Full report
Sorry I took so long to report...Here goes.
Friday afternoon at 3:30pm we left Florida for Smith Powersports in Hayesville North Carolina. This dealer has a "New" 2007 Utopia 205 they sold me for a ridiculously low price. This boat is not a "perfect" boat by any means. Its been open to the world for a while with some scuffs here and there. Some parts are missing however Smith Powersports have them on order and will ship to me at no cost.
We Stay the night in Blue Ridge GA. When we woke up Saturday morning it was 8 degrees.....EIGHT I say!! No matter, as I was on a secret mission to free the Seadoo from the Arctic prison.
After checking on our land we own in Franklin we finally got to Smith Powersports about 11am Saturday. I walk into the dealership and WOW....This is one impressive showroom!!! While they have a few boats and PWCs they must have hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles. Very impressive facility.
I finally meet Fred my salesmen. Nice guy. We go and see the Utopia. I check things over the best I could considering the cold. The boat looks good but is missing a few items such as the Bimini, the storage tray under the starboard side bench seat and a seat strap in the bow. Today I noticed the bow seat cusion is missing the seat bottom bracket that locks the seat in so I need to notify them of this too.
I'm not sure whats up with the trailer. First of all I noticed that the left wheel was a 14 incher and the right was 13.....Took over an hour and a half to figure out what we were gonna do about that one....Since they didn't have another like trailer that they could take a wheel from they finally took two wheels off a Yamaha Jet boat trailer....They too were 14 inches and actually are a nicer wheel so I was good with that. Took another half hour to get them to install a license plate bracket on the trailer. Finally at 2pm we hit the road and headed towards Florida.
The drive home was eventless. The trailer pulls good. We stopped at a huge Bass pro in Macon GA where I bought some boat goodies. We got home at something like 1am Sunday but where delighted for no breakdowns and got home safe. Thats a true measure of a successful trip.
I'm a little concerned about the trailer. The boat sits REALLY close to the fenders. Is this normal??(pics below) I'm gonna have to pick up some guide bunks or another alignment device as there is gonna be no margin for error when loading.
My 2007 Utopia doesn't seem to have ICS. I thought I was going to have a switch on the dash for the Inlet clearance system but there is none. Looking below the boat the inlets dont appear to move. Was this not available in 2007??
Today I began the detailing process. The bilge throughout the boat was dirty so I began cleaning and flushing. I intentionally filling the bilge with fresh water to test the bilge pump but nothing.....Try the switch on the dash..Nothing.....I check the fuse under the helm and sure enough, a blown 3 amp....I change with a spare provided and now the pump works manually but not automatically. While working in the engine compartment I found another 3 amp fuse suspended that was blown and I need to replace and re-test. Wonder why these fuses were blown??
On my 2007 Utopia there is the main engine hatch that swings up and is held by two gas struts. Under this hatch is another hinged cover that exposes the engine. I cannot find any way of holding this cover. Was my boat supposed to come with a prop-rode or something?? The Salesmen didn't know.
After doing some cleaning today I decide to fire up the engines for a moment. I tested both engines yesterday at the dealer with no trouble. Today I install the ECC key and get a Beep-Beep pause Beep-Beep.. The starboard engine starts but the port engine will not. It cranks for a revolution maybe then stops as if the battery is dead. I then charged the battery for a while and try again but same thing. I immediately try the starboard engine and cranks just fine and starts. I checked all the connections going to the port engine(all grounds and battery power all the way to starter) and everything looks tight. WTF????? Is the Beep code telling me something?
Seadoo complaint. My hands are full of fiberglass splinters and are really sore. Closest I've been to Chinese torture. They should finish this off a little better.
Overall I'm pleased with the boat for the ridiculously low price I paid. I got the extra 3 years of Bombardier coverage since I got such a good deal.....Even with the warranty and the tax I will pay when I register here in Florida I still wont have $15,000 in this boat!!!!!!!!!!
Now I just have to deal with sorting out the new boat issues. I'm hopeful that the Seadoo dealers down here in Florida will work for me.
Overall my experience feels alot like that of TVZ’s. Even with a week of prep time the boat still has many issues that were not communicated to me Friday before we left. They led me to believe everything was good to go. I had to constantly go running around the facility asking for people to take care of issues for me. Fred had moved on to delivering a motorcycle so I sort of felt like I was on my own. They are nice people at Smith and I know I got a unbelievable price but I think this could have been handled a lot better. I’m fearful that the “We Owe” items they need to send me with also become a nightmare now that I’m 550 miles away. I’ll be calling them in a week to get a status and every couple of days there after. Would I recommend them? Yes but only if you get a deal of a lifetime and are prepared to deal with some nuisance issues.
Sorry for the long post. I hope these pictures help answer some questions I asked above.
Finally, thanks for the welcome to the family.
Craig
Dude must "REALLY" be wiped out after that drive,.. not to be on the site, blow'n it up/new avatar picture...:rofl:
Congrats....
It was around MINUS 70 with the windchill!!! So with an 8 I would be in t-shirt lol no joke 
