I had the same issue with my boat, after talking with FAE you have to raise your swim step and re-align your exhaust so it doesn't interfere with the wedge. I had an old FAE with an older style bracket that bolts the the swim step, my new one attaches to the wedge bracket. 

I have a fresh air exhaust that tends to get in the way of the floating wedge being raised or lowered. Right now, I have to push forward the exhaust pipe in order to barely get enough clearance for the wedge to move up/down. If I had just an extra half inch of clearance, it wouldn't be an issue at all and the wedge would be able to move freely without every clipping the end of the exhaust that is pointing down into the water.

Anyone experienced similar challenges? The most seemingly obvious solution would be to somehow trim away a bit of the metal on the tip of the exhaust pipe to create more clearance. I'm not quite sure how I would do this though or if it could potentially created other issues.

Appreciate any ideas/solutions.

Thanks,

Jordan

9 minutes ago, UWSkier said:

The ECM cover is a nice to have, not necessary.

The skylon pole should have some nylon-clad cables that run to the bow from the top of the pole, however, since it's a V drive, I believe there should also be some support poles laterally.

I have thought the same about the support poles, and the fact that I didn't see any was put made me think that maybe there wasn't the proper gear for that. 

However looking at the picture of what was in the port aft locker suggests that there is in fact a vinyl clad Stainless cable there...

Got my boat back Friday from Tommy’s. They aren’t selling any boats right now. Sounds like some things are in the works, at least for the DFW dealership. I’m hopeful for a good outcome for the employees and current customers. Hard to imagine Malibu would give up one of, if not their strongest market in the country. 

The ECM cover is a nice to have, not necessary.

The skylon pole should have some nylon-clad cables that run to the bow from the top of the pole, however, since it's a V drive, I believe there should also be some support poles laterally.