anyone else with 09 vinyl issues?

[MoneyPity]

Deja View? I sure hope that the past does not come back to haunt RZ owners.
I hope not. I thought that was all behind Tige and vinyl and stresses on the seams were all in the past.

da.bell is your 07 showing these issues?

[River Runner]

The RZ's have a more elaborate stitching on the vinyl that the Ve series IMO. Hence the problems.

Stitching is not my problem. I have never had a problem with Tige vinyl and this is my third Tige since 93.

They are making good on it. So no worries at this point.

[kerlee]

Ditto on the exquisite and about once a month I use 303 after the exquisite.

What cleaning products do you use???

[da.bell]

Deja View? I sure hope that the past does not come back to haunt RZ owners.
I hope not. I thought that was all behind Tige and vinyl and stresses on the seams were all in the past.

da.bell is your 07 showing these issues?

I had one issue that Tige took care of quickly and there seems to be another issue arising but the seam seems to okay.

No complaints here. I love my boat.

[jmhatchett]

knock on wood, my 09 is good so far.
Are you guys using anything containing bleach on your seats. I have read that bleach will weaken the stitching pretty quickly?

What cleaning products do you use???

All i have used is a microfiber or a normal towel to dry them if there is water on them... no special cleaning supplies that would have caused it at all.

[Duncan]

I alternate between (i) Babe's seat soap and conditioner and (ii) 303 Protectant.

I do have 90+ hours this season so the boat has gotten quite a bit of usage.

And as da.bell says, I love my boat. I am sure I can get the vinyl issue fixed up.

[MoneyPity]

I didn't mean to come out negatively because we also love our Tige.
Tige took care of us also so no worries more like curiosity that killed the cat.

[Guapo]

No issues so far on mine. I only have 55 hours on mine though. I think I will take a close look at all the seams just to make sure.

One thing that does bug me are the two "eye" shaped cushions in the rear seat that can be flipped over to step in (they are carpeted on the bottom). Mine hold water and never truly dry out. It's on my warranty list for the dealer. Have any of you guys had this problem? I was thinking that a round vent/drain on the carpeted side would help...kind of like what's on the bottom of the other cushions. This absolutely drives me crazy.

[chpthril]

No issues so far on mine. I only have 55 hours on mine though. I think I will take a close look at all the seams just to make sure.

One thing that does bug me are the two "eye" shaped cushions in the rear seat that can be flipped over to step in (they are carpeted on the bottom). Mine hold water and never truly dry out. It's on my warranty list for the dealer. Have any of you guys had this problem? I was thinking that a round vent/drain on the carpeted side would help...kind of like what's on the bottom of the other cushions. This absolutely drives me crazy.

The carpet always held some water on ours, I just hung them off the cleats by the straps to drip dry when the boat was back in the yard.

[dingleberry]

The carpet always held some water on ours, I just hung them off the cleats by the straps to drip dry when the boat was back in the yard.

Kinda the same here. I pull those cushions and prop them up to allow them to dry fully.

Of course, 110 degree weather with almost no humidity will dry out almost anything.

[Guapo]

We have very high humidity, so they don't dry as fast. I think they are a bad good idea. I'll let you know what I come up with on them.

[Duncan]

My corner cusions never seem to dry out. I prop them up everytime but just to humid to suck all the water out.

The problem is not just the carpet holding water -- the water gets up into the cusion itself and there is no place for it to drain back out.

[da.bell]

I do the same by removing the "eye" cushions and let them drip out. I agree, they seem to hold water very well since there really isn't a way for them to dry out.

[ImaPigDog]

I hang ours up by the strap on top of the guide poles to let them drip-dry. They almost get completely dry but still seem to hold some water.

[Guapo]

Mine never dry. I'm concerned about mold and rotting of the plywood that's sandwiched between the carpet and the cushion. I want to drill a hole through the carpet/plywood to let them breathe, but since it's under warranty, I'll let the dealer do that