Stee6043
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I’ve found that a moderate drought in our area has significantly reduced the water in my bilge
410 Sundancer/Express Cruiser and 400 Sundancer/Express Cruiser **Official Thread**
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I’ve found that a moderate drought in our area has significantly reduced the water in my bilge
ChalupaBatman25
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Morning!
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
Stee6043
Well-Known Member
Morning!
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
If the parts are truly impossible to get, it might be easier to add Fox Gateways and use the RPM's to sync?
techmitch
Well-Known Member
- May 1, 2008
- 8,451
- Boat Info
- 1999 270 DA
- Engines
- Twin 4.3s W/Alpa I Gen II's
You should sync your load not your rpm's. I may be wrong but I believe that is what a true sync gauge does.
Morning!
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
I have a functional sync gauge that you can have. Just took it off when I redid my dash. Won’t be home for a few days to take a pic of it to confirm it’s the one you need so send me a PM to remind me to do so
- Jun 5, 2016
- 5,646
- Boat Info
- 410 Sundancer
2001
12" Axiom and 9" Axiom+ MFD
- Engines
- Cat 3126 V-Drives
The module itself is available on Ebay
My fridge progress. I was able to remove the old fridge without pulling the cabinet bht ultimately removed it anyway because the PO did a wild move and glued the damn tv down, so I’m taking this time to replace it as well.
I’be not settled on exactly how well trim it out, but these are my filler pieces. It’s a wonky size, nothing that off the shelf lumber would fit, so im thankful to have a planer. I edge glued a few pieces of 1” pine and planed them down to exact width to fill the gap
fridge comes onboard tomorrow and we’ll button this up. I may go with polished aluminum as the trim ti complement the fridge bezel, not sure yet. We could also rewrap the whole cabinet but that’s a pricey proposition
I’be not settled on exactly how well trim it out, but these are my filler pieces. It’s a wonky size, nothing that off the shelf lumber would fit, so im thankful to have a planer. I edge glued a few pieces of 1” pine and planed them down to exact width to fill the gap
fridge comes onboard tomorrow and we’ll button this up. I may go with polished aluminum as the trim ti complement the fridge bezel, not sure yet. We could also rewrap the whole cabinet but that’s a pricey proposition
- Jun 5, 2016
- 5,646
- Boat Info
- 410 Sundancer
2001
12" Axiom and 9" Axiom+ MFD
- Engines
- Cat 3126 V-Drives
Looking good. You, Stee and I are going to be having the coldest beers onboard this 4th!
haha yes!!
Stee6043
Well-Known Member
Not a single curse word in this post? Am I to assume your cabinet just popped itself out in under 30 minutes???
Stee6043
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Yes but your ice cream will be colder than cold, @dtfeld !
I should thank you again for the recommendation on that Nova Kool. We properly filled the fridge for the first time last weekend. My wife couldn't stop talking about how much more room there is in the new one. The emotional scars are still healing but with a bit more therapy (whiskey) this project will have been worth it.
Not a single curse word in this post? Am I to assume your cabinet just popped itself out in under 30 minutes???
I wasn’t going to rub it in but yes, it came out very easily. My only pain was forgetting to disconnect the coax from the tv…
Stee6043
Well-Known Member
I knew I should have bought a 410
lol!
I don't know if you remember my ordeal on the 400DA but not only the cabinet had to come out but also the stairs. Even the countertop interfered with it coming out and the little plastic trim under it had to be removed. Then I found the Vitrifrigo I bought was deeper than the Norcold and I had to build out a frame for it to fit.I knew I should have bought a 410
Done, aside from some trim work. Major cursing only occurred when lifting it into the hole. The compressor tubes protrude a tiny bit above the box and the opening is such a tight fit it had to go in at an angle, not easy to do. Other than that I’m very happy and it’s cooling properly, so my upright transport worked
mrsrobinson
Well-Known Member
Does it sync the engines though? Meaning if the needle is in the middle they are in synch? I do not pay attention to the RPMs, rather the needle being in the middle.Morning!
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
https://www.glendinningprods.com/products/synchronizer/
My Glendinning Synchronizer has not worked since I purchased the boat. This came up on the inspection and wasn't a big issue to me. I purchased new cables that come out of the front of the engine and go into the synchronizer, haven't installed them.
That Sync module works off the tach pulse signal not the Glendinning.
The Glendinning engine synchronizer, on the other hand, works to match the engine RPM's through spinning cables allowing one throttle lever to run the boat yet the RPM's are matched.
The two are not related. One is for monitor and the other for function.
mrsrobinson
Well-Known Member
Okay, I thought they were one and the same, connected to each other. Good to know.
Sgrochow
Active Member
Morning!
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
Morning!
My sync gauge hasn't worked since I bought the boat. The needle stays almost in the middle and doesn't move at all when running the boat. From what I found on this site it seems the sync module behind the dash is a common culprit. I took the dash out and all connections were solid. No luck finding a replacement module. I believe it has been discontinued. Does anyone have a source on the module or possible replacement options? I'd rather not rely on my hearing to sync
A few years ago, My synch gauge was still working and the module was relatively new.(PO had replaced)
The analog tachs sucked, they were never accurate so I scrapped them and replaced with Aetna digitals. No longer a need for the synch gauge so I yanked that and ordered new panels from Flounder Pounder.
Pretty sure (92.3 %!) that the module is still behind the panel.
If you dead end, let me know, I’ll pull the panel, take a look and grab the model number.
