Recent content by Nmor830

Pulled the water line that comes off the raw water pump to the port manifold T inlet. Was caked up pretty good with rust. Can’t remove that part without pulling the manifold so got a screw driver and kept digging and cleared as much rust out as possible. Flushed it out with fresh water. That...

I’m getting good water flow from the exhaust and the starboard riser is cool to the touch but the port gets really hot as soon as engine starts. It’s in the worst spot to get at but next going to try to pull all the lines from the pump back. They are all 1” lines which I can’t believe are...

Pulled the riser and tested. It’s clear. I noticed a little rust inside the exhaust manifold which concerns me? Not sure if this is normal. Engine runs fine. Checked oil and no signs of water in the oil. Put it back together with new gasket and still same problem. No water is getting to the...

My 34DA had and overheat alarm go off on the port. What’s confusing is the Smartcraft shows temps normal 155-160. What I found is the port riser on that engine is really hot compared to the other 3. Obviously it’s a water issue but can’t figure out why? New manifolds 2 years ago but not the...

DA 34 8.1 with the starboard throttle all the way off it will idle fine around 700 RPM but as soon as it is slightly increased it jumps to 1000-1100 RPM’s. There is no adjusting no matter how slightly it is increased. I tried manually moving the linkage near the intake and it does the same...

Might want to consider replacing all the water lines to the Tides. Just replaced both seals that were only about 4 years old. The strb. side seal burnt and starting leaking pretty good. Pulled it out and found the raw water lines were completely clogged. Decided to just go ahead and replace both...

Hi Jimmy, I mentioned Lasdrop to the yard I’m in. They think the Tides are better because on the 34 DA’s it’s really hard to get to the seals and that Lasdrop seals require occasional adjustment to the tension springs? I find better reviews on the Lasdrop vs Tides and like the design better. If...

It’s kind of funny to watch the YouTube videos of a 10 min replacement of these V drive shaft seals where there’s lots of room to work around the shaft. Trying to squeeze down between those motors and getting your arms and hands in there requires one to be a good contortionist.

It does have the Tides drip less system. Both assemblies were replaced when I purchased the boat 4 years ago. Wondering if the shaft wasn’t aligned properly or somehow lost water to cool it? The water line connects the the manifold. Probably only have about 60-70 hrs. since purchased. Getting it...

2008 34 Sundancer”s starboard shaft seal is leaking. On a recent trip I heard a strange whining sound. Back at the dock noticed bilge was pumping water out. Very unusual. Open up the hatch and sure enough it’s leaking pretty good. It’s smelt like burnt rubber. Very hard to get to but can see...

Patrick, Just wanted to say thanks for taking the time to locate the correct switch’s. Ordered two because they had a minimum order so will have a spare. These should do the trick.great idea to pop the actuator off the old switch. This way they will look the same.

Thanks for you time and info. Found that the main battery switch was bad. Swapped the generator switch to test and everything worked including the hatch lift off the batteries. This looks to be a complicated switch having 8 poles. Got the part # now looking for a replacement. Any suggestions...

Thanks for all the good info. The engine will not start if the battery switch is off. The LEDs. on the switch in the engine will go off when the battery switch de-energizes. I have not tried to start the engine with the battery switch de-energized but will try that. Excuse my ignorance but would...