Which one did you buy? Saw some great ones from our forum guys on the East coast.

The 90 deg bend ones are on the bigger zx models
The zr uses a straight one like any other other boat

My ZR has a 90 deg mast from the factory that is switched from 360 deg lighting to 180 deg lighting from the helm so not to blind you while under way.

I bought the Navy & Yellow 05' from Rick Merola up at AquaMania. Just got it wet last weekend and hoping to slide out again tomorrow. The boat rides amazing and I am looking forward to spending the next few weeks figuring out all of its nuances before the Summer. I finalized my decision on a 35zr late last year - it took finding the right boat and SELLER to make it happen.

It is quite a step up from last years 22zx..lol

Congrats, that's a huge step up. Have fun!

Without pulling the Sony stereo apart to look, are these typically running speakers from the deck or are they amplified?

This definitely is the horizontal style. Anyone had any success finding these 360 lights online?

http://captainyarrr.demand-performan...ages/light.jpg

There should be an amp already sitting behind the stereo panel.

As for a replacement light mast - what about finding a straight light and bending it with a pipe bender, or filling the tube with sand and bending it?

I have a cracked windshield after the first day out....so I am thinking of all sorts of creative ways to replace parts without visiting DDirect

I had some luck with an angled light pole on one of the online sites - I figured out the manufacturer (perko) and searched their catalog.

For example - http://www.perko.com/catalog/categor..._style-plugin/

That looks like the closest match I can find on the web. Did you buy that one and bend it more to make the head horizontal?

Without finding out the hard way, do the hour meters start running when the keys under the seat are switched or when the ignition circuit is energized on these boats?

It should be wired that when the key is on the hour meter is couniting .