2001 Sea Ray 340DA
Name: 'Happy Place'
4.5kW West. Generator
Purchased Nov. 2014
Fresh Water Use
Engines
Twin Merc. 6.2L (MPI)
640 hp (Total)
Raw Water Cooled
V-Drive Transmissions
is your motor dead or maybe a faulty switch?.....if the motor opens the vent slowly or tries to open the vent but stops the shaft of the ram shaft may just need a shot of WD-40....
if the motor is dead there are replacements available that other members have found and posted before so someone will likely post info on the replacement motor...
when I first got my boat the vent window would try to open but stop when I pushed the dash switch.....I sprayed the ram shaft down with WD-40 and activated the switch several times and it started working fine....now every few months I spray the ram shaft of the vent window and the ram shaft of the engine room hatch opener with WD-40 as preventative maintenance....
First, welcome to the site and thank you for making your first post!
The actuators do go bad frequently and usually can't be fixed. Try Cliff's suggestion. That technique got me a few more weeks out of my old one. Search the site for details on replacements including the company most of us use to supply a replacement. My replacement is going on 4 years with no issues.
EDIT: I have the one from Progressive... see post 4 below...
I just tried rebuilding mine to no avail. As others have said it’s a common failure. Take a voltmeter and make sure you’re getting power to the motor before replacing it.
Found the best prices on eBay, but have yet to order so I can’t speak to quality.
2001 Sea Ray 460 Sundancer
2014 Seadoo 155 LTD
2105 Seadoo 130 SE
2013 Mercury Dinghy
Engines
Cummins 6CTA 8.3L
I second progressive automation. I have replaced ours and they work great. I fooled with the old ones for over year. Wish I would have ordered new ones in the begining.