine have yet to pop out with stock ballast but I plan to reinforcement them.

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Hmm seems like a good opportunity to for SC to do a little updating on them then, especially since stock bags pop them out.

[Dukabor]

I know I added angle iron to mine and they still popped with stock bags, when I upgraded bags I would adjust them while filling and could get lucky, if I end up not selling I have additional bracing along with additional tabs to add at the top to try to rectify….

One benefit of the WM bag upgrade is losing the storage bins which gives easier access to fix the panels lol !

[HFarr]

Man, I figured that SL would be your garage by now. [emoji6]

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[Dukabor]

I am still very much looking forward to the SL!!

Not many bites on the Makai right now…. The good news is, that means not many on the SL as well….

They say patience is a virtue, I dont know, because I have very little…. Almost none!

[dyrmz134]

I know I added angle iron to mine and they still popped with stock bags, when I upgraded bags I would adjust them while filling and could get lucky, if I end up not selling I have additional bracing along with additional tabs to add at the top to try to rectify….

One benefit of the WM bag upgrade is losing the storage bins which gives easier access to fix the panels lol !


I used two sets of the reinforcement angle kits on the panels themselves + removed the factory bottom "channel" and redid it with 3.5" high metal. With the upgraded bags that I also added a drain hose to, they haven't popped out since.


I did all that after I popped a panel and it smashed into a raw water cooling plastic connector and broke it- ending a beautiful day on the water.

[Buckeye]

awesome pics.

[rockymtnsurfer]

I used two sets of the reinforcement angle kits on the panels themselves + removed the factory bottom "channel" and redid it with 3.5" high metal. With the upgraded bags that I also added a drain hose to, they haven't popped out since.


I did all that after I popped a panel and it smashed into a raw water cooling plastic connector and broke it- ending a beautiful day on the water.

Where did you get the high metal channel? Online? I am finding its the channels that need to be bigger. I am always annoyed that you spend so much on a boat and then they don't prepare their design for a upgraded bag. This is not a cost thing for them....it's poor design

[dyrmz134]

Where did you get the high metal channel? Online? I am finding its the channels that need to be bigger. I am always annoyed that you spend so much on a boat and then they don't prepare their design for a upgraded bag. This is not a cost thing for them....it's poor design

Agree - just lazy engineering.

I got what I needed from a metal supply store. I ran one single 90 degree piece on one side and sections of another 90 degree to create the channel. Could have just ran two whole pieces I supposed but I didn’t have enough metal and it’s worked the way I did it.

I’m certainly not an engineer but it worked out. I posted some pics on another thread somewhere , I’ll try and find them.


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[KnoxMojo]

Where did you get the high metal channel? Online? I am finding its the channels that need to be bigger. I am always annoyed that you spend so much on a boat and then they don't prepare their design for a upgraded bag. This is not a cost thing for them....it's poor design

Not disagreeing that it couldn't be better, but are they supposed to engineer everything with future modifications by the end user in mind? That would be impossible. I don't see lazy engineering, I see unrealistic expectations by some. You want to add bigger bags, stereo, trash cans or whatever, then do the added work yourself. For me, that's part of the fun.

[sandm]

Not disagreeing that it couldn't be better, but are they supposed to engineer everything with future modifications by the end user in mind? That would be impossible. I don't see lazy engineering, I see unrealistic expectations by some. You want to add bigger bags, stereo, trash cans or whatever, then do the added work yourself. For me, that's part of the fun.

I have to say I agree 100% with your statement above but I don't think you and I are the masses. when I got into wakeboats back in the day, everyone was upgrading SOMETHING but no one did it the same and the creative ways to get bigger waves/stereos/led's were part of the fun of owning a wakeboat.
fast forward to today and both the demographics of the wakeboat user and society today have changed. most today want a turnkey boat. if you have to add something, it's doing it in the easiest way possible. Skiers(and every other boat builder) know that bags are likely the only thing that most everyone are modding today and to have such a simple design "change" that, in the era of 200k+ boats, is pittance to change makes not a lot of sense to me.

builders have stepped up with heated crap everywhere, booming stereos that require nothing, multiple touchscreens and usb jacks all over a boat but can't fix one of the single biggest bitches with almost every user in the last 15+ years? doesn't make a lot of sense to me when the cost to skiers would be chump change at build time.

[larry_arizona]

I don't think it's lazy engineering, but if the dividers pop out with factory ballast, it should be corrected.

I recall the dividers popping out on my 2018 Supra with factory ballast on occasion and also the seats popping open, it was annoying.

If Moomba dividers pop and hit a fitting on the engine that causes a coolant leak. SC needs to step up.


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[KnoxMojo]

Yeah, known longtime issues should be addressed

[RUGER761]

Yep I'd agree a recall or fix should be issued for ones running stock bags and still popping the dividers out. Its been a problem now for a long time that shouldn't be happening. Wouldn't be hard for them to ship some components out that everyone should be able to install themselves and save a trip to the dealer, especially since it sounds like for the most part just a deeper channel on the bottom would take care of stock bags.

[SSurfer321]

My dividers stay in place on my Mondo but the floor under the side seats keeps popping up.

[dyrmz134]

I guess my whole thing with it is that it’s such an easy fix from a design perspective and not much material cost for SC.

I agree that SC can’t account for all modifications that folks do but ballast addition / changes are arguably the most changed thing on a boat today (since it assists the primary function of the boat).


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[rockymtnsurfer]

And this is not a new issue and this is not trying to prepare for the future. This has happened to all my Moombas. Not sure if its just bad luck, but it's hard to believe. I skipped the upgrade with the new bigger bags and chose lead to go under stock bags and I have still had blow out with the "new" bigger channels and I have reinforced panels. My main issue though is that I spent over a 120k for nice upgrades chill tech and more....I can't beilve I still have to make my own modifications on a boat. I understand its not a 185+ Supra, or a 240+ Nautique like in my shop, but really, these are not major $ ideas, and they are not future planning. Just my opinion of course. I chose Moomba because I like to pay full price on the spot. I don't want to carry any financing etc. Im am considering it now for a Supra or a Nautique because they have proven to me to not have to upgrade for tweek anything. Again, just my opinion.

[rhouse181]

Empty lake days make for good captain in training sessions… my 5 yr old taking us around for a spin.

Hoping to get one last surf session in sometime next week before winterizing!

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[Hayden]

builders have stepped up with heated crap everywhere, booming stereos that require nothing, multiple touchscreens and usb jacks all over a boat but can't fix one of the single biggest bitches with almost every user in the last 15+ years? doesn't make a lot of sense to me when the cost to skiers would be chump change at build time.

Quoted for truth.

[HFarr]

Good pictures rhouse! She will remember that forever!

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[sandm]

Good pictures rhouse! She will remember that forever!


x2. looks like she's having a blast in the second pic...

[larry_arizona]

She is already a better captain than 95% of first time adult captains


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[RUGER761]

Not Oct anymore but I did fix one part of the list for this winter had a few screws pull through the plastic and a few shear off. So added more screws and fender washers. We’ll see how that does. Not a very fun area to access.


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[HFarr]

You do all that through the little round access hole? LOL!

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[RUGER761]

You do all that through the little round access hole? LOL!

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On no pulled the floor up and barely squeezed my shoulders and drills in therehttps://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231217/3058742162449991c145bdb923634eb1.jpg


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[HFarr]

I have almost the exact same photo you took from back when I removed my floor to add soundproofing. I just noticed something trivial, but nonetheless, different. It appears our battery cable routing is a little different. Mine is also a 2021 Makai.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231217/752db4b9b280600fb6433416ef7c6f6f.jpg

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[RUGER761]

I have almost the exact same photo you took from back when I removed my floor to add soundproofing. I just noticed something trivial, but nonetheless, different. It appears our battery cable routing is a little different. Mine is also a 2021 Makai.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20231217/752db4b9b280600fb6433416ef7c6f6f.jpg

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I believe the dealers install the batteries so looks like they didn’t route mine quite as cleanly when they put them in. Hmm now I’ll have to clean that up a bit seeing it.


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