I sold my business 8 years ago and the last thing I want is to get it back.

44 minutes ago, braindamage said:

I really doubt this. It would be extremely complicated and costly to unwind the company one bit at a time.

I don't have a crystal ball but if the gates are chained shut, then Tommy's isn't making the decisions anymore. There's deep pockets behind Tommy's so I doubt all locations will be dumped, but we know some are already being shut down.

The property owner (who for some sites is the experienced prior boat dealer who kept the real estate in the initial sale to Tommy's), bank and Malibu are then having conversations that Tommy's isn't invited to. If those 3 parties reach an agreement, there's a new dealership in town in a matter of weeks.

If the property was always leased from an unrelated investor, then running the new dealership ownership team through that process could take a bit longer.

OK, I took it apart. There are 4 screws and two bolts to get the two halves of the motor side apart. At that point, the hydraulic fluid starts leaking out. After cleaning up the mess, I was able to pull the rotor out of the slot it was in (with the magnets). I took some pictures.

So not sure what to make of those curious divots. Nothing else jumps out at me yet as to why it would not be working.

So my boat maintenance sleuths, what do you make of it?

Well we are out here!! It’s great. The wife and I floating around till the boys get off work and try some boarding. 
only thing is the service warning keeps coming on, and I’m limited to 3000 rpm. Reading up on it, it could be anything from low batteries to a faulty engine coolant sensor. So, some minor work to do. Everything else seems in order. Oh, other than the maliview delaminating. Which I already knew about. Having a hard time to get the switch button to get to the blower button. 
But, I’ll work through all that. The boats used. That’s how she goes! 
 

Old and the New(last year)

Lake Winnipesauke, NH 

Old is a 2011 21' VLX Wakesetter 

New is a 2022 23' LSV Wakesetter - originally used by Jake Caster