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    Its better to suck or to blow ?

    What is the better deal to ventilate an engine compartment ? To suck out the air ( by blowers ) or to blow fresh in ? Fumes from gas engines appear to be better sucked out but assuming all is fine i guess blowing in is better ?
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    Weak NATO or good decision ?

    An ukrainian airdefense missile trying to intercept russian attacks near ukrainian - polish border accidently strucks polish territory and kills 2 polish citizen . Yes it was an ukrainian missile but of course all this happened only due to the russian aggression at all . Whatever - a NATO...
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    Events in afghanistan

    Hello captains ! I would like to hear from you what you are thinking about the current events in afghanistan as well political decisions about it . Any commens are very welcome !
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    mercruiser/ searay is a bitch ?

    lol ... sorry to let out steam , delete if you feel so . here and now our 240 / 5.0 mpi wrecked our holidays second time . i wrote here i was happy to be on plane for 2 hours and i did such a trip again . this time both exhaust manifolds are blown leaking outside - thanks god no oil in water ...
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    120 minutes on plane

    hey ! we are on a 3 weeks holiday with our 240 as every year and travel via inland channels to the open sea , mosty at displacement speeds due to speed limits . this year yesterday we reached the sea and had a trip of +60 statue miles on open water . with calm seas i did a trip i think i...
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    very slight leak t-stat housing 5.0 mpi

    hey gents ! i replaced the tstat with a new gasket and have a very minor leak on the housing , port side of the bolt . i haven loosen the bolts again , moved the housing a bit but still have a droplet or two with engine running . bolts a torqued to specs , any idea what to do ? best regards !
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    make oil changes great again !

    i purchased a small 12v electric oil pump and it works like a champ ! the oil change on the boat was never so quick , easy and clean for me . i can only recommend this solution ! best regards
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    Atwood water heater power supply

    hello ! i have in my 06 240 sundancer an atwood water heater and it works great . we plan to do a trip without many harbours and shore power supply so my portable generator will log a lot of hours ( overnight ) its a 1200 watt unit and switching on the heater ( +1400 watts power demand )...
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    on the market for a 34-40 ft sundancer

    hey gents ! after some years with our trailerable tiny 240 we want to go bigger . somehow i like the overall searay design and i,m looking for a 340-400 dancer , 2000 or newer. living in europe i want diesels for sure . what are in your opinion the best models in my range ? best regards
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    whats up in iran fellow boaters ?

    looking at this all from germany the actual situation appears strange to me ... while your president is very good in strong words at twitter iran now shows the world it can do what it wants , either attacking civilian tankers or downing your military drones and usa does nothing beyond a war...
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    wear plate raw water pump bravo three

    hello gents ! i,m in the process of replacing the impeller at my 2006 B3 5.0 MPI and see that my front and rear housing shows some wear / scoring . the pump is tight , no leaks and no low water pressure warning or overheating . should i nevertheless buy the repair kit with the wear plates or...
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    maximum certified load capacity

    hello gents ! today we start our holidays with our 240 sundancer and this year we travel on the water thru inland channels to the baltic sea living on the small boat . ( girlfriend , me and our dog ) we have of course the entire midcabin loaded with food , clothing and beer . the fuel and...
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    adjusting pinion bearing preload bravo3 driveshaft

    hey gents ! i want to check or adjust my preload on the pinion of my bravo3 driveshaft - two years ago i had a mechanic to Change the clutch and now i have some "rattling" noise in idle . i have the Special tool to remove the retainer nut and a Workshop Manual for adjusting the preload. is...
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    noise bravo three upper end

    hallo gents ! i have somekind of a rattling / rumbling noise on my upper end of the drive with engine running in idle and no gear engaged . i have heard it also last season and told my mechanic who pulled the drive and verificated for sure during winter inspection that : - gimbal is in...
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    seawater temperature sensor smartcraft

    does anybody know where it sits on a 2006 240 sundancer ? mine reads false with way to high numbers on watertemp so i wanted to look into it. thanks for hints !
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    spark plugs discussion 5.0 mpi

    hey gents ! after service for a new season - pulling the drive , cheking allignment, gimbal and bellows , engine and drive oil and plugs change ... i made yesterday my first ride and the boat runs great . ( 2006 sundancer 240 5.0 mpi b3 ) i take good care of the boat but do not "overbaby" ist...
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    ATC operating principle

    hello gents ! i installed the atc on my 2006 240 sundancer and it never worked right for this boat , my atc tries to correct in a way that appears to be wrong for the 240 and i,m wondering if its do by design or if i,m doing something wrong the 240 is pretty sensitive to tab input and the...
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    getting access to enclosed compartment in cabin 2006 sundancer 240

    hey gents ! i want to take a look to my hull ( verify no trapped water) in the cabin area, especially to the enclosed box between the vee berth where the cabin table mount is attached - but how ? the only way seems to be removing the table mount . i carefully removed the carpet in this area...
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    moving batteries from port to stb 240 sundancer , opinions

    my 2006 240 sundancer has the batteries on port side, the same side the waterheater sits and the same side my 115-230 volt converter for shore power also. having only a porta potti so no holding tank on the other side it results my boat sits about an inch lower port side with nobody on board. i...
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    changing lower drain manifold 5.0 mpi

    can it be done on the water ? thanx for hints
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