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Okay, you're out there on your vessel, anchored in your favorite spot, cold drink in hand, and you're enjoying the sun, the warmth, and the water. What's the ideal music that's playing in the background? I'm putting together the ultimate boating playlist and looking for suggestions! Thanks in...

** NOTE: I accidentally posted this in the DIESEL forum; my engines are actually GAS ** Having an issue with finding the Neutral position "click" with my port shifter on my 320DA. The shifter is a little stiff and sometimes requires a little more "umph" to go forward or reverse, but it's...

Went out to the boat to work on a few projects and an intermittent problem from last year has re-appeared. Whenever I turn on the cockpit stereo on my 320DA, I get this very annoying static/hiss in one of the starboard speakers (the one mounted on the radar arch). The intensity will vary --...

Adding to my list of failing sensors (and late summer/early fall projects), I'm looking at replacing my Mercruiser SmartCraft depth/temperature transducer. The schematics for my '05 320DA show it to be in the center area of the engine compartment. A forum search here finds a brief topic...

I've been having several issues with various gauges/sensors this summer on my '05 320DA. I just filled up at the fuel dock yesterday: Starboard tank took 61 gallons to fill (100-gallon tank). Port tank took 74.5 gallons to fill (100-gallon tank). At fill up, the fuel gauges were reading...

Rolling through my first summer with my '05 320DA and still trying to pin down what's going on with my fuel gauges. With the gauges reading about 1/4 full on each, I filled the tanks at the start of summer to 100% full. It took about 50 gallons in each tank (100 gallon capacity each) to get...

I need some help understanding the "trim sync" function on the SmartCraft. As I'm going through the water, the SmartCraft gauges will sometimes change the Trim setting -- bouncing from 1-5 on either side -- without any input on my part via the trim tabs. Is it automatically trying to find the...

With Punxsutawney Phil forecasting an early spring, I'm going to be an optimist and believe that we'll all be back on the water sooner rather than later! :smt038 With that in mind, this will be my first spring "thaw" with my '05 320DA, having had her semi-winterized in the slip back in early...

I'd like to place markers on my anchor chain/rode to better estimate the length lowered into the water as it drops. Is it safe to do so slowly while the boat is in the marina slip, or would I run the risk of the chain/rope possibly getting snagged or knotted under the slip? Is it better to...

I had a friend tell me recently that many of Sea Ray's cabin keys/locks are basically the same, no matter which boat you have. He said they're kinda like golf cart keys -- if you have one, there's a good chance it will fit a lot of other locks, even if it's not your boat. He even keeps spare...

Okay, I know there are TONS of light-fixture-related threads/posts all over the forum, but after hours of searching, I still haven't found the answer to my question ... so I'm resorting to asking help from the group here. I'm in the process of converting to all-LED on my '05 320DA and I've...

I'm getting closer to finally doing my first full winterization of my 2005 320DA. Ever since we started getting some chilly nights here and there (about 5-6 weeks ago) I turned the bilge heater switch on and also started using a West Marine portable electric cabin heater on low setting -- just...

Quick generator-related question. In my 320DA Owner's Manual, here are the starting instructions for the generator: However, STOP/PREHEAT and START/RUN are on the same rocker switch on my panel, with a separate "ON" switch, as shown below: In the couple of times that I've used the...

Well, instead of installing a new TV on the cabin bulkhead, I'm now looking to replace the factory-installed Zenith 15" TV near the V-berth with a better, HDTV model (with HDMI input) so that I can connect my Boxee Box and use the Slingbox app to connect to my DirecTV back at home via wireless...

Quick question on what should be left ON and OFF when not on the boat: When I leave my boat at the marina, I leave *only* the Shore Power Main Breaker ON (in the transom locker) and inside on the DC breaker panel, I have only the OUTLETS/REFRIGERATOR breaker ON -- to keep the drinks in the frig...

Thinking about adding a Magma grill to the winter project list. I've read many threads about the pros/cons of various mounts (rail, pedestal, etc.) and I think I've settled on going the rod holder route; I'm going to drill and mount it on the rear port gunwale on my 320DA. Now, I've got to pick...

A couple of days ago, I noticed a small crack/chip in the fiberglass near the opening of my cabin door. It was a small crack, about the size of a staple, but when I pushed on it, the fiberglass splintered away and left a little chip a little deeper ... again, about as long as a staple, and now...

As we head into the winter, I won't be heading to the marina as often (it's 31 miles away), so I've been wondering how I could keep tabs on the boat. I've found several wireless products that can be accessed via the web (or apps) that can show video/nighttime infrared and even remote...

Just bought and installed a simple Garmin GPSMAP 431 model chartplotter and read previously that it was a simple two-wire connection into the SmartCraft speedo. However, when I pulled out the dash today, I saw that the speedo (and tach) connections go into a 6-way junction box. The previous...

Just bought our first SeaRay a couple of weeks ago - a '05 320 DA. I had the transport driver stop just before the marina to top off the boat's fuel tanks before slipping her at her new home, so I know we started at 100% full. After a few trips on the water, I've noticed that the fuel gauges...