Perfect Pass Cruise

Get the one with the paddle wheel

FYI, there is a group buy going on on wakeboarder.com and you can get Perfect Pass Wakeboard Pro for $970. The deadline is Feb 28, so if you want to get in on it, sign up soon.

I'm gettin it for my 86.

skyhawkflyer,
Do you have a paddlewheel on your system?

Hmmm, that report doesn't sound good. Are we talking about the same unit? My basic Pro Pass is ungradable to the deluxe slalom course version using the hull magnets at any time. My installation works great, having installed it myself.
The servo rigging is critical, because it must have the authority to pay out as well as retreive cable. it's also very important that you don't have a worn throttle cable that's binding the system up, or a big throttle return spring inhibiting the system. If I remember correctly (It's been about 4 years now) the installation instructions direct you to remove one of the two throttle return springs. Also important is the rotation of the servo knob prior to turning it on. Your suppose to rotate the knob to remove all cable slack at the start of each skiing day.
I also have mine wired on the accessory breaker, so once I fire up the boat it's on for the remainder of the day. Hope this helps. TJ

I do.... I'm a trick and slalom skier. It works well.
If, however my girlfriend turns it on after the boat is in gear then it acts silly. It still engages and attemps to hold a speed, but it loses it's band width of authority. It has to do with how much cable is wrapped up on the little servo that is used to regulate rpm.
Otherwise, it's perfect for drivers with no "speed control". (I installed my own system, so I understand how it works, and how it's rigged so it can manipulate the throttle lever on my Holley carburator)

I have a basic Perfect Pass Cruise (RPM) in my 1987 Ski Nautique. It works awesome! It can be totally inaccurate if you don't follow the operating instruction exactly. It must be on and armed BEFORE the boat is put in gear or it becomes unreliable and not steady.
It's been the perfect addition to my boat, my girlfriend can give consistent pulls and about all she has to do is steer.
I also had conversations with the company tech rep, and he recommended feathering on some throttle to "Help" the system along, and then feather it off when you striaghten out. I only do that on tight turns. The system has enough authority to compensate for gradual turns. Hope this helps. TJ

No offense meant, My experience surpassed my expectation.

I disagree completely to the opinion of 502 Python. I had an 82 Nautique and installed PP Cruise in it. It was the best addition I ever made to the boat. I used to weight the boat with about 1600 lbs and it worked great. It held speed even through tight turns and was simple to operate. I liked the set up better then in my new SAN with PP Wake Board Pro. Driving and riding behind a boat with PP makes for a far more enjoyable experieince. I will never own a boat again with out Perfect Pass.

Has anyone used the Perfect Pass "Cruise" system? It's the cheapest one (based on RPM only). Does it work OK for wakeboarding? Don't need a "Competition" system, but I'm curious about using RPM only at low speeds.