Advice on ‘17 R21

[sandm]

Going to work on getting that price down. COVID prices are killing me.

since you're looking in phx, might check out prestige up in boise. they have a '19 with right at 100hrs for 75 and an 18 for 74 with 140hrs. winter time betting 70 might open up a conversation and gives you leverage against the guys in phx if you continue that route. towing from boise to phx is 2 days and with hotel around 5 bills.
good guys up there and where my first tige came from.

[freeheel4life]

i'd find that odd not having them and free would have called me out if they didn't. our z3's with medallion were behind the panel above the sub you can see in the pics-would assume the op's boat he posted is in the same location. our r23 has them behind the backrest in front of the helm where the heater is.

Now that BurnMac42 said something, I think there was a year of boats just after R series went from switches to screens that didnt have any redundancy.

[carpaz]

So..... I asked the fella at the dealer to give the helm a good look through for the switches but none to be found, only breakers.
Something’s just not letting me get over being totally dependent on a screen/software.

[freeheel4life]

Eventually the R series got redundant switches. They are in the starboard storage space in the bow IIRC.

[sandm]

pick up the 18 or 19 up in boise. they should have redundant. keep in mind tho that redundant doesn't mean it's your primary means. it's only a stopgap to get you off the water safely and to the dealership for repairs.
if you want to not be dependent on screens, then you will likely be in a boat not built in the last 5-8 years.
I had some of the same concerns moving from a manual supra to our first tige in '12 and other than audio systems wishing they were not integrated, never missed manual stuff. I was not a fan at first but we have not ever been left dead on the water yet. if you can swing it, pick up a newer boat with the tige 10" clear screen. it's MUCH better than the old tigetouch and we love the current setup. again other than the audio being integrated.

[KoolAid]

'17 was a rolling change on the redundant switches and looking over the factory photos, it doesn't have them on this boat.The good news is the 4.5" screen is the most reliable out of all of them.

[KoolAid]

Have them recheck the hours. Should have over 250 unless our records are wrong. They are showing only 25.

[carpaz]

“Have them recheck the hours. Should have over 250 unless our records are wrong. They are showing only 25.“

@ koolaid...
could you elaborate? What do you mean about “our records...”
when I checked out the boat (two hours from where I live), the battery was dead and because of a tight schedule in the city I couldn’t stick around. That dealer didn’t give me a great trade in value on our boat so I was ready to move on. Are you skeptical of the 25 hrs?
Thanks!

[freeheel4life]

carpaz koolaid is a busy guy at the Tige/ATX factory. Is the tech support man for thousands of customers/techs/dealers.

[carpaz]

Roger that free heel!

[KoolAid]

“Have them recheck the hours. Should have over 250 unless our records are wrong. They are showing only 25.“

@ koolaid...
could you elaborate? What do you mean about “our records...”
when I checked out the boat (two hours from where I live), the battery was dead and because of a tight schedule in the city I couldn’t stick around. That dealer didn’t give me a great trade in value on our boat so I was ready to move on. Are you skeptical of the 25 hrs?
Thanks!

I am. One claim shows 250 and other 200. Could have been pencil whipping by the servicing dealer just to get the claim done but I just don't see them being too far off. It had one of actuators replaced before it was traded in. That's not going to go out at 25hrs in most cases.

[sandm]

200+hrs and that price? I'd pass in a minute.

[carpaz]

Yeah, the presumed 25hrs was the only reason that boat stayed in the mix.
They couldn’t get out there to confirm hours today so it’ll have to wait till Monday. DUN DUN DUNNN!
Thanks again everyone

[chpthril]

“Have them recheck the hours. Should have over 250 unless our records are wrong. They are showing only 25.“

@ koolaid...
could you elaborate? What do you mean about “our records...”
when I checked out the boat (two hours from where I live), the battery was dead and because of a tight schedule in the city I couldn’t stick around. That dealer didn’t give me a great trade in value on our boat so I was ready to move on. Are you skeptical of the 25 hrs?
Thanks!

If the dealer knew you were coming to see the boat and the battery was dead, move on.

[MikeB313]

For sure confirm hours. At 200+hours, I would be a pass on a 2017 for over $70K. You could go 18-19 for same price. Just my $.02