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    Official 330 Sundancer Thread

    I believe SR went to 1.5" on later series. I was hoping someone knew the length so I could get quotes prepared for insurance. I didn't want to pull the boat out until ready to do the work, but thanks anyway.
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    Official 330 Sundancer Thread

    Hello to everyone for 2014. I had a close encounter of the worst kind with a semi-submerged log last Saturday and the result is a broken port propellor shaft and a lost prop. Does anyone know the length of the propellor shafts on a 96 330DA fitted with 7.4L BlueWater series engines and ZF630...
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    cannot get my 454 mercruiser to fire

    We have a product here called "Start ya Bastard" an aerosol starting fluid. Very aptly named. I learnt my lesson with the carb'd big blocks. When cold crank them 15 to 30 secs to get the fuel back into the carbs. Then one pump and set half an inch of throttle. When warm never pump the...
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    My Princess is 18

    My turn... Same age... Same circumstances but next year. Now I know who to call for advice :)
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    Official 330 Sundancer Thread

    Hi Christian, Like Ian I am in Australia too and I have a 330DA with V drives. I am to the north of Sydney and regularly use my boat in seas between 1.5 and 2 metres. The best speed for these seas varies with the type of wave. I find the boat very safe but proper trim is important to get the...
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    Sea Ray SSS 1993 63 ft

    Hi Rob, I think you'll find your batteries are calcium not cadmium and yes they need to be charged properly to avoid damaging them. About prop-speed... mate, if you are going to use the boat a lot at cruise speeds then prop speed is good. Otherwise stick with antifouling as it will keep the...
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    Official 330 Sundancer Thread

    Remove bilge batteries, then use emergency start switch to lower hatch prior to removing the rest.
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    removing generator

    Cut a hole in the side of the boat. Sorry couldn't resist. What size genny?
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    Vetus Bow Thruster - Dead (?)

    Just put two 12V light globes in series. Or get a couple of cheap 5mm LEDs (just the common panel indicator type) and wire them in parallel but with them facing opposite (anode to cathode) and with a 1200 ohm half watt resistor in series. If you make the LEDs different colours then it indicates...
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    Vetus Bow Thruster - Dead (?)

    What Ian said is quite valid and I missed him saying disconnect the wires from the control. Some of the reversing solenoids are not centre tapped or independent coils, instead they work by polarity being reversed to the coil by the control. So connecting + to just one terminal with a jumper may...
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    Vetus Bow Thruster - Dead (?)

    Just before you do that I would check with a multimeter or a test light to make sure you aren't going to short out the control. I see you're online so I will explain more in a few minutes.
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    Official 330 Sundancer Thread

    My 96 330DA is similar to the above. The generator was wired direct to one of the batteries under the seat. It did start and run without either batt switch being on. The battery charger (AC converter) is wired direct to the batteries so they charge with the batt switches off. I add a battery...
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    If I leave the bottom growth, can it damage anything?

    Divers here are ludicrously expensive and are limited in what they can do due to environmental rules. As for growth doing damage, like anything to do with boats (and aircraft) preventative maintenance is all important. If left unchecked it gets into seacocks, cooling water inlets and costs go...
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    If I leave the bottom growth, can it damage anything?

    With that amount of use Ian the propspeed would be good. I had it on mine but after a three month period of little use the props started to get small shell growth and from then on it deteriorated rapidly. I went to antifouling on them and it's better but my use would be much less than yours.
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    Large Battery Draw problem

    I had look over the diagram Pete posted (thanks Pete) and just as he says there are a number of line side loads. I also downloaded the owners manual for your boat and read some of the systems info. I must admit these are good manuals, very informative. I saw the boat is fitted with cross feeding...
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    Battery

    With good batteries and no load at all.... That is with the battery switches off... I would think weeks or a month at least. If the battery switches are on and normal use of toilets, stereo, lights, etc then as little as 1 day depending on usage and how many devices draw power. When the device...
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    Large Battery Draw problem

    Honestly rob, with all the mucking about you've done my guess is you have faulty diodes in the alternators or damaged voltage regulators. This will happen if the battery switches are turned off or the batteries disconnected when the engines are running. It could also happen if one of the...
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    Anyone know a lot about the '97 Ray Marine / Raytheon Nav equipment tied to new C140W

    Anyone know a lot about the '97 Ray Marine / Raytheon Nav equipment tied to new That could be caused by a whole lot of different reasons, from electronic issues to a bad hydraulic pump or slipping drive belt. All heading sensors need to be compensated and the most commons method is the slow...
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    Engine dies at idle

    I'd like to help more but I'm not familiar with those. Good luck, hopefully it's just adjustment (I think they have two idle mixture screws??)
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    Engine dies at idle

    Which carb do you have? Some use the main jets for idle and some have a separate circuit. Make sure that ignition timing is spot on to because it can cause a lot of idle problems and unnecessarily chasing carb settings.
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