Starcraft STX electrical fire hazard

IF YOU HAVE A STARCRAFT STX 2050

Read the attached bulletin and get this fixed ASAP!

We had a tackle box or bag on the bow that may have pressed these at some point and smoked the group of wires all the way to the battery bank.

DO NOT PRESS BOTH BATTERY TEST BUTTONS SIMULTANEOUSLY ON THE BOW EVEN IF BY ACCIDENT!!!!!

You will likely set your rig on fire.



Just found out about this service bulletin the hard way.

 

I've been on the phone with Starcraft voicemail boxes and local dealers for the better part of 2 days now. In my eyes this is a life safety issue. I just cannot believe how difficult it has been to get any response from Starcraft. Any Starcraft Pro's on here that can chime in? Who do I need to talk to? This is not what I expected from Starcraft at all! I'm very disappointed. Something as simple as hitting two switches at the same time could burn your boat down? That seems like a self destruct switch not a battery check switch. I'm just glad we stopped it before it got out of hand.

 

K gone, how long ago did that happen to your friends STX? They just put the bulletin out last month on 3-15-17. Did the dealer/ factory fix it?

 

I called Vic's. Super nice guy. Thanks for the referral j-rod. Vic said he knows all about this and makes changes or plain removes this crap before sending anyone out, including any older STX 2050 boats that come in for service. He said most times this goes down when someone throws a net on the front deck. I put mine over the seat post all the time and am surprised this didn't happen to me long ago! What a fiasco over something so damn preventable.