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Hi, Does anyone know how to re-fill the hatch oil? Mine is making the noise of lacking hydraulic oil (still works) but can´t find wher to. Many thanks, Pico Pico

The gen set was not in use for only two weeks, when I tried to run it, it starts and then very quickly shuts down, if I keep the flap in the carb almost completly close with my finger the gen runs perfectly and smothly, as soon as I release the flap the gen shuts down. The solenoid and choke...

does anyone knows how to adjust the lift that opens the bilge latch, mine does not stop once the lacth is fully close so it comes off the latch pulling off all the screws; I checked and it stops about an inch after the the lacth is fully close. this is a pain in the neck as it keeps ripping the...

Hi, I have a westerbeke and this weekend, I heard a high pitch noise like a sliding belt and when to check the generator, it turned to be a very light spray coming from somewhere around the pulleys as they turn, enough to begin creating a coat of salt: I could not find the source and could not...

Hi, I have a 1999 340 Sundancer and noticed that the fiberglass area between the windshield and the sun deck hatches (both hatches) on the sun deck are weak and bend down as I step on, the rest of the deck is pretty solid. I would like to make this area stronger as this is a common area to...

hi, I took the engine out to change a pin of a piston that had a problem, we checked everything and there were no signs of problem on the heads nor the block in temr of water leakage. we did notice that one of the manifolds had a bit of water intrusion in 2 of the 4 outlets, we disambled the...

I need to buy only one piston to replace a damage one for my 7.4 MPI Mercruiser, as this is a 454 GM engine, can use the GM piston instead the mercruiser as the difference in price is huge?

Hi, I took the engine out to fix a piston problem, when we removed the manifold, we noticed that one of the manifold (new, only 4 months old) is letting water in on one of the pistons, not much but enough for concern, when we changed de manifolds 4 months ago, we replaced all the raisers and...

Hi, last weekend, i had both engines put in time with the timing light; they were both not in time, once i went out for a ride of about 5 minutes one of the engine developed a knocking noise that it seems to be one of the rockers not charging with oil, interestingly, 2 weeks ago the oil pressure...

I seem to have a problem with the fuel sender as the needle in the gauge is erratic and it only reads well when in full for about 50 litres, then it gets all over the place, so I need to know how to get and check the fuekl sender. Many thanks,

Hi, i have a 7.4 MPI Mercruiser with Bravo One stern drives, I noticed that the oil reservoir for the stern drive is getting low and almost empty within 2 to 3 hours of running, it does not lose anyhting in neutral, we cannot see any leak in the engine room and when we look at the stern drive...

Hi, i have noticed in the last 3 weekends that the carpet in the galley gets wet (fresh water) just in front of the forward pump between the forward pump man whole and the mini stair to the main galley corredor next to the main stairs. at the beginning i thought i had a spilage but then after...

Hi, does anyone know where can I find the electrical plug of the water sender (alarm one) for a mercruiser 7.4 MPI 1999, it is broken and I dont want to buy the whole harness. Many thanks,

Hi, I am upgrading the CD unit and need to replace also the wired remote control at the driving dash unit on a 340 sundancer 1999, but the cable tha goes from the CD unit seems to go to the front of the boat and not directly to the helmet, any advice?

Does anyone has a trick on how to open a stuck tambour door? I am sure it has happened to all of us, something gets stuck inside the cabinet and makes for the tambour door to be almost imposible to open, mine got stuck this weekend (is the one underneeth the TV in the kitchen area in a sundancer...

Hi, I have a mercruiser 7.4 MPI EFI 1999, after changing manifolds, spark plugs, gaskets, cleaning the inyectors, etc (overall service). one of the engines passes fuel directly to the exhaust, the engine does not misfire and seems to run very well, but when i get to destination I leave a massive...

HI, I was lowering the anchor when the windlass (Lofran Progress) suddenly stop. Then I try to use the switches but none worked. Then I use the lever to draw the anchor manually and noticed that the windlass started working again until I release the switch the when I tried to use the swithc...

Hi all, new to the site and to Sea Ray, just bought a 340 Sundancer and I taking her this weekend!!