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Hey Crew and Wetsounds specialist. 
 I am an advanced stereo guy for a little background. Home audio and all my rigs have custom setups. 2024 A225 7hrs on the boat Sound pack 3. 4 rev 10s. The 4 rear cabin speakers randomly stop working. All of the zones are set to equal volumes. The two fronts continue to work as well as towers and sub. A power cycle of the new Wetsounds head unit does not fix it. A power cycle of the boat did not seem to fix it. After power cycling the batteries they sometimes start working. It goes in for the 10hr break in maintenance but an intermittent problem is troubling. I checked connections on all the amps. 
 Any guidance? What is the best description to tell the dealer. I do not want to lose downtime for an amp issue.

Look for excessive moisture, corrosion, or pin/wire damage, wear, or bad crimps at the connectors. The Delphi connector plastic purple pin retainer often needs to be removed to properly inspect the female pin sockets. Careful, they are very easy to break as they get older. Look for wear on the center contact on the female pins. If they are worn and bent down, they can be bent back up as a temporary repair. Replacement of any worn pins is best (if needed). Here is an example of one bad female pin sockets on a different kind of connector. And this is after a temporary repair.

Nice to hear. Agree on the m6 but there was a leftover 23 with m5 at a price hard to ignore,but still to expensive to have regrets

The 16-pin engine to boat harness connector is on the port side of the ECM bracket near the fuse/breaker box that is mounted to the top of the transmission. The neutral safety switch engine harness to ZF control harness connector has yellow/black and black wires and it is located near the transmission shift solenoids. Jumping the A and B pins on the NSS connector provides the ground to the starter relay so the relay can be energize when the ECM sends voltage to the relay during a start request.

CSCleaver, thank you so much. Is the ECM located at the back of the boat on the transom? Once I locate the connector do you think I should just clean the pins or what should be looking to do exactly? What is the best way to bypass the neutral safety switch to test if that is the problem? I'm sure you know but there are two connections to the shifter and it's not logical if what is what.

Thank you.

Easy fix if they don't though. Resolder the MDC, cleans earths and if that fails delete the MDC and fit a new TRD gauge kit. Takes less time than the resolder and earths.

Worn spark plugs or other loose/worn ignition components are the most common cause of misfires, but they are not the only possible cause. Improper fuel pressure, faulty fuel injectors, improperly adjusted cam angle, excessive vibration or damaged prop/running gear are just a few of the other possible causes.

Curious to see what the intent of the fire tablet w/ android is? I've tried with the workarounds on another thread via hotspot for spotify and navionics, but both failed to download, i will try again another time. I'm curious what natively works that you all or using while on the lake? I would assume amazon music works, but i'll just keep using bluetooth probably anything worthwhile?

The Controller Area Network (CAN) sends data through a pair of twisted wires from the engine ECM to the Viper dash controller and connects all of the associated modules in the boat. A loose, damaged, or corroded connection on the CAN, or a faulty module could prevent data from being transmitted. On 2014 and earlier Malibu boats, the ECM and CAN are powered by the switched ignition circuit which is energized when the dash power button is turned on and the start code is entered (or the emergency keyswitch is turned to the run position). The boat wiring harness has a 16 pin rectangular Delphi connector at the engine harness and at the dash instrument harness. Pin K red wires and Pin L black wires are for the CAN Hi and CAN Lo signals. If a bad CAN connection is repaired or a faulty module is disconnected, then the CAN will work normally again after the ignition power is turned off and back on again (which also requires the start code to be entered or keyswitch turned to the run position again). The modules connected to the CAN are: engine ECM, depth transducer, speedo paddlewheel, surf gate controller, GPS sensor, diacom diagnostic connector, Viper module, primary power module, secondary power module, rear MUX switch, mobile device gateway, radio module. I have fixed more than one CAN issue just by disconnecting the Rockford radio interface module or Mobile Device Gateway module, so I always try those first. They are located on the amp board in the observer storage. The emergency key switch is wired to the engine harness through the 16 pin Delphi connector pin S yellow/red wire and it does not rely on the CAN to send a start/crank request from the Viper to the engine ECM. If there was a CAN issue and a no-crank using the keyswitch, I would suspect a problem with the engine harness connector, or an issue with the neutral safety in the ZF shift controller (or one of the connections to it).

We just put our Malibu in the water for the first time this season and got the following Engine Alarm codes. 1324 11 CYL 2 Misfire Detected 1324 31 CYL 2 CAT Damaging Misfire Can anyone adivse? Thank you.

I just bought a 2023 leftover 23LSV. I was considering used as well, but with the Malibu rebate right now plus aggressive dealer pricing, the leftover only ended up being the same price if not cheaper than most the used 2022 23LSV around me.

I'm looking at two bimini brackets with 42 inch poles for 2x3 and 3x5 flags, do you think I need the 48 inch pole?

I'm having a no engine turnover issue. 2013 23lsv 6.0. Boat ran fine when winterized. I dropped the boat into the water and got a "Loss of Can Signal" warning come up on the dash. The dash itself looked odd in that the voltage and hours show as 0.0 when the power button is engaged. I tried turning the key as well as engaging the touch screen start engine with no starter turnover. I did flush out the hull one day ago with water but I did not spray the engine or electrical components directly. If this did cause an issue what could be the culprit of a "Loss of Can Signal" error? Here is what I've done: Replaced battery Cycled deadman switch multiple times. The switch appears to be original. Checked battery connection at starter which showed 12 volts. Then I jumped the starter from battery terminal to starter post. Starter turns over removing a bad starter from the equation. Cleaned all connections at starter. Checked all fuses under dash as well as by engine relays. Checked starter relay with multi meter and appears to be fine. What else can cause the "Loss of Can Signal"?

Wakemakers has a kit for your boat. https://www.wakemakers.com/products/malibu-wakesetter-vlx-05-08-piggyback-rear-upgrade

If Navionics isn't supported than it is pretty useless other than to control boat functions.

Old post I know. I will be taking possession of a new T220 this week and it will have the factory dual coverage bimini. I am wondering if there is a "how to" video on how to set this up.

Hi Angela, I have a 2007 Vlx which is basically the same hull. You should look into buying a kit from Wakemakers. You will want to talk with them about the amount of water weight to put in there. I run about 650 lbs which is on the lighter side. I usually don’t fill that because I have such a large crew. You will need lots of weight in the bow too. I believe there is a 60 / 40 rule? Maybe someone else can explain it better. I usually put a 750 lb bag in the walkway if I have less people and don’t have the bow full. My boat has a bow tank, mid, and rear tanks. If I’m surfing regular I fill all the tanks except the surf side to slightly list the boat and get the suck gate down. I have heard some people like to use the wedge, my wife hates the wedge so I don’t know its effect. Some like it and some say it has less push? Just experiment and see what works for you!

+1 vote for M6 in any of the boats you are looking at. I came from the 6.2L Raptor motor in an older 23 LSV and it felt pretty equivalent to the M5 on power, but after having a M6 in the 2024 23 LSV, I wouldn't go back. It's hard to beat the extra power as these boats just keep getting deeper and heavier. As another reference point, my local dealer generally orders all stock boats 23' and bigger (plus M220) with the M6 as it handles people and ballast (especially PnP) much better than the M5. And keep in mind we're only 1,200' elevation. Speaking of weight, there is now only a 200lbs dry weight difference between the redesigned 23 LSV and 23 MXZ. I agree that weight is likely in the front but have found very little difference in surf wake between the two so far. I think the bigger difference is space and the price tag, which I could not justify. The wake on the new 23 LSV is pretty awesome, certainly better than models years before and rivaling the much deeper M220. I believe the more "chair-like" rear lounge seats are only available on the new M242, 26 LSV, and (maybe) 25 LSV. I can see the allure in full seat backs, but we often have multiple people back there laying or sitting so wouldn't work real well for our lounging. Best of luck on your search, fun times!

Keep mine on some boards racks I installed in the basement in the storage area when not in use

That's my wifes towel warmer, decided some drawstring mesh small bags one per rope to keep them clean then back in the cubby again, see how it goes this summer

OK I thought I saw something like those seats at the boat show but haven't seen one since so now not sure if I made it up or not, also the floor cooler instead of instead on the SL is nice those 2 things have it winning for the wife right now, well see how the test rides go.

Oh wow. Didn’t even notice the year! Dang. Quite the resurrection.

I figured that was the case, but it was one of those things I just never noticed until it was too late. Thanks @dalt1!

Holy necro-post! Didn’t realize. I actually got a PM from him, and instinctively threw the response in the thread….