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So, today was the day to finally get the boat on the water to test out the new A-Plate! The day started out ok, got the trailer hooked up with ease. Truck pulled the trailer to the lake just fine. Then it all went south from there. LOL. Tried to start the boat... deadish battery. No problem, I carry a booster pack! Dead too. Even though it worked to start my mother-inlaw's jeep yesterday. Ok. After asking countless other boaters including a very nice Enzo for help to no avail, FINALLY my wife noticed these two fishermen off the side of the ramp putting a car battery into their little aluminum boat with a tiny trawling motor. So they gladly let me borrow it to jump my boat. AND IT WORKED! So I thanked them profusely and we were on our way. Idled out the no wake zone, let her warm up, then checked out the wakeboard wake. Looked the same to me. Up next, goofy surf wave. Ballast pump got air locked. After messing about with it for 10 mins or so, that started working. Alright, here we go. My buddy lost out to rock paper scissors and had to go first. The water was DAMNCOLD! An actual temperature here in Canada. Anyway, he finally gets in and we're under way. but within about 30 seconds there's what feels like a fuel issue, a stutter of sorts. Then I notice the Vdrive light is flickering! NOOOOOO! So I shut it down, tried again, but same results. Drained ballast and idled back to the dock. Once we got home I texted Dreamer, Wiggles and Duramat to tell them my dilemma. All of whom got back to me almost instantly! Dura even went the extra mile to search out TotalPerformance's thread of changing the V-drive oil out! Came in extremely handy! So it turns out I only had about 400ml or less than 1/2 a quart of oil in there! So I followed Total's awesome thread and it's now full... Lets hope it doesn't have a bad leak. So far so good! ANYWAY!! Here's a picture of the wave we had for about 20 seconds! The spray has been SIGNIFICANTLY knocked down and this is with only 1 400lb bag on the rear seat and my wife sitting in the right spot. We usually run another 400 on the floor and even a FATBRICK on the swim grid to try and get rid of the wash. So all in all, the plate was a success, but the day was a nightmare. Although, in the grand scheme of things, even todays issues weren't THAT bad.