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  2. Posted

    On 9/21/2018 at 7:33 AM, h20king said:

    Turn all power off at the battery switch then back on go to trailer mode and cycle the valves and you should be good. My wife put boat into trailer mode then killed power. Next time we launched ballast self filled because gates were open. You can override the boat and put it  in trailer mode while filling bags so it gravity fills like quick fill so to my knowledge they don't automatically cycle closed when you turn on the key. 

    Close but no cigar... You are correct, what your wife did, I've done dozens of times. There should be a failsafe when you power up the boat that closes the Ramfill gates... I know I have to hit "open" even though they say open already before I can close them in that scenario. I do use that gravity fill trick as well! No need for overfilling the rams to make sure the tanks are full!

    On to the current issue of the newly installed valves. H, I did try all of that and more and nothing worked. So I called Fineline to ask for assistance. The guy tells me that the valves must be wired backward from the factory. So he says, " just pull the wires out of the adaptor/plug and flip them "... So I ask, " they'll just push right back into the plug "? He says " yep "... well....... they didn't! So I try to take the plug apart to see if I can McGuyver it. No dice. Go to the auto parts store to get a new one. Plug, pins, and specialty crimping tool comes to well over $100... not doing that! LOL. Then it dons on me that I have 3 broken Valterra valves just sitting there with perfectly good plugs attached! A little snip, crimp, and heat gun later and I'm all good! LOL. All valves working properly now! No more shutting the boat off and running to the back and diving into the engine bay to close the drain valve! Burnt my arm 3 times over the last month! LOL. Worth it though!

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    BAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    Oh... are you being serious??

    Two friends of mine each own those two boats... They surf together ALL the time. Over a two year span, the Ri237 had 400hours. The ZX3 had less than 100hours... think they both had similar waves? And they tried all kinds of added lead and displacement.

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    My boat was constantly dumping water out of the bilge port when I was surfing. Ended up being the bow bag had a 3" long cut in it. It was obvious to me that it was caused by a razorblade... purhaps when cutting open the box it came in...? :p I notified my dealer, who "used to " take very good care of me. They told me Centurion doesn't cover damaged ballast bags. I'm 90% sure that was the dealer not wanting to deal with it. So I glued and ducktaped the crap out of it and slowed the leak. Maybe that was the same issue with this guys boat??? Sure we'll never know.

  10. Posted

    Thanks infinity!! I used to religiously spray my old valves on my fx22 with a graphite spray. But I’ve never had any issues with my new boat until now. And as far as the drain gate goes, it’s now too late. Lol. I will try to find that wd40 you mentioned. 

    Thank you very much. 

    ‘I’ve been talking to Wizard Lake Marine about a new RI237 for a while and I mentioned my issue to them. They are trying to get my valves replaced ASAP, but even more incredible, they may loan me a used RI237 to be able to practice before worlds!  Talk about a great dealer! Why can’t more dealers put their customers needs first? 

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    What Infinity said... Plus, I always just hit open and wait a second or two, then hit close. I am sure there is nothing wrong with your gates.

    That being said... I have an issue with my gates, so I'm going to hijack this thread! A few weeks ago, my fill gates both jammed up when I took in out of trailer mode. Both of the metal T handles snapped off. I took the valves out to check them out and see if I could maybe lubricate them. They were both in decent condition, but the rubber gaskets between the valve and the piping were worn/torn. So I assumed this was causing some binding. After reassembly, they worked okay, but not great. But then the next time out, they were incredibly hard to open again. Then to top it all off, just two days ago, the starboard drain valve failed on me in a different way. The handle and rod pulled right out of the valve assembly! So I was stuck with full ramfill tanks going back to the dock and onto my boat trailer! Super fun.

    If you want a laugh, go check out my instagram page @thatfnbastrd_steve to see me pumping the brakes on my truck and ejecting 5 gallons of water out the side vent holes at passing cars!

    Anyone else have this issue?

    Does anyone lubricate their vlaves? With what?

  12. Posted

    On 7/18/2018 at 7:55 AM, Jakelegg said:

    I am pretty sure the spray is coming from the gap between the boat and the A-Plate.

    I think the wing needs to be bent up a little.

    You hit the nail on the head right there. It's from that gap. Just needs to be bent up a hair more. Also, a suckgate type device solves almost all issues with clean waves on either side! But it makes the wave wrap around behind you instead of going straight back.

  15. Posted

    On 1/5/2018 at 10:28 AM, rrd525 said:


    Darksider was FAE able to create a solution for you?
    My wife has asked me to look into putting an FAE on for this summer and I'm not too keen on it if it is not 100%. That, and with the double edge sword trim tab it will stick out a ways.
    Really wish we could buy the RI stinger exhaust plate and tubing. Don't see why that setup wouldn't work. I would gladly pay a few more dollars to Fineline for that setup.  maybe it is as easy as buying the rubber exhaust tube from Fineline, and then fabricating a plate.

    Hey! Sorry for the late reply. Been busy with the board company and haven't had alot of time to check with the Crew. I had talked to Larry sometime in the middle of the summer about making me a new FAE. Then about a month later I sent him another email asking if it was being made and if I needed to ship the original back first... no response. Another two weeks later I emailed again... no response. So, I do not endorse his product and now I have to resort to having a machine shop hack it up to try to make it work myself. The mudflap thing I strapped to it does the trick, but looks god awful, so I'm trying to do away with that.

    On another note. The silent stinger does an ok job at reducing fumes and noise, but the way they have it allowing exhaust to exit the trailing edge of the plate kinda defeats the purpose. On really cold days we still get the "white cloud" coming at you on my buddies Ri and Fi's.

     

    cheers fellas!

  16. Posted

    Another EcoBoost fan here! Hey yall. LOL. I too just bought my 17 3.0 f150. Installed airbags for extra ride handling. I had a 06 5.4L f150 before this and they are night and day different. I have no problems hauling my FS33 up and down some pretty steep grades here. Does it compare to a newer diesel?... no... not even close. But it definitely does the trick!

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  18. Posted

    5 hours ago, Fivebar2 said:

    Last day on the water for the season. Super bummed. I am going to try and get to Arizona to surf....I mean visit the inlaws....what an incredible season of surfing!! Between my boat and my buddies g we got over 500 hours in.

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    That's incredible Aaron. What a great season. You've come a long way REALLY fast! Hope to see you at a few events next year. 

    We got out this evening for a quick new product test. New skim design and new surf design for a perspective pro rider. The boards performed really well! Which is always nice. I just reformatted my iPad and just realized now that I haven't got the "photo stream" thing setup yet. So, I guess no pic. Later I guess. Lol

  22. Posted

    I had a pretty sweet September. 

    Got invited to worlds. 

    Took first place at worlds. (Landed my first heelside air reverse at worlds) I've tried it probably 100 times before that. So that was sweet. 

    Ended up first in points in the CWSA rankings by a hair. 

    It all began seven years ago with Centurioncrew.com Just a handful of dudes giving me pointers before I ever tried to get up on a wakesurf board. I know I haven't spent a lot of time on here lately, but I'm forever thankful for this forum and its members. 

    Keep the stoke alive. 

     

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  24. Posted

    On 8/22/2017 at 2:48 PM, Lak3surf3r said:

    Cmon @DarksideR are you ever going to catch me? 3 spots to go ;)   I kid I kid! World ranking system is the worst point system ever. You SHOULD be ranked top 3 by now with all those wins. I only competed twice this year.
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    LOL. Been waiting to hear from you about this! Doesn't matter how many people tell me how it works and why it's the way it is, it's still flawed. I've been in 6th place since Wakeshredder... where I came in 2nd. After that, five comps in total, all first and second place, still in sixth! LOL. I don't care, as long as I'm invited to worlds! Speaking of which... are you going to attend?

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