Finally pulled the trigger and bought a new 23 MXZ.. and don't want to F it up with my OCD cleaning habits...

My question is "mild dish soap and water" the only real answer on cleaning the Cool Touch Vinyl? From the owner's manual, it says Mild soap only.

On all my other previous Malibu's , I could use a variety of cleaners, depending on the year. It is going to be very weird to me not to use 303 , 409, and Babes seat soap.

Just wondering if anyone has found some other products that are safe on the cool touch.

Any help is appreciated...i saw above some recommendation for Bling Sauce Mild Soap Sauce, did that work out for you that used it?

Thanks!

Make sure the Boat Model is set correctly for your boat and tower type in the settings Configuration screen menu.  It can affect how the power modules function.  

Voltage for the port and starboard ballast fill and drain pumps come from the smaller 4-way plug on power module 2.  The brown/blue wire is for the port fill pump.  The wiring for the pumps connects from the deck harness to the aft break harness at the 8-way B2-1 connector found at the inner transom, then go to the pump connector.  The ground for the pumps is an eyelet terminal on the port side engine ground stud, so make sure that is clean and tight.

The circuit for the port ballast fill valve is the same as the fill pump, so your issue could be the wiring between them.  The voltage at the pump connector should be the same as battery voltage when the pump is turned on.  I've seen bad crimps or broken wires at the pump harness weatherpack connect cause similar issues. 

Ok so I know this is a weird Q but I have owned a malibu since 2004 and I just purchased a new to me 2022 23 LSV. I expected it to have a table was I shocked when there wasn't one  so has anyone added an aftermarket table to a 2022 23 LSV? 

The numbers don't add up. The 4 times range claim is bogus.

To get energy out you have to put energy in. Their marketing story is trying to trick you as they're only mentioning the fuel used for the afternoon session. The morning energy is already in the battery. Was that from shore power, or from fuel the day before?

To get to 80% charge in 1hr the 2.3L ecoboost will be working hard so your lunch break floating in lake won't be silent. There will be noise, vibration and fumes.

Yes, some engines are more efficient at converting fuel into energy and yes, the 2.3 ecoboost will likely be better than V8 as it can be run at its most efficient rpm when charging the battery, but there losses through the charge and battery cycling so some of that efficiency gain will be lost.

Less running cost per kilometre, yes, most likely. But the numbers are marketing hype.       

On 6/16/2026 at 7:39 AM, dmc95 said:

Thanks to all for the messages on this. I did order the TRD kit. I have the gauges in and the new temp sender in the block. Now I just have to figure out what all I'm disconnecting / connecting with the new harness and running the temp sender wire from the engine bay to the dash area. If anyone knows of any good videos or DIYs with pictures, please post here! The TRD instructions are pretty good but not exactly step-by-step. I'm sure I'll get it figure out soon as hoping to have to boat out on the water again next weekend!

26 minutes ago, uk_exile said:

Call or email Ron if you have any queries. Very responsive. I had a couple of wiring questions as my Australian built wiring was slightly different than the USA built Malibus. Go a reply overnight. 

Ron is super easy to get on the phone and extremely helpful.  I would love to be able to run by his shop.   Today he was telling me I needed bigger tools. Vince at Skidim.com is also very helpful.🤷🏼‍♂️