Recent content by knoxchief

I bought this boat at auction several years ago and haven't had too many issues until recently. The starter went out and I put a new one on it. I also recently purchased two new marine batteries and a installed a new battery charger (the old one was totally worn out). I went to to the lake...

The old bilge pump had only two wires connected to it. Is it possible that the switch could have gone bad? I have checked the fuse in the dash and it is okay. The wires appear to run behind the bulkhead but I can't trace where they go without removing the entire bulkhead. Any idea if these...

I just bought a 1979 Sea Ray 269 Sundancer. There is a bilge pump under the deck in the cabin. The old pump didn't work so I bought a new one but it won't work either. There are two wires coming from behind the bulkhead from the head area (black wire and black/blue wire). I have used a...

Great info. Thanks all.

I just bought a used boat. It is a 1979 260 Sundancer, 26' and it has a water tank for the shower, toilet and sink. Problem is, the water in the holding tank is nasty (probably with some sort of chemical the PO put in the tank to keep it from freezing). The boat has been in storage for 15...

I just bought a 1979 260 sundancer and it's in great shape. Problem is, I don't have a clue where to start with all the switches and things. New to this size of boat. I downloaded the owner's manual but it doesn't really answer my question. How about some tips on this boat? One question I...