Took out the skeeter for the first time today. What a awesome boat. I can’t wait to take it out again once it gets back from dealer ship. We were smelling gas fumes and the gas gauge was not working at all. So I had to drop it off at dealership on way home. I am hoping this will not take long to fix so I can out next weekend.
Hate to rain on your parade but you paid how many thousands of dollars and they couldn’t test all gauges? Either at the factory or just as importantly the dealership…
I blame the manufacturer for this since it was all done there. This is how my life is buy something new and there is something wrong.
I hear ya, that seems to be my luck also. It just really bugs me when things like this happen after exchanging so much money. Good luck fishing out of the new boat. Sweet ride.
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I hear ya, that seems to be my luck also. It just really bugs me when things like this happen after exchanging so much money. Good luck fishing out of the new boat. Sweet ride.
More than likely it is something small. Anything that is put together by a human being is going to be guaranteed some mistakes. Even the best of the best cars that costs thousands of dollars still have minor things wrong with it. Anything coming off the factory line might include small imperfections, but if you let Skeeter know of any problems they are right there to take care of it. Glad you like your boat! Welcome to the Skeeter family and I know you will continue to enjoy it for many years to come. Just be patient with the small repairs and you will be just fine! 
Always takes time to iorn out the kinks in a new boat. then after you get the kinks out you have to start fixing broken stuff. its a never ending cycle! hope the dealership takes care of you
I think it just something loose or like that so does the dealer. I hope to find out Monday after noon what the problem is and it gets fixed by then end of the week or earlier.
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I think it just something loose or like that so does the dealer. I hope to find out Monday after noon what the problem is and it gets fixed by then end of the week or earlier.
Doug will get it figured out.
Pm sent.
The 1850’s have a fuel selector switch on the dash for the gauge that needs to have a tank selected before the gauge will read.
I turned the knob to the other tank. I dont think it moved either.
On mine, the gas gauge worked for one tank, but not the other. I think it was a bad sending unit, don’t remember for sure though.
Mine is a 2013 and I was told that there used to be two tanks and they switched to one tank. We’re they wrong?
Mine is a 2011 and has the dual tanks. Not sure about the newer ones.
What is your top speed?
45-46 with an 18 pitch power tech prop.
Nice. Looks like I am going to have to look for a different prop.
Just play with trim. I get 48 loaded with 2 people with stock
Lets see a picture of that bad boy.
Figured out the fuel smell problem today. Could smell the fuel again after I put gas in it. So on the way to the river stop at the shop and had the mech smell the problem. He could smell it also especially by the vent on the floor. So we took the cover off over the fuel tank. Took a minute to figure it out. When the fuel tank cover was being screwed in the screw went into the fuel fill line. So he fixed it until a new fuel fill line can be ordered in.
Thanks skeeter employee for your mess up.
It sounds like a bumpy ride so far, hopefully it all gets working correctly.
It has been. I am thankful the shop has been awesome on helping me out and going out of there way to get this taken care of. Now I just need to play with the hummingbird unit to fine tune it.
I had the boat out for the 3rd time last week. I could spend days in this boat such a nice ride quiet motor. I do wish the rod locker was longer so i could fit my 6’6″ rods in there without bending them a little.
I did opend it up for a little bit and I am only going 40mph per the GPS on the HB. I was hoping it would go faster than that. It was 2 guys and half tank of fuel on a calm day. What is everyone else top speed on these boats? I wont go that fast all the time but sometimes i have the need to go fast.
My son made a comment that i love my boat more than the family took me a minute to answer. He is just mad because he hasnt gotten a ride in it yet since he has to work on weekends and the weather has not been nice when he can go out.
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My son made a comment that i love my boat more than the family took me a minute to answer. He is just mad because he hasnt gotten a ride in it yet since he has to work on weekends and the weather has not been nice when he can go out.
When the weather is not nice out is when you will really appreciate the ride!
After reading the specs on the Yamaha 150 on the skeeter wx 1850 i think I might have a problem. The spec sheet says 5900 rpms the speed should be 48 mph I get only 40 mph this is for a short distance. I am hoping its a linkage problem and not a serious motor issues or my gps is wrong.
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After reading the specs on the Yamaha 150 on the skeeter wx 1850 i think I might have a problem. The spec sheet says 5900 rpms the speed should be 48 mph I get only 40 mph this is for a short distance. I am hoping its a linkage problem and not a serious motor issues or my gps is wrong.
Are you running premium non ethanol fuel? Do you have a kicker dragging? Are you getting it trimmed properly? Is the motor broke in?
These are few things that could be hampering the performance. Also What exact prop are you running?
I am using non ethanol 87 octane. No kicker. Motor is close to being broken in. As for trim it’s all the way down when running. I have tried to trim it up a little but didn’t see a change. The prop is factory prop.
Thanks for everyone’s help. This is all new to me. My other boats were all used and never had trim and tilt.
You should have it trimmed up a bit you will hear the water splash on the hull change. What rmp are you running wide open.
I believe it was all most 6000 rpms I could be off by a little. I can feel resistance in the throttle to a point where it fells like it falls. Not sure if this is a good explanation of what I am feeling in the throttle control.
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