Our lake home is on Lower Turtle Lake and with TMC (the makers of the Paragon) over in Poskin, there are a good number of TMC's in the area. They used to be known as a more budget custom pontoon manufacturer and we see that in a lot of the older 15, 25 and 35 year old boats on both our lake and Upper Turtle Lake. But about 15 years ago they started making a more upscale model called the Paragon. When we started looking for a new boat after a 2019 tornado took out our 2017 Starcraft, which was a nice mid level boat, we started looking for something more upscale. That led us down the Bennington, Avalon and Barletta route and we went and looked at all of them but wow, the price tag was way bigger than we like... with nothing even close to under $100k and that was without even adding on the the motor and those were for the entry level, few amenities boats. So we thought we would take a look at the TMC boats and looked at the Paragon. I was skeptical at first pulling into their two building small shop with seats and rails laying all over but after walking through the shop and talking to the owner we liked what we saw. I liked that they were a custom boat manufacturer and they said they could build whatever we liked. So depending on who you are and how you like to shop, I myself love to be able to get and make things exactly like I want them and I was able to do that. We found a stock design they had and then started modifying. We had over 30 different modifications we made. Basically we took everything that we liked from the Bennington and Avalon boats we liked and just told TMC to build them into our boat. I had to explain to them very specifically how to do a few things several times because they didn't know how they would do them, but we helped them understand, showed them pictures and were very involved in the design and how things were put together. In the end we were able to build a boat that has the same amenities as the Bennington for over half the price. As far as our specs, we ordered what they call the 2500 Paragon #2 back 3 front Modified with 25" tubes. We added 16" cross members (this was something more expensive boats had which adds more stability and less twisting in larger waves for the deck), lifting strakes (which get you out of the water faster and give you a smoother and faster ride. For us we figure it adds about 3MPH to our top speed, not much but its the difference for us of being able to pull some of our bigger tubers and still being able to give them a fun ride. We added the underlining which gives us a about 2MPH more speed and makes for a way smoother ride on rougher water or when going faster. Hydraulic steering, which is power steering and makes it a nice car like drive. And unlike the majority we went with the 150HP Mercury versus the Honda motors they offer and 150HP is the largest they offer on their boats (at least that was the case 5 years ago). The Mercury 150 vs the Honda 150 is quicker to plane on the water and also gets you about 10% more speed, which again added about 2-3MPH so with all our different things adding to our speed, we are able to pull tubers and skiers with the pontoon if we desire to. I'm a football player lineman sized guy and so are all my friends. When we get one of my buddies and our two wives on the boat, on a calm water day I can get the boat up to around 26-28MPH when I get it trimmed right. I also played around with 4 or 5 different props to get me to one that I like best.. TMC can help you with figuring that out too. I needed something that would help me get the kicks started quick when we pulled them on the tubes. Then we had a good 20 or more other smaller adds ons upgrades. Overall we are very happy with the boat. It looks very nice after 5 years. The build quality has held up with the seats, flooring, playpen, helm and under boat items all in good shape. Overall we're pretty stingy when we rate things, but I would give our current rating of the Paragon at a 9. And remember, this thing was over half price of a Bennington and for us, it has all the same amenities and luxuries that we built into our design. And if you want to see what the underskin looks like and the lifting strakes, here's a video I took of them after we bought the boat and I was playing around with different props. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/lbljrZOc39qdkXU.htmlsi=vyp1WPOplm4ZUekI

Sorry, we haven't experienced anything like that before, so we won't be much help. Outside of the basics, which I'm sure you already tried of replacing the batteries with new ones, if that doesn't work, then I would say that its gone bad on you. They are pretty basic units, so I think you might be out of luck unless they might still be under warranty.

@rlehs Thanks to answer, yes I think I just had bad luck..and no I don't have any warranty. I will call this guy and see if I can send it to fix it..

Thanks.. appreciate that.

Depends on what you mean by the "same time". This device can be hooked up to different IOS devices, but it can't be hooked up to multiple devices at the exact same time so that each one is viewing the same screen (like screen sharing). So for that, no, you can't.. but again, if you have multiple iPads for example and want to be able to use this probe for anyone to grab to use that has their iPad, then yes, that works.

No, the head where you put the cord puts a little crimp into the cord so you would have to separate your duplex cable/patch cord at some place and then test each individual side of it..

@@rlehs Thanks and got it

Sorry, no. We use the small AFL OTDR's.

@@rlehs Ok, thanks for the reply.

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It’s best to go directly to the website and put in your model and serial number and the belt should come up and you can just take it to cart. If not got to the contact us page and put in your serial number and request a link emailed to you directly to the belt . When replacing the belt you will need 2 tubes of lube and then 1 tube every 60-90 days we also have a 3 pack live special if need lube as well. Fitnesspartspro.com website [email protected] Email Thanks Dave

Check the sensor first --- but mostlikey the motor control board

Not necessarily. There are many reasons for an LS1 error. I tried swapping out the speed sensor and didn't fix my LS1

I'm not a technician by any means so take that into consideration. I've gotten pretty savvy on working on this and I've shadowed the local tech that has worked on this several times over the years as well. I just did a Google search for your "Fuel F63" and that looks to be the same as the Sole F63, which is my assumption. So based on that, there aren't that many parts inside these things. There's the belt, the wood board that the belt rides around, the rollers and bearings that the spin the belt, the motor, the control board (electronics board) and then the metal frame, handlebars and lastly the screen with all the buttons. For me, it was the control board. Others have offered up motor, bearings, etc. But these didn't do the trick. It was a $225 control board that pops in with four easy to remove bolts and turned it on and and I was working without issues and have been so for the past 6 months and probably 500 miles. Hope that helps.

@@rlehs Thanks Randy 👍

Hope your brothers Yamaha rode faster than the Treadmill 🤣🤣👍

This is coming in late, but the solution for mine was a new control board. It was easy to replace, just four bolts and making sure I took a picture of the current one so that I knew what wire harness went where after I disconnected it. Took about 5-10 minutes from start to finish and I've been going strong every since. Has been about 6 months and 500 miles since.

Definately a motor control board

Same thing with me...my Sole F80 is probably 12 or 13 years old...Adjusted the sensor, lubed the track and nothing doing.

@@rlehs Where did you get it and how much did it cost? Thanks

@@jeanettesilhouette5678 I bought all my parts direct from Sole and I'm not sure which part you're wondering what the cost was.

Joe, I know it bends the cable just enough to cause the light to be detected. It doesn't need to damage the cable to see that light.

We purchased ours from a company in the US that we buy quite a bit of product from called specialized.net. We paid around $6000 US for them. www.specialized.net/tk-ff-exfo-fiber-finder-kit.html And yeah, it was actually an issue for us about the G657.