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I had an older VLX and we always liked that boat (it was a 2005).  2013 will get you power wedge and surfgate tech so that's a great starting point.  

I can't comment on screen tech for that era boat, but I'd recommend that you take it for a test drive before buying.  Press every switch to make sure things work.  Page through the menu and make sure there are no active or inactive trouble codes listed.  Make sure surfgate and wedge work.  Make sure ballast tanks all fill and all drain.  Run  it up to wide open throttle.  Make sure the steering is smooth (if not might need steering cable replacement, they wear and corrode over time).  Make sure there are no strange vibrations when underway.

See if they know when the impeller was last changed (it's a rubber part that sucks water from the lake to cool the engine - most replace annually as a precaution).  Find out when the V-Drive and Transmission fluids were changed.  Oil is pretty easy to tell if it's clean or dirty on the dipstick.

When running the boat on the lake, open all the hatches and make sure there isn't any sign of water leaking from anywhere in the engine, from ballast, etc.  

That's most of what I can think of - good luck!

31 minutes ago, DAI said:

I wonder if their storage business is in a separate business entity.

That would get interesting real quick.. lot real estate/price just went to the moon if so! Haha

Honestly I believe they got a deal on that samsclub building.. but over the past two years a lot of that got eaten up by new boats.. storage alone could keep going them going there...

There is not a lot of good indoor storage options around that also service or not enough at least... 

1 hour ago, Cole2001 said:

Boat storage is huge cashflow. Hundreds if not thousands of boats for a few hundred dollars a month. Tommys has also established such a large cliental they can continue to service and store customers boats without selling a new  malibu and still be successful. 

I wonder if their storage business is in a separate business entity.

4 hours ago, Hemmy said:

I have been getting emails from my Tommy's dealer about their "Spring showcase" this weekend.  I received a text yesterday and looks like they are continuing with business as usual, or at least perceiving to be as normal.  Here is the text I received last night.

Greetings from Tommy's Grand Rapids! Come join us this Saturday the 27th 10am-2pm for drinks, snacks and games. We'll have amazing discounts on all models of boats in stock & pro shop gear will be up to 50% off (see our Facebook page for more details). We'll be giving tours of our brand new massive indoor storage facility, if you take the 3 mile ride over there with us we'll have an additional coupon you can use back at the pro shop for even bigger savings! See you Saturday! Txt STOP to unsub.

Sounds like a good old fashioned fire sale to me!  Move as much inventory as possible because it is no longer yours to move.  I currently have my boat scheduled to visit Tommys Walloon for service and I am pretty nervous about leaving it there!  If they were to close up shop, getting my boat could be difficult if it was even still there!  I'm not sure what I will be doing.  

2018 22 MXZ

Bought this boat with SumoSac 650s in the locker.  Removed them for the season and found a tank leak, which resulted in a some factory warranty work to replace all the hard tanks.

While the boat was away in TN, and at the dealer in SC and in storage, I picked up Wakemakers bags.  Went to install today and found the fill fittings have a 90 degree bend on them and exit to the SIDES of the boat.  There is not spinning, or adjusting to be done.  They are firmly in place, but now don't line up with the fill fitting on the bag.  

I've got an email into Wakemakers to double check my order, make sure I got the right product, but can anyone confirm my PNP valve setup as correct or altered?  Photo is port side PNP fitting underneath rear bench seat, taken from the back seat looking down.  Engine on left, port side of boat on right, transom at top of photo and forward of storage locker at the bottom.