No idea how it got bent.  It was a rescue boat from Boat Angle. It sat for 2.5 years. It was inside so the interior is nice.

Man I am so pumped @csleaver you nailed it!  I figured out what the crossover bleed tube (thin metal pipe) was, took it off and it was 50-60% clogged with rust just like you said.   I cleaned it out and boat is running like normal!  Can't thank you enough, saved me 3 hours of towing it to a dealer and probably being without the boat for weeks plus the cost!  Thank you again sir!

36 minutes ago, wakebrdr94 said:

 

way off topic, but there should be thread for the service side of things.  The stories would be epic.

 

 

No doubt!

On 4/23/2024 at 5:06 PM, PNWoke said:

At least you have mtcscreens.com!  I wish it was available when I needed one.  $1700 is a lot more palatable than $4000.  That said I was super happy with the boat after I replaced the screen, even paying that much!  I just wrote it off as an extra seasons worth of gas and moved on.

That is true, thanks for the advice! Is there a way to tell which screen to order without pulling it out and getting the model number? I'd like to still use the boat while I wait for a new screen. 

26 minutes ago, UWSkier said:

I wouldn't go any bigger than 14" on that older hull design.

You can probably go up to 14.5" diameter.  Have been running an Acme 1235 (14.5 x 14.25) on our 2000 LSV for 300+ hours, with sufficient clearance and no evidence of gel coat burn.  Would expect the VLX to be similar, but check to be sure, as suggested above. 

On the other hand, an Acme 537 (13.5" x 16") would still be a step in the right direction, and they can be found fairly cheap these days if you keep your eyes open.