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The swim platform remote for the sony stereo on my 03 268 Vista has stopped functioning. Has anyone had the same issue? How long do they typically last in the harsh marine environment? The remote is the original factory one made by accel technologies. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

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2008 V338
Twin Volvo Penta 320hp DP

2002 268 Vista
1987 225 Sundowner
1986 170 Horizon
1975 Steury V415SS

I have a Clarion. It crapped out two years ago. I am not going to replace it.

My Sony remote is still working fine on my '02.

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2002 Funship 214
VP 5.7 GX Si
2003 Tahoe

my 03 sony remote is very tempermental....seems to only work 30% of the time.

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Walter

2003 248 Vista - VP 5.0 GXi
2009 Toyota Tundra SR5 5.7L 4x4

We are only on our second season of the remote. I think it still works. We hardly use it. Since we listen to the ipod so much, the only thing it gets used for is to control the volume. I did notice the other night when we were out that it lights up....that was an interesting surprise, lol. I had no idea.

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

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If so, I have one that works fine on the dash. I replaced the stereo and it was one of the few Sony HU's that are not RM-X2C and RM-X4S compliant. So I no longer use it. You can have it for free, if you want to pull the unit and remote cable out. I have no idea where the cables is routed.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Mine looks the same, except the buttons are marked ever so slightly different and it doesnt actually say Sony on it...it has the brand of the actual remote..Access or whatever it is.

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Current Boat:
2004 Sea Ray 320 Sundancer "Nauti Luvin'"

Previous Boats:
1999 298 Vista "Seas The Day"
2008 H200SS "Nauti Luv"
2006 Tahoe Q4

My 2001 Horizon 230 has a remote similar to the one pictured. The original owners replaced the radio with one that was not compatible so when I replaced my radio this year, I made sure to buy a Sony radio compatible with the remote just to find out my remote didn't work any longer. On my boat, the cable coming from the remote is very short with a plug on it as the one in your picture. It then plugs into the cable that runs from the swim platform to the radio. I was disappointed that it didn't work, but haven't tried to fix it or get it replaced yet. (If someone has one laying around they wanted to get rid of or a good source to buy one, please PM me).

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John
2001 Four Winns Horizon 230
VP 5.7 GSi / DP
2007 Ford Expedition EL

The replacement for the MRC-2 is available here.
http://www.b2loud.com/items/item190.htm

Or the original may be still available here.
http://www.teptronics.com/mrc21.html

Sony remotes and cables here:
http://www.boatsunlimitedny.com/sony_au ... sories.htm

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy