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Thanks for the feedback. On the lift, when I say "dead", the boat would beep at a half turn on the key, but if I turned the ignition all the way (to start the engine), I would get nothing. no clicking, no lagged-drained battery attempt to turn over. nothing. I double check all of the fuses & wiring connections and everything looks fine. the gauges all work when the ignition is turned on, as does power to all ballast, & stereo switches. I thought maybe the radio was draining the battery, so I unhooked it & isolated a single battery (that was recharged), and still nothing. I'm now wondering if perhaps the starter is locked up & needs replaced. Not sure though.

We keep our boat at a local marina & the last couple times I've went to use it, it appears that the batteries are dead and it won't start. I have replaced both batteries and double checked all battery harnesses. Everything is good. Yesterday, we were out on the boat for a few hours & as I started the boat to head back to the marina it would barely turn over. About that same time, I had a small rattle noise coming from the engine compartment, just as the boat would go from idle into gear. When I throttled up just a little bit, the rattle would go away. It drove fine back to the marina, but when I got it back on the lift, I tried to start it again & it was dead. I charged both of the new batteries the night before & then brought a battery home to check it & it's still nearly 100% charged. When the boat is running the Volt meter is right at 13 volts. I had the belt & impeller replaced at the dealer this spring and now I am wondering if maybe the tech knocked something loose when he was working on my boat. I am not good with electrical issues, so any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

Wow. Thanks a ton Shaka. I had a zip tie in the bilge. Great call, I appreciate all the help!

I'm at a loss. I took my 06 Air Warrior to the lake today & ran it for about 5 hours. during that time the bilge kicked on (automatically) one time. When I was trailering, I ran the bilge off the toggle switch (at the launch). No problems. I get home & put the boat in my garage & everything is fine. I go back to my garage-5 hours later & I hear something running, and it turns out that its my bilge pump. I figure that I must have bumped the switch when I was wiping things down. But it turns out that the bilge is running automatically. I try the switch & no luck. I end up having to turn it off at the Perko switch. Help Please.

I'm at a loss. I took my 06 Air Warrior to the lake today & ran it for about 5 hours. during that time the bilge kicked on (automatically) one time. When I was trailering, I ran the bilge off the toggle switch (at the launch). No problems. I get home & put the boat in my garage & everything is fine. I go back to my garage-5 hours later & I hear something running, and it turns out that its my bilge pump. I figure that I must have bumped the switch when I was wiping things down. But it turns out that the bilge is running automatically. I try the switch & no luck. I end up having to turn it off at the Perko switch. Help Please.

I have an 06 Air Warrior. Last fall I replaced the steering cable-surprising how big of a difference a new cable makes. I only got it on the water once with the new cable (before winter), and I took it out for the first time last week and the steering has some play in it-almost a 1/4 turn, before the rudder moves. I can't see anything slipping & am wondering if this is the new cable getting "broke in" or if there is something else I should be looking at? T

Awesome. Thanks Fellas

I am trying to decipher the part number/cable size for my 06 Elite V. From what I can tell, the SSC134 is the model # and then the next two number are the length(?). If you look at the pic, it looks like the last two numbers are 2 and 0. But the last one is kind of smeared off. If someone could confirm or redirect me, that would be awesome. Thanks, in advance.

I've had my boat for a couple of weeks now & everything is going great. I went out on a buddies boat the other day - 06 Tige 22ve & was impressed with how loose/easy it was to work the steering wheel-compared to my boat. It has me wondering if I need to look at replacing the cable in my boat. Although the hours are low, the boat is still 10 years old. I'm wondering if a stiffer feel is normal on an 06' elite v? Any thoughts are much appreciated.

thanks for all of the great advice. living in Wyoming, I've only got a month (hopefully more) of boating left in the season. so i'm planning on the ballast over haul being a winter project. i'll be sure to check with wake makers & probably end up going with the reversible system. I mean, if that's what all the cool kids are doing...i'm pumped about my new purchase & really appreciate all of the amazing resources on this forum! Thanks to all of you for the feedback & thanks for tolerating the many future rookie questions to come.

I just bought an 06' Elite V. It has the stock tank in the floor and it came with some non-plumbed 900 sumo sacks. I want to automate the fill with switches & I'm wondering what the best set up might be. A buddy told me that it would be best to go with the more pricey two-way pump (one for each locker). Thoughts? I'm also curious if I can splice off the existing water intake for the hard tank to pull in water, or if I need to put another hole in the hull (yikes). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

It has 500lbs' in the back lockers & a 250 in the bow. Will that suffice?

I'm an aspiring boat owner & am looking for something that can pull the kids' tube, but that I can also surf behind. I've been looking at a 2000 elite v that has a ballast system & perfect pass. Wondering if anyone can tell me how legit of a surf wave this boat can throw?