Official 330 Sundancer Thread

'95 galley faucet kicked the bucket this weekend, has anyone purchased a replacement that they recommend?
 
can one of you 330 folks point me to the proper duckbill kit for the 1995 vacuflush system?

thanks
 
Guys,
I have searched the posts and I have not seen the exact problem I'm experiencing. I have a 1997 330 DA with 7.4L V drives. The port engine expels water from the side exhaust just fine but the starboard does not, at idle or slow speeds. It seems most of the exhaust on starboard is being expelled through the underwater exhaust. At higher RPMs the starboard side exhaust is a trickle when the port side exhaust is blowing it out. Any ideas what is wrong?
 
Wallace said:
Guys,
I have searched the posts and I have not seen the exact problem I'm experiencing. I have a 1997 330 DA with 7.4L V drives. The port engine expels water from the side exhaust just fine but the starboard does not, at idle or slow speeds. It seems most of the exhaust on starboard is being expelled through the underwater exhaust. At higher RPMs the starboard side exhaust is a trickle when the port side exhaust is blowing it out. Any ideas what is wrong?
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Your impeller on the sea water pump needs replacing. Don't run it until it is fixed. You will overheat your engine and could do serious damage to it. The temperature gauge only works if there is water in the block.
 
Geowh said:
I am also updating electronics and need to replace transducer. Airmar makes a tilt 12 degree thru hull for boats with 8-15 degree dead rise and a 20 degree for hulls 16-24 dead rise. I think our dead rise is right about in the middle 15-17degree. Has anyone installed a thru-hull transducer? If so what degree did you use?
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I used the airman 12 degree with 8pin connector my new garmin also does water temp. I had to use a pipe wrench to unscrew the fitting. the hardest part is getting at it, I had to remove the water separator housing on the port engine to get at it. such a tight fit
 
Wallace said:
Guys,
I have searched the posts and I have not seen the exact problem I'm experiencing. I have a 1997 330 DA with 7.4L V drives. The port engine expels water from the side exhaust just fine but the starboard does not, at idle or slow speeds. It seems most of the exhaust on starboard is being expelled through the underwater exhaust. At higher RPMs the starboard side exhaust is a trickle when the port side exhaust is blowing it out. Any ideas what is wrong?
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could this be a stuck flapper valve in the exhaust diverter?
 
Wallace said:
Guys,
I have searched the posts and I have not seen the exact problem I'm experiencing. I have a 1997 330 DA with 7.4L V drives. The port engine expels water from the side exhaust just fine but the starboard does not, at idle or slow speeds. It seems most of the exhaust on starboard is being expelled through the underwater exhaust. At higher RPMs the starboard side exhaust is a trickle when the port side exhaust is blowing it out. Any ideas what is wrong?
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creekwood is spot on.... when you remove the housing check to see if there are any pieces of the impeller missing. it would end up at the trans cooler. if your changing one might as well change both. they should be done at least every two years..

Saverio
 
Saverio,

Same issue on my old 330, but on the port side. I would not get over concerned about it as I had the whole freshwater cycle serviced and it was clear of any blockages and new pumps. Still had the same issue. You are correct the exhaust is flowing out the underwater exhaust on that side. As long as your temps are good I would not get too worried. I believe the culprit (assuming this as I never fixed it on my old boat) is there is some mechanism in the log filters that allow them to fill up with water and then overflow on the side, through a second smaller muffler, get down there an look back you will see it mounted back on the transom. The reason it's not flowing out is the log is not filling up with water. I believe there is a 'flap' where the log mounts to the underwater exhaust that allows the water to build up when at idle or slow cruise and when you reach a certain speed the motion of the boat creates enough vaccum to pull the water out of the log along with the exhaust noise leading to very quiet operation. So basically the weight of the water building up in the log at idle is enough to trigger it to dump overboard through the underwater exhaust. Also you will notice a louder exhaust note on that engine at idle and slow cruise... If you let it idle long enough in the slip you will find you can see the burp of water coming out under the boat at times.. At least I noticed that on my boat.

Since I don't know the part I don't know if you can remove the log muffler and buy it or you might need to buy the whole muffler. Centek 229.228.7653 makes the log muffler, give them a call as they can tell you exactly what you need to do.
 
I have a question for all of you experienced 330 owners..
My new to me '96 DA has what I think is a significant list to the port side. Not sure if this is because the fuel tanks are pretty low, or maybe there is some hidden compartment that is prone to collecting water? I already found one of those along the port side of the aft cabin bunk, had some plumbing and wiring passing through. It had maybe a couple gallons of nasty water, etc. Is there any other history of water getting trapped that would cause a list? Tried searching and googling, no luck.
 
There would have to be some specific conditions met in order for that to happen from what I've seen in my 330.

If the generator is missing (out for repairs), the holding tank is full, the port fuel tank is full, the water tank is empty, and the starboard fuel tank is empty it's possible to list to port. I can't think of any place where that much water could accumulate otherwise.

I hate to say it, but when was the last time you had a moisture reading for the hull? You might have some de-lamination happening and the wood coring is absorbing the water, thus reducing the buoyancy on the port side, making your boat list to port.
 
Salvation 330 said:
I have a question for all of you experienced 330 owners..
My new to me '96 DA has what I think is a significant list to the port side. Not sure if this is because the fuel tanks are pretty low, or maybe there is some hidden compartment that is prone to collecting water? I already found one of those along the port side of the aft cabin bunk, had some plumbing and wiring passing through. It had maybe a couple gallons of nasty water, etc. Is there any other history of water getting trapped that would cause a list? Tried searching and googling, no luck.
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I have a port list issue when fully fueled. I don't have a genny , and my house bank / water heater / and waste tank are all on port side. I plan to move my house bank and change it to 3 x 6v golf cart batts and install where the genny was on the stbd side. I will also move the starting batts under the seat as far stbd as possible. my guess is the original design called for compensating for that generator weight. I basically manage fuel to correct the list right now
 
Thanks for replying guys. @Boater420, from what I've picked up on this forum, the hull on the 330 is solid with no coring below the rubrail. If I'm wrong in that please advise. I'm curious as to what I might find under the platform that supports the holding tank, etc. on the port side aft. Seems like a sealed compartment. Also what might I find under the head compartment, doesn't seem to be any access. Current config. is a full water tank, half or more filled holding tank, both fuel tanks less than 1/4 if the gauges read correctly. Thinking that filling the tanks might make the list go away or lessen it. Also no moisture issues picked up in survey, above or below. @domer94, how do you manage your fuel tank levels? Do you keep port tank low and run off stbd tank mostly? BTW domer94 deck or engine? I'm class of 82 marine engineering.
 
timinfla2 said:
Well, I hope I'm not stepping on toes here but I did a search and could not find another thread that was devoted to 330's.

So here it is!

To all my fellow 330 owners, please say hello.

Regards,
Tim
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First day on... hello to all
 
Salvation 330 said:
Thanks for replying guys. @Boater420, from what I've picked up on this forum, the hull on the 330 is solid with no coring below the rubrail. If I'm wrong in that please advise. I'm curious as to what I might find under the platform that supports the holding tank, etc. on the port side aft. Seems like a sealed compartment. Also what might I find under the head compartment, doesn't seem to be any access. Current config. is a full water tank, half or more filled holding tank, both fuel tanks less than 1/4 if the gauges read correctly. Thinking that filling the tanks might make the list go away or lessen it. Also no moisture issues picked up in survey, above or below. @domer94, how do you manage your fuel tank levels? Do you keep port tank low and run off stbd tank mostly? BTW domer94 deck or engine? I'm class of 82 marine engineering.
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I basically burn off the port tank only until its about 1/2 full after filling both and the boat sits even keel. then I kind of play with it as needed. I have the selector manifold right in the hatch.

94 deck. I knew there were more alum lurking here..
 
Read thru a lot of this thread and searched a bit but cant seem to find what im looking for

Considering a 1995 330 in PNW .Decent overall condition. 5.7 vdrives which i plan on replacing with mpi strokers .

Any structual issues these boat are infamous for?
I dont mind putting time and money into an older boat but not into major rot restoration.

Thanks
 
Day'd Out said:
Read thru a lot of this thread and searched a bit but cant seem to find what im looking for

Considering a 1995 330 in PNW .Decent overall condition. 5.7 vdrives which i plan on replacing with mpi strokers .

Any structual issues these boat are infamous for?
I dont mind putting time and money into an older boat but not into major rot restoration.

Thanks
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Pretty solid boats. The forward deck is cored with balsa. You need to test for moisture and rot. Bad spots are base of windshield, around the windlass, around the hatches, around the stanchions. I am not aware of transom or stringer rot issues with the vDrive versions (maybe others have heard of issues?). Hull is solid glass so no issues with that. Watch for water/rot in the interior. Source of it is usually the windshield base or stanchions.
 
Creekwood said:
Pretty solid boats. The forward deck is cored with balsa. You need to test for moisture and rot. Bad spots are base of windshield, around the windlass, around the hatches, around the stanchions. I am not aware of transom or stringer rot issues with the vDrive versions (maybe others have heard of issues?). Hull is solid glass so no issues with that. Watch for water/rot in the interior. Source of it is usually the windshield base or stanchions.
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excellent info...thank you.
 
so how badly does the different colored white radar arch bother you? why would searay put such an obvious , mistake? and roll with that.
 
domer94 said:
so how badly does the different colored white radar arch bother you? why would searay put such an obvious , mistake? and roll with that.
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Not sure what you mean. The arch on mine is the same color as the gellcoat.
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