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    Trying to fish wire from Helm dash to electric panel in a 2007 340 Sundancer

    Remove the storage cubby/cupholder at the helm near your feet when you're seated at the wheel. stick your head in there, and at the forward side of it there should be a bundle of wires coming from under the helm passing into the cabin behind the aft berth storage area. You can get a fish tape in...
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    Mercury SmartCraft connect gateway new install questions

    My understanding is that the Vesselview mobile and Smartcraft connect cannot both be on the network at once. Have you tried disconnecting the VV mobile to see if that solves for the issue?
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    Mid Winter Checkup

    We're in heated storage, so lots of polishing and waxing on the hullsides. Port side is done, Starboard side is just about ready for wax. Also got a couple of new MFDs installed and networked, so plenty of time spent under the helm in uncomfortable positions. We ordered and received a 3' swim...
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    Raymarine Auto Pilot Install

    I did install the rudder sensor and it was the most straightforward part of the install. I made a shelf for it out of starboard and mounted it to the stringer. I really like having the rudder position displayed on the AP control and the MFD when I pull into the marina. I can then ensure its...
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    Raymarine Auto Pilot Install

    I installed the pump in the bilge. My model came from the factory with the seastar power steering pump, so I got the seastar piggyback AP pump that fit right up to the PS pump, so no new lines were needed. I mounted the Brain box under the helm, so the only piece of equipment under the gunwhale...
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    Raymarine Auto Pilot Install

    I installed an evolution pilot system on my 2013 370. I put the ev-1 in the compartment under the starboard side gunwale accessed by removing the cup holder/cubby at helm to the right. there was considerable unused space in there and I mounted it to the aft wall of that compartment.
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    280 Sundancer Trim Tab Control Confusion

    Slow or No wake speed really doesn't matter for the tabs. There's not enough water moving past them at no wake speed for them to have a meaningful effect. Per the above from Scott, bow down means the tabs are down. When I had my 280 I put the tabs down and drives down to get on plane, then...
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    Steering Slop?

    When I had my 280, I chased the sloppy steering down for a while and eventually found it to be the U-joint in the tilt steering column at the helm. I removed the wheel, then the boot that covers the column, and it was as simple as moving the steering shaft back and forth to see that the bolt in...
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    Solar arch for 52’ sedan bridge

    I would think that with the solar arch located at the floor level of the flybridge that there would nearly always be significant shade cast on the panels from the bridge. Not sure how much efficiency you'd sacrifice on a given day, but worth evaluating to see if the juice is worth the squeeze.
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    Raymarine RV-100 Transom Mount Transducer

    I have a brand new in box Raymarine RV-100 Realvision Transducer that came with an Axiom display I purchased. This would be ideal for someone with an Axiom RV or Axiom pro display that wants to add the real vision 3D view of the bottom. Given that this is transom mount I would recommend this for...
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    Cleaned the spark arresters and question on transmission maintenance.

    Refer to your service manual on your transmissions. On my ZF transmissions I change the fluid (Dexron ATF) and swap out the filters every 2 seasons based on hours. (I average between 30-40 hours a season). I pump out the fluid the same way I do with the engine oil, pretty straightforward process.
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    350/370 sundancer bulkhead TV Toshiba

    My buddy did his on his 2008 350 in a couple hours, wasn't a bad job.
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    350/370 sundancer bulkhead TV Toshiba

    You're missing the opportunity to justify adding a new TV? :) Seems like you have your bases covered. Try plugging in something else to the outlet behind the TV and see if the outlet has power. On mine, the power button on the remote to turn the Toshiba TV on is extremely finiky, so much so...
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    Engine Hours

    Friend of mine is part of a fractional yacht program. The 380 sundancer he's been on for the past few seasons has 5,600 hours on original internals and runs like a top. New bolt on parts throughout it's time but the 496s still perform flawlessly. The company is religious about maintenance...
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    rain water leak into bilge

    My 370 is of similar design and the same hull. I get rainwater at the exact rubrail corner that was mentioned above. I resealed the top of the rail at the rear corners and it helped but didn't eliminate the issue as water can get inside the rail at the high points of the boat and run down. I...
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