Ballast timers that ACTUALLY WORK!

[tr6coug]

Re- installed Ballast Timers and everything works flawlessly, only problem is I have to turn down the stereo volume to hear when the tanks are empty
Best money spent on this X Star thus far

Cool! Happy I could help!

[HartlandX1]

Coug in Corvallis????!

That's a strange one!

I have a set from an 07 X1 I would like to send out today!

Thanks

[tr6coug]

Yeah, being a Coug in Beaver country is tough... let the jokes begin

[WakeWise]

Last I checked. ..Cougs eat Beaver, Duck and most importantly Huskies.

WakeWise

[BrooksfamX2]

Yeah, being a Coug in Beaver country is tough... let the jokes begin

We forgive you............

Go Beavs

[fz1dba]

Not to hijack the thread, but this one is about ballast tanks and there is a good bit of information here.

But, has anyone here left the boat in the water overnight and have one or more of the tanks fill up?

I thought is was software but this past weekend I know my center tank was 100% empty when I went up for the night but the next morning it was 100% full. I verified it with a flashlight.

I kinda figure a peace of trash or something is going on with the check valve because it does not happen all the time.

[tr6coug]

Not to hijack the thread, but this one is about ballast tanks and there is a good bit of information here.

But, has anyone here left the boat in the water overnight and have one or more of the tanks fill up?

I thought is was software but this past weekend I know my center tank was 100% empty when I went up for the night but the next morning it was 100% full. I verified it with a flashlight.

I kinda figure a peace of trash or something is going on with the check valve because it does not happen all the time.

You might have a bad impeller. If one of the vanes was missing and the impeller stopped in the right location, water could get through. It seems like this would only happen if your ballast tank/pump/tubing was under the water line though.

[fz1dba]

^ Thanks, I'll check out the impeller for the center tank.

[Masternorth]

Is it possible to just remove the timers and use the pumps in manual mode?

[Jeff d]

Is it possible to just remove the timers and use the pumps in manual mode?

Yes, you use a polarity reversing pair of relays for each pump in the same manner that the '06 and older boats came from the factory. It costs about $60 for the relays and connectors and what not but may cost you another $60 for replacement switches. If your boat came with 8 prong DPDT switches then you can make the LED indicators work (i.e. have them light up when in the fill or drain positions) without replacing the switches. If your boat came with 6 prong DPST switches then you'll have to replace them if you want to make the LED indicators work.

So, it's between $60 and $120 depending on what switches your boat came with and/or whether you care about the LED indicators working. Either way it's more expensive then having the AI lobotomy that the OP offers. I've done the relay setup for a friend and it worked great but tr6coug hadn't reverse engineered the software at that point. It sounds like this is the way to go now with the only downside being that you have to wait while your timers are in transit/progress.

[Masternorth]

Thanks for thé informations, I Will take this route.

[tr6coug]

It sounds like this is the way to go now with the only downside being that you have to wait while your timers are in transit/progress.

If you don't want to wait on shipping timers, I have two new, full-timer modules for sale in the parts and accessories classified section. They are from '07.

http://www.mastercraft.com/teamtalk/...ad.php?t=56613

[gambier]

Just bumping to thank tr6coug - just got mine back from him, popped them in the boat and am super happy with them. Not sure why I waited so long.....

[tr6coug]

Just bumping to thank tr6coug - just got mine back from him, popped them in the boat and am super happy with them. Not sure why I waited so long.....

Cool! Happy I could help out!

[Buyrovers]

Just bumping to thank tr6coug - just got mine back from him, popped them in the boat and am super happy with them. Not sure why I waited so long.....

X2! Great turnaround and timers work perfect