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Yeah, it's high, about a foot above average for this time of year, but still about another foot shy of the record. There isn't a lot of extra wall height here in Chicago lately...

Got it. Now I understand. Thanks for the info! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Hello, curious if anyone knows exactly where all the anodes are on a 1997 330DA? I know of the large transom mount and one on each trim tab. Any others I should know about? Props or shafts or anything? I have v-drives. Sorry if this was already posted somewhere but tried searching and couldn't...

So I think I was able to recreate the problem in the other engine by pulling out a spark plug wire and the sound was almost the same. After checking all the plugs and wires on the bad one I actually didn't hear the noise anymore at all, cold or warm. We put 4 hours on the boat today, half of it...

Thanks for the tips. I was also thinking of a missing cylinder. I'll try that test tomorrow on my good motor and see if I can recreate the noise by pulling out one of the wires. Maybe I'll just do tune ups anyway, it's been a while. I'm willing to try anything. The idle speed hasn't changed as...

Hello, So nearly 100 hours into our 97 330DA we may finally have our first serious issue. The starboard engine started making a clunking noise when shifted into gear at low rpms. Noticed it for the first time last week after we got into the marina. It's a clunking kind of thud every couple...

Thanks for the advice. Didn't realize 5200 would cause so much of a problem. I imagined it would be a decent short-term fix and I'd get the stuff off when I pulled things apart over the off-season. What type of caulk would be more recommended for something like this? Just so I know for future use...

Hello, So I finally bashed our new to me boat up real good. About a month ago, we were going through the Chicago River lock and as we were leaving and picking up speed a little over idle, the wind blew us against the concrete wall, but wife already had the fenders up!! So what's done is done...

cool, thanks for the info. I never really thought I would use sonar, but maybe in retrospect it would have been smart to spend the extra $150 or so on the a97 in case one day I wanted to. As for depth, it sounds like I'll just have to rely on my instrument display for now until I get a new...

Update! Installed the radar yesterday. Wiring was a lot easier than I thought it would be. Opened up those access panels on the arch and took out a couple speakers, and luckily my arms were long enough to guide the new digital radar cable through the arch with minimal effort. Radar works like a...

Well the A95 went in today. Didn't take me more than a couple hours to take out the old Raymarine 11xx and put in the A95. The extra space above and below the new unit leaves a bit to be desired though. I will probably have to make a custom bezel or panel of some sort to cover the small gap...

Thanks for the tip... I was looking at the quantum as well. I'll see how well this one works out for this season, or if it's too much of a hassle to install, I might even send it back and install the quantum over the winter when I have more time.

Hello, I am starting phase one of my electronics upgrade. My newly purchased 1997 330DA still has the original Raymarine CRT chart plotter and radar to go with it. Looks like the largest I can comfortably fit in that panel as a replacement is something in the 9" range so I went with a Raymarine...

Here's the little tube I was talking about and you can see the red fluid in there. But upon closer inspection, the red fluid I saw in my bilge was probably transmission fluid because I saw a few drops of it under the forward half of the port side motor. When I looked it was probably because...

Thanks for the reply. I have inboards, and definitely have Seastar hydraulic steering. And I'm not actually sure where the red fluid came from in the bilge. It's not much, but it's really bright red so it stands out. I have to clean everything out and see if I can follow a trail. But what I'm...

Hey all, new 330DA owner here in Chicago! And first time power boater of any kind for that matter. Always been on sailboats prior to this summer so I've got a bit to learn about some of the systems new to me. This site has already been invaluable to me just starting out! One question if anyone...

Well, we nixed that deal. Boat needed a new transmission and timeline would have been another month. And if you're not familiar with Lake Michigan, that's about half the season already. The other boat I wanted didn't pan out either, owner decided to keep it. But in the meantime, we sort of...

Thanks for all the input guys. Looks nearly unanimous then, I should listen to the little voice in my head. A couple of you said it best - I'm never going to have full confidence in this vessel. Instead of enjoying my time on the water I'm going to be listening to every little vibration or noise...

Just to clarify... There is a now-expired contract. The boat is listed with a local boat yard/yacht brokerage - I will not name specifics at this point yet though. Both brokers work for this brokerage. (Although I would use the word for our "broker" loosely - he functioned mostly a point of...

Deposit is with the selling broker. We used a buyer broker but he's been useless. We've pretty much been the ones trying to keep sellers on a timeline and asking for updates. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk