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  1. rcon

    Found tank open, potential rain. Drain or additives?

    Been gone a while, horrid weather here, well, on the weekends anyway :smt021. Went to the boat recently and found the gas cap off. Had been raining since I was last there. Now it was potentially me that left the tank open :smt089 so we'll just assume it had been a while and there may had been...
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    Help replacing 12V circuit fuses

    Posted the other week regarding my lack of signal, well I traced that back to a blown fuse. Now I need to replace it. Well, actually, I need to replace it and the fuse next to it, which I very foolishly, placed in the galley circuit only to realize later it was obviously a lower rated fuse...
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    Does my '93 DA have a 12v fuse panel? Is my aerial powered etc?

    Well, was at the boat tonight trying to sort out my "no signal" issue and I discovered I don't have 12v power at the galley station any more either. All 12v lights worked throughout, all other systems I believe were lit off too. Starting to think the lack of 12v power has killed the signal...
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    TV working, now "no signal" - how to test for existence of signal

    How should I use a multimeter to rule out/in the existence of an issue with my TV signal? Installed a new TV recently as all our signals went digital and TV worked great. One week later when we mounted it, worked fine for 10 minute, then we switched back on to "no signal". Now, TV is a...
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    Anode problem - overlooked during service, can I replace in water?

    I'm sure the answer here is "yes", but I'd love to hear from someone who has done it. Just had Preparation out for a drive repair (warranty), gimbal replacement, prop speed and anti-foul etc. However it appears a few things got overlooked, like replacing drive anodes :smt021/ now, how this...
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    Tacho issues - how do I diagnose/replace?

    Where do I start learning about tachos for carb'd engines? Port wanders all over the place, and this is attached to a brandspankingnew 4.3l TKS mercruiser. Starboardis a little better, but also wanders and often sits about 200-300 RPM higher than it should. First thing I plan on doing is...
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    New clears

    Advice time. What am I looking for as to quality in new clears? I had an over the phone quote to replace just my from windshield clear with new canvas + clears and they indicated approx $800 (unseen) With her in for service thought I'd get a quote replacement of clears but no new canvas. Came...
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    Probable busted outdrive - questions going forward

    Well I had me a whinge over in 'A HITW day' (http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/57868-A-HITW-day) and now I need to diagnose me a strange 'clunk' that a couple of posters seemed to think was very likely an outdrive failure and plot a course forward... Facts. New engine installed on this...
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    A HITW day

    Well, its taken me a few days to be able to write this post and its a bit of a saga, so stick with me..... it hurts... Last Friday went down and changed over the starter batteries, had a fuel line switch installed for the genset (was getting flooded after sitting for a few days), had a new...
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    New batteries needed....

    Well I had an unfortunate experience on the weekend, couldn't start one engine and had to come back on one until gained some charge - and I keep an bat in reserve which still didn't help. Well I assume this is the problem and not something more sinister as the volt meter was down around 12.1...
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    Oil and filter change after 20 hour run in period.

    I'm new at all this mechanical stuff so I'm after some guidance on proper process for changing oil and filer now that I'm approaching 20 hours on new 4.3l TKS Mercruiser. The Operation, Maintenance & Warranty Manual is all over the shop, with Bravo, Alpha and engine maintenance schedules, with...
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    Exploring the US by Sea Ray

    I had some itinerant traveler friends, they've converted an old coach to an RV to travel around Oz, out on the boat the other day and talk turned to the market for boats like the 300DAs. They were quiet interested in the idea of the ICW, Chesapeake Bay and the great lakes and asked if I knew of...
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    Extending anchor chain whist still using windlass?

    Discovered what a pain it is last night when you find broken bottom structure in more water (40m) than you have chain (30m). I've got a second anchor setup on board consisting of 8m (all they had that day!) and 50m of rope and a danforth, but this is a awkward to use/repack and more for...
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    How thick is my deck coring?

    Attached is the deck specification from our wonderful friends at Sea Ray, however I'm no closer to knowing what thickness coring to purchase. Anyone on here replaced the deck coring of their 1993 era ~30ft DA on here? Given she lives in water, I'm not keen to cut her open and then order...
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    New engine in, now both temp guages just read off the dial

    First, the story and my apologies, it is a little long. Just had new engine dropped in. During sea trail with the mechanic, noticed new engine (port)was now reading significantly high (200F). We hand checked riser and t-stat housing, both appox 75C/165F (I make a lot of milk for coffee and...
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    Is my deck Epoxy or Polyester?

    Finally had a chance to get to the fiberglass store tonight and they go and ask me all technical questions. Subject line says it all, do I use epoxy or polyester to repair my deck? 1993 Sea Ray 300DA For the record, I'm planning to use the west system deck hardware mounting method and I'll...
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    Rebuilding own engine

    I recently had my port engine let go and so this week a new (yeah, not reman but that wasn't my idea - I'd have got for 2x reman 5.0l V8s) mercruiser is being dropped in. This of course gives me something to play with in the shed for the next 6 months until I need to replace the starboard one...
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    RIP Port Engine

    Well, after my first weekend away on Kangaroo Island, my port engine let go on the way home. Knew the old girl was a little worn from some low survey compression tests. Was a choppy ride over there, 4-5ft seas, but it was the ride home I think that really hurt. 20 min into the crossing...
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    BBQs and boats.

    What are the differences between a marine BBQ and a standard Webber/yard style one? Can I use a standard BBQ or do they pose a CO/fire hazard? I understand they'd be prone to rust a little fast, I'm more thinking of a camping trip then remove when done. All that said, I'll probably just buy...
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    Custom "homemade" generator sound shield

    1993 Kohler genset, little noisy :) Anyone built themselves a f.glass or similar sound shield? Any tips? Can it be done? Overheating problems with bought ones? Any photos of existing ones? Just thoughts at this stage, maybe even sound padding?
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