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    Replacing Steering Pin

    Have a 280 Sundance (twin 4.3 Brave 1) and suspect similar models are the same. There's a steering pin behind the engines that controls the steering and is corroding. Have bee told that both the engines and outdrives must be pulled to fix. Is this true?
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    Switch Panel going haywire!

    The electrical pad for lights, stereo, horn etc. is going haywire. It's part no. 1718618 Description: MODULE, ELEC SWPAD S-CRUISER STBD CNVX RV2 What is doing is that sometimes a switch doesn't work, then I push the next switch ant the first one works. The lights quit when I pushed the stereo...
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    Leak in outdrive lift hose.

    All, I have a leak in the outdrive lift hose that goes from the pump reservoir to the outdrive. The leak is right at the point where it goes from the engine compartment through the transom to the outdrive.
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    Oil leak on a 3.4 Merc timing cover

    All, I believe I have a leak on the timing cover on my 280 Dancer, 4.3 Merc engine. Looks like it's a bitch to change. Has anyone done this? My mechanic says pull the engine, but looks like it could be changed in place, perhaps with some wiggling. There's a flange on the cover that makes it...
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    Rudder Indicator?

    All, I've been considering a rudder indicator for my 280 Sundancer. Can someone recommend a good reliable one? They range from $20 (junk) to over $400. I could stand up to $200 for a good one if I could find one. A search doesn't show much, and very few reviews. How about install issues? Thx
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    4 in 1 engine gauge

    All, looking for a 4 in 1 engine gauge for a 280 Sundancer, 2003, MPI. Would suspect these are used on a lot of boats, Sea Ray and others. Anyone got a good source for these? Or other options that easily replace these? SeaRay PN: 1540905 GAUGE, TELE 4/1 SR-5"8OPSI,220F,V,TRIM PT NXG Thx
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    Tilt Switches

    All, On Mercruiser A1, sires II drives (2003), with 4.3 MPI engines...... My indicator on the starboard side quit and showing the drive tilt all the way up. I'd assume that these switches and the way they mount are the same on all of the Merc outdrives, correct? Looking at the maint manual...
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    4.3 Engine won't power up

    All, Had an interesting problem over the weekend. Cruising along nicely, the port engine just quit, cold turkey. Tried restarting and it started find and idled fine, but once I put some power in to get up on plane, it quit. Checked for any obvious things that I could, something in the prop...
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    Backing into a slip against a wind

    If someone can tell me how to load a picture, this would be much clearer... Just can't figure out the picture thing....But need instructions to back a boat into a slip with the starboard side to the dock. There is a boat in the adjacent slip, without a deck between slips. The wind is blowing off...
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    Engine rough and backfiring

    All, I have a 4.3 Mercrusiser, 2003 model, injected. It's been a bit hard to start and is slow to power up... sometimes a few minutes or more. Power is down and the boat isn't performing like it has. When in neutral, and running it up I can here it missing and backfiring. When under power...
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    Properly Setting an Anchor

    This has probably been beat up a bit, but would like to explore anchor options for overnighting. I use two anchors. I'll set the first one and then back away from it, letting line out tracking crosswind for perhaps 50 feet, then drop the second one, I'll back downwind, slightly into the wind 50...
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    Bunces Pass access from Gulf, St. Petersburg Area

    All, Im looking for advise on how to get into Bunces Pass from the Gulf. The chart clearly shows a path. When I'm at the big red arrow, I'm in 2.5 feet of water and kissing the bottom, not 4 like the chart says. Has the channel moved, and is there a way in? I was at low tide when I tried.
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    Forward sonar options

    I believe this has been discussed before a bit, but would like to get updates as this technology is rather new. Seems like there's two choices for the small boater crowd (Sea Ray owners) Garmin Panoptix and the Simrad Forward Scan. They have similarities and look interesting, but very few...
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    Pinellas County Meet Up

    All, Occasionally we go out and spend the night somewhere in the Pinellas County area on the west side from Ft. DeSoto to Tarpon Springs. Wouldn't mind meeting up with other Sea Ray owners occasionally. Some of our favorites that are fun and easy: Caladesi Island Three Rookers Shell Key (but...
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    Good choice for a good depth finder

    All, Shopping for nice depth finder. Don't really need chirp, but if cheap would be nice. I've looked at adding depth to my Garmin 4280, but with a cost of $500 to $800, I feel that I could get a small chart plotter (4 to 5in) with depth and have a backup for the same money. Won't deal with...
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    Cruisair Humidity Control Routine

    All, I'm looking for information on how the humidity control routine works on the Cruisair AC unit on most of our boats. The manual says very little. Anyone use this feature .... comments?
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    Need info about Howard Park, Tarpon Springs, FL

    Anyone boated to Howard Park, not the pinsula, but the park that's before you get on the Howard Park Causeway. If easier to post a picture, I'd do, but not user friendly (help?) I'm meeting some folks there for a party and taking the boat is MUCH easier, but water looks shallow. 280 Sundancer...
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    Docking with twin IOs

    Need help in docking with twin IOs, no bow or stern thruster. I have a 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3s. Docking from the upwind side is fairly easy, need help with the downwind side, especial when there's another boat downwind from me and I can't afford to make a mistake and get blown into him...
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    Forward facing sonar?

    This topic has been beaten up in the past, but would like to explore what's available for a forward facing sonar for a small cruiser today. Goal if only to avoid grounding in shallow water. Would love a unit that could look out ahead of the boat, perhaps 50 feet or even less and tell me the...
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    External power doesn't work

    All, Plugged in shore power, light on cord shows power, but no power in boat. Manual is silent on even how to hook up shore power, what switches you need on, etc. and no trouble shooting at all. Manual shows main breakers, mine doesn't have them unless they are totally hidden. (Don't get me...
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