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Hi, all. Searched for this exact issue and could not find anything much on the web that seemed to mimic the issue. Unfortunately the threads I found didn't have a resolution reported. My TBI Mercruiser 5.7 showed an odd symptom related to fluctuating temperature yesterday. It was...

I have a 99' 240DA and have noticed that it has noticeable soft or flexible area in front of the captains bench that carries towards the drain well near the step door (the well itself is solid). It definitely is hollow sounding compared to the other areas and has been present for 3 years since...

Hello, all. While waxing my boat with my power waxer, I noticed that when I passed over the porti-potty vent (not the main suction line - the 1" diameter vent line), it vibrated in and out. I shut off the waxer and pressed on the fitting, and the hull flexes a little. I noticed this on both...

Hello all, Can anyone tell me if a 99 240DA has a cored lower hull (below the rub rail)? I know that the upper deck (balsa) and transom (plywood) are cored, but I'm curious about the lower hull sides, bottom, etc. E

CPES Repair System - Soft Spot Near Swim Ladder Hello, all. I have noticed a soft spot in our swim platform in between the mounting rails for our swim ladder. I discovered a few years ago that SR appeared to use almost NO sealant to bed the fasteners as they passed through the swim platform...

Hello, all - I'm curious if anyone can tell me the diameter/length of the bimini top rivets (retains the tubing to the tubing ends - I need to attach new pin lanyards) on my 99' 240 DA? I'd drill one out and check, but it'd sure be nice to know before I go down there so I can get them...

Hi all. Im curious what the rivet size is on the lower bimini mounts. I need to drill them out to replace some pin lanyards and since the same rivet that attaches the lanyard also holds the tube to the mount I'd like to have everything in advance to get it done all at once.

Hello, all. I'm considering replacing my cabin door sliders on my 99' 240DA. It appears (and from what I read), I have to remove the helm attachement points followed by tilting the helm back to get the door off and away from the tracks. How far does the helm need to come back and do I have to...

Hello all - I have always noticed a small blackish stain on the rear port wall of our midcabin. I was down tinkering on the boat, so I decided to investigate further. Pressing on the area showed that there was seemingly nothing behind the wall fabric, so I climbed into the bildge and layed...

Hello, all. I'm getting concerned about the number of gelcoat cracks that our boat is getting. We purchased our 99' 240DA approximately five years ago, and at that time, there was one or two very minor cracks which I wasn't concerned about (coming off of screw holes that weren't...

The end of the shortest bimini support pole on our 99' 240DA snapped. It is a grey plastic end and meets another grey plastic fitting on one of the main support bows. While it appears that the original was crimped in (it snapped flush with the end of the tube), will something like this work...

Hello, all. I have an area of vinyl that is starting to tear on the rear bench of our 99' 240DA. While the vinyl is cracked in other areas of the seam, this paticular area has the backing fabric starting to tear. I think someone just landed hard on it or stepped right on the seam area. It is...

Hello, all. My 99' 240DA is in need of an exhaust bellows (the shift cable bellows was done a year ago along with the shaft bellows - not sure why they didn't do the exhaust as well (I'm unsure how long it's been torn). While researching, I see that they offer both a standard bellows and a...

Hello, all - I have a 1999 24' Sundancer that has (over time) developed several hairline gelcoat cracks eminating from the windshield mounting screws - I'd say that there's a dozen cracks - the longest which is probably 6". This is the only place the cracks appear on the boat. Some of the...

Can anyone tell me what the 'normal' amperage output from a battery charger is if just keeping the batterys 'topped off'? My maintainer/charger reads around 4 amps continously even with the boat sitting on shore power with only the stereo memory power as its sole current draw. It is a dual...

Hello - Can anyone direct me to an online resource for replacement cusion covers for my 99' 240 DA? Our port side mid-berth cusion has a tear in it that turned from a 1/2" one to a 4" one (the kids like hanging out down there and must have been picking at it). There are three seperate...

Hello, all. We had the boat out yesterday with six people and a ton of coolers, etc. - giving the boat a pretty heavy load to haul around. We came to a stop near one of the locks that we had to pass through to wait for the doors to open. Once they open the doors, there is the inevitable...

My wife and I are contemplating selling our 1999 240DA (429 hrs), as we're in a bit of a crazy time with life right now and don't really have the time to enjoy it like it needs to be. The largest issue is that I have absolutely NO idea whatsoever where to begin to price it. Are NADA values...

We are planning to move this Spring and it's looking like we may not launch our boat this year, as preperations for sale, the selling process itself (we're listing the home ourselves - which means open houses on the weekends), the move, and getting setteled in the new house will not leave us...

I have a question about our 99' 240DA with the 5.7L TBI engine. The boat does not smoke directly on startup, but if the enigne is not up to or near operating temperature, and you blip the throttle (taking it up to 2-3K RPM - returning it immediately to idle) I get some light bluish smoke out...