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Hello All, I have what I believe is a faulty alternator, port side. With only the port engine batteries are not charging, but with only the starboard engine running the all 3 banks are charging. I assume I need to take out the alternator and take it to a shop to be tested and rebuilt...

The engine turns over slow, like it's not getting power. When we got back to the slip, it was plugged into shore power with the battery charger turned on. As soon as I hit the emergency start with the engine fires up.

Thanks for the input. Would that account for the engine starting after sitting for 4-5 hours last night?

Hello All, Went to take the boat out yesterday for the first time this year and the port engine wouldn't start. Gauges say batteries are fully charged, new batteries 2 weeks ago and have been on the charger since. The engine fired right up with the emergency start. We ran the boat for about...

Hello All, Went to take the boat out yesterday for the first time this year and the port engine wouldn't start. Gauges say batteries are fully charged, new batteries 2 weeks ago and have been on the charger since. The engine fired right up with the emergency start. We ran the boat for about...

Thanks for the advise on the tender and davits. I need to replace my windshield wipers and cannot find the part number, would anion e have it available? Thanks

I'm looking to get a tender to use on the Lopp in a year or so. What sizes do others on this thread have? And what types of davits work the best on a 400DA? Thanks for the help

Thanks for the input, I'll be doing it this weekend.

Quick question, I need to change the impeller on my 7.4 Kw Westerbeke generator, it looks pretty hard to get to, how big of a job is it? I've done them on my old gas generators but there was a lot more room. Thanks

Thanks for all the input. I'll take a look at the Raymarine forum and keep digging. I do have SeaTalk on the existing equipment. Mike

I have a 99 400SD with the original Raytheon electronics. The Radar, R41XX, works great. The autopilot, Ray Pilot 650, also works great. For the past few years, I have been using an I-Pad with Navionics, to navigate our large inland lake. In the next year or 2 we are going to be starting the...

Quick storage question, for the past 2-3 seasons we have kept the mid stateroom set up as a bed for guests. The stateroom is now being used as my office, I get to work from "home". My question is, is there a dedicated space for storage of the filler cushions? For the life of me I cannot...

My starboard overhead porthole in the cabin has the built in retractable shade/screen mechanism. The screen is coming loose from tab used to close it. Can this be repaired or do I need to replace the entire porthole?

Thanks or the reply's. I will play around with different RPM's over the next couple years and see what gets us the best fuel consumption on longer runs. We typically cruise between 2200-2300 RPM's on the lake we are currently on and that seems to work pretty well or us. However I don't want...

I'm looking for some more information regarding the maintenance and performance issues Frank W referenced on the last page. We have a 400 DA with 3116 350 engines with about 1030 hours, always in fresh water. 1000 hour maintenance all taken care of at the end of last season. We are about 2-3...