Converse48
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It is a great boat, I hope to own one of the iterations (480/50/52) some day.
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It is a great boat, I hope to own one of the iterations (480/50/52) some day.
...with the grand hard top on the DB's, why do you roll rather than snap up the canvas (ie. the pic in my sig)?
saw gary's post on another thread to a gen problem. want to investigate a bit further as I've had a similiar thing happen twice now. Gen has quit twice for no apparent reason. first occurance, was on a trip so mains & gen had run all day--very hot ER as well as a 90+ degree day. 2nd time, went down on 95 degree Sunday afternoon, had ran atleast 9-10 hrs straight and darn near non-stop from Friday evening.
No oil p, exhaust temp, or water flow alarms either time. plenty of water pumping; no steam. lift pump vdc ok and 'clicking'. it would start but immediately shut down, just like fuel was being shut off.
on first occurance, 3-4 hrs later, it started and ran for another day and a half (again, was on a trip) like nothing ever happened. 2nd time, when I returned to the boat the following Fri prep'd to change filters, re-check fuel pump, check safety switches, etc, it started & ran fine. last 2 weekends, its ran nearly continuously fri-sun in some pretty hot weather but no more shutdowns.
I'm now suspecting fuel line from racor. again, no pressure/temps alarms, so it has to be fuel starvation...or air flow restriction (did change air filter)?
is there a situation that happens that may be temp dependant where the fuel system pulls more than the line can provide--a vaccum on the line--possibly collapsing it to a point a fuel restriction occurs? or getting air in the lines somewhere?
I'm installing a couple snaps on the top this weekend for the fwd panel. Looked at the side panels but wasnt sure 2 snaps along the bottom edge would do it. do you have more snaps and are they installed along the bottom edge only?
probably a dumb question, how do you like the MANS? I have a buddy that just sold his '04 560 a couple weeks ago. it had the 1050s...cruised at 33, WOT topped 40mph. I couldnt get over how much the boat lurched when put in gear. if you werent holding on or ready for it, you'd go flying...
My generator had similar symptoms last year but had gotten to the point where it wouldn't start. I had it looked at by the local Cummins service techs and what they found surprised me. The fuel supply line from the tank to the Racor had collapsed. The tech told me he had never seen such a high vacuum on the Racor canister. Line replaced, problem solved, genny has run flawlessly all summer (I probably shouldn't say that!!)
My front and rear panels have three snaps each. The side windows (which are about twice as large) have five snaps each. As you can see in the picture, at least on the 560 Sea Ray had to get a little creative with the snaps because of the electronics enclosure.
Love the MANS. Yes, they do lurch you forward when put into gear but you get used to it and the 7+ knot idle. I think it actually makes docking easier - or at least easy for a large boat - once you get used to it.
Did your friends 560 have a blue haul? I met a nice couple in Annapolis last weekend who recently took delivery of a 2004 560 with a blue haul. Never seen one in person before, looked nice.
hmmm, fuel line from tank to racor...not racor to gen, huh? are there any physical/visual indications the hose is suspect, like it draws in on its own or is easily compressible if pinched like the hose walls are breaking down?
Is a braw standard fare for the 480 DB? ; )quote]
First thing, nice boat, second thing is it's probably not a good idea to tease people that wear pdf's, third is when busting someone's balls spell correctly, fourth is since it was Gary all bets are off. :smt009
I've had 400 DB for 4 years and am now considering moving to a 480 DB. Has anyone made this transition and what are the pros and cons?
Some more:
Exhaust pipe rust through:
http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3506
QSM-11 raw water stainless pipe leak:
http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9488
GHS hydraulic swim platform lines:
http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=9606
QSM-11 intake broken bolt and blowby:
http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4846
Hydraulic steering line failure:
http://clubsearay.com/forum/showthread.php?t=5206
Is a braw standard fare for the 480 DB? ; )First thing, nice boat, second thing is it's probably not a good idea to tease people that wear pdf's, third is when busting someone's balls spell correctly, fourth is since it was Gary all bets are off. :smt009
And fifth, when busting someone else for incorrect spelling, don't use incorrect spelling. I'm pretty sure Gary wears a PFD on the boat, not a PDF.
:grin:
and I keep it on a lift.