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Just got the boat out today and it did make a difference. It’s noticeable. Mainly I can’t hear any V-drive whine at all. That makes it worth the effort for me.

I added these.

Zip ties. It's not glued or permanent in any way.

Here’s how I finished it up. This is looking forward into the v-drive hole. MLV across the front and wrapping around the sides a little. This should cut out any noise coming through the floor drain.

You must be talking about trailer and boat. I thought your question was just about the trailer. With the tongue folded I have mine in a 25' 10" garage with a couple of inches to spare (boat with swim step and trailer ). So 28' sounds about right for boat and trailer with the tongue extended.

Just the trailer should be 25' to 26'.

First part done. Back of seat lined with MLV and King Starboard on top of it. On gel coat behind the side seats is a vinyl based product from Cascade Audio.

I've decided to start a sound reduction project also. I've done the Noico on the trays and have ordered this MLV to see if I like it. https://www.soundproofingmlv.com/details/2-lb-noise-grabber-brand-mlv-48-x-4-roll I'm going to start on the area in front of the engine and try to reduce sound moving forward then will tackle the side panels. Here’s the start.

1 1/8"

For the teenagers I recommend the Phase 5 Avenger. It's a skim board but not very slippery. Really stable and easy to ride. My daughter and wife both love it.

Make sure the wires didn't get pulled out of the back of the switch.

The driver's seat should slide off the post so you don't have to unbolt it.

If I remember there are two screws at the front corners buried in the carpet. There could be more.

I think you need to powder coat the tabs and exhaust on this one!

I think in this market, a wicked bro deal would be 25% off MSRP. It's supply and demand this year. Many manufacturers are into March build slots if you order right now. TBS has always charged a premium and this year will be possibly even worse.

The ease of warranty claims will depend on the dealer for sure. Indmar is ~$700, MB is $500. At least that's what my dealer charges. You have to have a compression test to transfer the Indmar warranty, so that is additional.

Could be the shaft seal if you have one of the orange ones.

If the boat builder says $130,000, you're going to pay $100k to $105k depending on the dealer.

It has been done already. I'm not sure why but it seems that GatorStep doesn't like to use a customer created template for a different customer.

JL Audio is the only thing available now. I say get whatever options you can afford.

Did you come up with a solution for this? Saw another one with this exact same problem the other day.

Yeah, you're getting a lot less power and cone area with the JL.

The ones I’ve seen were just the windshield. Makes sense. They can’t save any money on machining on that.

I don't think your information is correct. Plenty of 2021 boats coming in with non-powdercoated parts.