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New for me 06 Mobius LSV! One issue I need help with on the ballast system...
Hey, as some of you already know I just bought bigr82's 06 Mobius LSV. Met him in Indiana at Geist Res late last night for the transfer. It all went great, I'm extremely pleased with the boat! Ryan was awesome to deal with, and his wife was really cool too (cause she told him to give me his wakeboard rope, and I needed a new one lol!). 12 hours of driving and lot of money, but it's all going to be worth it!
Anyways, I got home at 6am this morning and just took it straight to my lake's launch. I drove it around, and it was wonderful. Much more quiet and smooth than my 2000 Supra Launch I had. Perfect Pass is a Godsend too!
The only issue I have found so far is that the front bag won't fill or empty. The switch works the valve because after the back bags were full I just turned on all the fill switches and the front filled up. It will not actuate the pump though when I only use the front switch, fill or empty. Not a big deal to fix immediately because I always left a sack full in the ski locker of my Supra all season. I'd rather have it stuck full than stuck empty. However, my hoist is a shore station 3000lb cap, but it can hold 4000lb (I talked to an engineer at the manufacturer, the only difference is gear ratio to make it easier to lift). The boat is 3250 dry, so with a full tank of gas and that front bag full I'm pushing the limit.
Can anybody give me any tips for the first things to check to try and fix this issue?
Here's a pic I snapped a few minutes ago and one from like 1am this morning stopping on the way home...we're getting the kids ready right now and heading out to have my first wakeboard session behind it! I'm so stoked!
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New for me 06 Mobius LSV! One issue I need help with on the ballast system...
Congrats & the boat looks great!
After a long haul like that and/or sitting for awhile, sometimes the aerator pumps in that system need primed. My neighbors Malibu did the same to him last weekend. I told him to get the boat moving about 20 mph , bow up & hit the switch. That forced water back into the pump, it primed and he emptied the back.
With your boat being on a lift, you may find you need to do the same to get the pumps to fill. On my 08, I had to race up to 20 mph, hit the switch to get the pumps to start up.
I wouldn't leave it on the lift with any water in the ballast.
Good luck, have fun and welcome to the Roo Clan.
New for me 06 Mobius LSV! One issue I need help with on the ballast system...
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Wax
Although seems there is air in the bag. Should I disconnect one of the fittings and try to push the air out?
There should be a cap on top of the bag that you can loosen/remove to "burp" the bag. They also sell some that have holes in the threads/thru the bottom that lets the air out without fully removing the plug. You can modify the solid plug with a few drill bits to work like the "air" plugs.
http://www.wakemakers.com/fly-high-p...ting-w749.html
The better solution is to run a vent line off the bag. Requires you to drill a hoe in the side of your new boat.