12 minutes ago, IXFE said:

Just so I understand… 

Is Mastercraft giving me permission to visit one of their hallowed dealerships, look at their boats, and (wait for it)… make an offer to actually buy one…??  WHAT A GIFT! 😳😳

And if that’s not generous enough, they will ALSO “give it serious thought?” Like for real, are they promising not to laugh at me…??? 🤣🤣

Things must be REALLY bad in Vonore if they’ve completely overhauled their entire business model… you know the one rooted in arrogance, intimidation, lying about the competition, cash back scams, and the like…

Like if this ad is true, it means they’re actually going to be HUMAN. Right, guys? 

I’m sorry, I knew the industry was hurting but I had no idea it was THIS BAD! 
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

on second thought… this has to be a scam, right? Almost feels like one of those phishing attacks. 

The IG comments are priceless.

Tackling this in a few hour stints over the last few days. Large wool pads with a fair amount of cutting compound. It's very tricky to get the right angle, speed, friction to get the finish like you expect. Doing this literally today. Using Mcguiars cutting compound and wool pads. It seemed kinda shiny. Then I followed up with Mcguiars polishing on a polishing egg crate type pad. Doing that messed up the finish. I went back to using wool only and cutting compound only slowly increasing the buffers speed and lightening up the force. Eyeing in from a high side angle until it shined like new ! Then rubbed clean, clean clean with microfiber then waxed.

I'm a complete rookie and see that it's a lot of work, fine touch and eyeing critically. I'll try to post some photo's over the weekend as I finish.

Thanks for all the tips.

I just bought new bearings and seals...enough for all 4 wheels. If I need them. I will need to watch some videos on installation.

I also bought a thermal gun. I may trailer it this weekend and check wheel temps before I get too crazy. That front starboard unit was the one that the shop completely replaced last July - axle, hub, everything. The Dexter Vault cap somehow managed to escape, but I have another one of those I can use to replace it.

I just regreased all 4 hubs in early March. And replaced all the break pads (except the wheel that the shop repaired). But it is possible the bearings were already bad....or something else is wrong.

I should get another chance Friday to check with the wheels removed and report back.

On 5/14/2024 at 3:55 PM, EchelonMike said:

The fire sale is accelerating across the boating industry.  Check out this Instagram ad from MC today...

Just so I understand… 

Is Mastercraft giving me permission to visit one of their hallowed dealerships, look at their boats, and (wait for it)… make an offer to actually buy one…??  WHAT A GIFT! 😳😳

And if that’s not generous enough, they will ALSO “give it serious thought?” Like for real, are they promising not to laugh at me…??? 🤣🤣

Things must be REALLY bad in Vonore if they’ve completely overhauled their entire business model… you know the one rooted in arrogance, intimidation, lying about the competition, cash back scams, and the like…

Like if this ad is true, it means they’re actually going to be HUMAN. Right, guys? 

I’m sorry, I knew the industry was hurting but I had no idea it was THIS BAD! 
 

on second thought… this has to be a scam, right? Almost feels like one of those phishing attacks. 

Push the SETUP button on the right of the Malivue screen, scroll down to either the Active Engine Faults or Inactive Engine Faults and press the ENTER button to see if there are any fault codes.