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  1. Posted

    On 10/27/2018 at 7:04 PM, Spiiina said:

    Hey man, I bought the ignition button as well, connected everything as the guide recommended and the red wire from the button to the white of the module and nothing happens during the green blinking stage.  Did you separate the purple wires that originally connected to the ignition or do they both stay wired to the Blue wire that goes to the module? Also, when you say connect the red wire from the switch, you do mean from the ignition switch and not the stereo switch, correct?

     

    Thanks for your help!!

    John

    Sorry for the late reply, you probably figured it out already.The blue and white (12v) wires were both connected to the purple/red wire on mine. Sounds like you did it correctly, red from the ignition switch to white on the module. Cheers

  2. Posted · Edited by lovetosurf

    On 10/23/2018 at 1:35 PM, EliteV said:

    Awesome mods

     

    on the rear hatch lift gates, what brackets did you use? One set of flat brackets and one set of angled or 90 degree ones? If you could tell me where u mounted em that would be sweet. Like how many inches from the edge etc...

     

    emailed erik about push start and getting that ball rolling as well

    EliteV, Sorry for the late reply.

    So, I did mine with flat brackets approximately 3” down and 3” in from the hinge side with trays out.

    The top bracket are 90 degrees and approx 12” from the hinges along the center rail.


    I used a scrap piece of metal (old triangular door hinge I think) to make the flat bracket to get the connecting ball to sit 3” down from the top. Then marked the location on the tray and drilled a hole for the ball connector to pass through. 

    Hope that helps, Cheers.

  3. Posted

    Yes & yes, we run the 16x13 prop on our Fi23 409, same shaft with 500lbs extra lead at 5500ft elevation. Surf Rpms are between 3500-3800 depending on speed and crew, top speed is 32mph wot.

    I personally think if you’re at low elevation you could run the 16x15, acme just recently came out with one for that shaft size, think it’s a 3337 if I recall correctly.

    For what it’s worth I personally know 2 other FI owners locally running the same setup all with close to 100 hrs this season and no complaints. Keep in mind that up to a year or 2 ago even the supercharged motors were on 1 1/8th diameter shaft.

    hope that helps.

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  5. Posted · Edited by lovetosurf

    We had a 2015 Fs33 for 2 years and 250hrs with the 450 up at 5500-6500 ft of elevation. We experienced similar issues and tried so many props as a result, even 5 blade models but the only one that performed when loaded was the 2079 (14.5x12).

    Hope that helps.

    May also want to try running more trim tab when surfing (50+) to get up to speed.

  6. Posted

    On 7/23/2018 at 9:04 PM, NWextreme said:

    Will this get all the accessory’s and screen to keep on or just the stereo? 

    It’s a 3 stage approach, first stage stereo and accessories turn on, second stage turns the screen on, long press at anytime starts everything including the motor. 

    Once he motor is running, pushing the button will revert back to stage 1 with screen off, motor off but music and accessories on.

    Hope that helps.

     

     

     

  8. Posted

    On 6/15/2018 at 5:02 PM, JJOcean said:

    Love the mods!  

    On the phone charger mount, how did you go about re-routing the power cord?  Did you solder off the the wires from the circuit board inside the charger housing, mount the circuit board behind the dash, drill out a small hole in the back of the charger housing and run new wire from the circuit board that's now outside the housing behind the dash to the soldered off wires inside the housing?

    I'm really tired of my phone ending up all over the place, so would definitely want to do something similar - just curious of your method.  Thanks!

    So sorry for the late reply but yes, exactly as  you described, removed the plate and phone holder, drilled a second hole, removed the wires from the board, re soldered and ran the power cable to the USB port behind the dash.

    Hope it all worked out!

  9. Posted

    On 7/14/2018 at 2:10 PM, NWextreme said:

    I bought the ignition module but can’t get the accessory’s to stay on when u kill the boat. How did you wire that to be able to do that?

    You have to connect the red wire from the switch to the white wire on the module and you should be all set! Sorry for the late reply! 

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  11. Posted

    I agree with Boardco, 16x13 is a great prop for the 409 if you’re at elevation. There’s also a newly released Acme 3337 which is a 16x15 for the 1-1/8th shaft if you’re closer to sea level.

    For reference, our Fi23 surfs l around 3400-3800rpm depending on crew size with 500lbs of adfitional lead if that helps.

  12. Posted

    On 5/19/2018 at 10:22 PM, InfinitySurf said:

    Nice job and all good stuff. Great idea on adding the gas shocks to rear hatches and especially like the phone holder since that is something captain is constantly using. I may hijack that idea for my boat, always trying to figure out where to put my phone and it always needs to be charged. Good stuff

    I agree, here’s a link to the one I used if you’d like to give it a try. Cheers!

    https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0792N1C78?psc=1&ref=yo_pop_mb_pd_title

  15. Posted

    23 hours ago, Tleeah said:

    Sorry for delay, 560 seems to be a good target.

    Yes we are surfing with 350 of lead in transom and 100lb on each side under side benches about 2 ft forward from corner seat (550).  This works well with various numbers of peeps in boat.

    with just a couple of peeps in boat, put 400 in transom and go.

    on front center tank, fill more as you add more peeps. With 4-5we fill 20%, 6-8 we fill 60-80%, >10, full.  Use center tank to help adjust your attitude for optimal wave of your liking.

     

    Ok great, thanks for sharing. We haven’t quite figured out if the fi likes bow weight or not. We started with just 400lbs in the transom lockers but felt like the platform was almost 2ft under water and the locker would flood when coming to a stop. Bow seemed to ride high so we kept the center tank full and used more stinger. (60-80)

    We then moved all the lead under the seats just infront of the pnp’s which seemed to work better. We’ve since added another 160lbs far forward in the bow and found we can go lower on the stinger (30-50) which makes sense since the higher stinger setting was countering the transom weight before.

    How about your surf settings? Still got a lot more playing around to do but so far out best results were achieved with pnp’s full, 80% on the counter Ram, 30-50 on the stinger,  QS@65 reg, 75 goofy and lead weight spread almost evenly throughout the boat.

    Cheers & thanks again for sharing.

     

  16. Posted

    On 3/20/2018 at 9:51 AM, Tleeah said:

    We have been playing with the surf settings of our new FI 23.  As you might think, the port wave seems easier to dial in.  We have been able to get a huge wave on the goofy side but cleaning up the crest is a real challenge.  You have to get the attitude of the boat just right.  The more you tend to dig the back, it seems to bring more wash just on the crest.  I have not taken my goofy team out to help tune boat, but will do soon.    

    We started with just corner PNP's, ramfill, and front tank full.  No lead or other bags full.  We then started adjustments.

    Regular side prefers front tank empty --> half-full.  goofy wave likes a little more bow weight, but not much (front tank half-->full).  

    If you want a quick surf setting without any fine tuning,  fill ramfill, PNP full and front tank 25-50%.  We did not get transom bag but use lead.  If you have the transom bag, use full for low peep count and adjust with number of peeps.  If you get too much transom weight it affects the smoothness of wave, from what we have seen.   

    Adding lead to the FI 23 is tricky in this boat compared to my FX 22 Enzo.  I found even dispersion of lead throughout boat is best.  So far optimal weight is between 400-500#.  We tried up to 650# but saw no improvement or change.  

    We do not have any pictures of surfers yet on the wave, but will come soon as it warms up.  I have not had a camera person when I have been surfing.  

    The below pictures are with the following settings:

    QS   70 (reg), 80 (goofy),  Stinger 50 (reg), 65-70 (goofy)

    Ramfill and corner PNPs full, front tank 60%

    Lead-200# in transom, 100# in front of PNP, 100# midship (under driver), 100# in bow.

    We do not have CATS, so it is not in the equation.   We still have alot to work on but making progress and wanted to share with group.  We would love to hear any other feedback on FI 23 settings, for we are still a work in progress.  I am an old school ocean surfer, so I want steep walls and curls.  

    Word of warning, the goofy wave is large enough to crash over the bow.  We found that out last night.  It was steep and tall, I was amazed for the freeboard of the bow is really high.  Look at last picture.  I had to lighten it due to it being dark.  

    The various wave pics do have some variation in the QS settings between 65-75.   

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    Hi, Any updates on your lead placement and surf settings? We are heading out today with 560lbs of lead and hope to spend an hour or 2 dialing it in. Thanks!

  20. Posted

    13 hours ago, Tleeah said:

    Here is my first attempt at a wave at full ballasts.  I could not get a picture of goofy because I was with my son and he would make turns while adjusting wave.  I was surprised how easy and fast it dialed in.  The wave looked pretty darn big!!!  

    Had ramfill 100%, locker bags 100%, and front hard tank 100%, then 550lb of lead.

    C0BF5AF1-74CC-4C95-99C0-094105A0211E.jpeg

    Fantastic looking wave! What surf settings (Speed, QS, Stinger, Cats) were you running? 

  21. Posted

    11 hours ago, joelmjohnson said:

    They started building our boat today!  Whats everyone's thought on additional ballast for the opti v hull? We didnt opt for the pnp 350# in the stern or 250 in the bow as I wanted the space for storage. Im planning to place an order with wakeballast for 500#. Will I want more? 

    Joel,

    We went the same way. Here’s another option for your ballast bags: 

    http://www.pop-products.com/our-products.html

    It’s the best price I’ve found for steel, only difference being that they’re 40lb bags vs 50lb bags and not as pretty as the wake ballast bags which doesn’t bother me since they’ll be out of site.

  22. Posted

    1 minute ago, h20king said:

    We are at sea level so never had to change a prop on our last couple boats. I can see the benefits of a 16''  prop so I'll look into it. Won't need to go as aggressive as a 16x13 though 

    That’s awesome, it’s crazy how different they perform closer to sea level. We surf between 4500ft - 6000ft out here but when we took the boat down to Lake Mead (around 1000ft) it felt like it was running a supercharger!

  23. Posted · Edited by lovetosurf

    5 minutes ago, h20king said:

    How much clearance is left? That's a 1 1/2'' increase in diameter which is huge. 

    Technically only .75 closer to the hull,  I honestly haven’t measured the gap yet but it’s not close enough to worry about hull burn etc. It’s one of the first things I looked at on the Fi as we had a tough time with clearance on our FS33 when trying to run more aggressive props. Thankfully it’s not an issue on these new boats.

  24. Posted

    1 hour ago, h20king said:

    Fi with the 409 comes with a 14.5 prop factory is 14.5 x 14  so guessing your demo had a 14.5 x 13

    Here’s a link to the prop if you want to give it a try (which I highly recommend if you’re at elevation). It’s the Acme 3145: https://www.wakemakers.com/acme-3145-propeller.html

    Again, only limiting factor with the 409 is the 1-1/8th shaft which just has fewer 16” props available compared to the 1-1/4 shafts, but the 16x13 is a champ!

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