To the Sea Ray Club, Gulf Shores, Orange Beech and Pensacola bunch
Deb Lacy called today to say that Jim Lacy "Pensacola Jim" passed away this past weekend from cancer.
I will miss him very much. We had many long visits on their 370 AC at Barber Marina. Jim was a great guy smart and very...
I have pulled the engines out of my 2001 340 DA.
1. We are replacing the exhaust manifolds the exhaust riser system. We were not too soon. They were original. Eight years in salt water two years in fresh water and 550 hours.
2. We are replacing fuel coolers to the new system...
We have 520 hours on our 454s, mostly salt water use. I think the exhaust system is original. The boat is now 10 years old. Some of the belt pulleys are rusted and there may be oil seepage on the port engine. I am thinking about pulling both engines and replacing the exhaust system the pulleys...
Dern! My refrigerator in the cabin quit. The Compressor is gone.
Does anyone with any experience with this problem?
Do I try to rebuild?
Do I replace?
Unit looks to be too large to get out of the door.
Is there a same size replacement?
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What a revolting development.
Well our 340 arrived in Orange Beach, Alabama yesterday. It will be dry stored at Barber Marina. We are excited to cruise new waters this year and meeting new friends. Since it is a seven-hour drive to the boat we will spend a week on board each trip. I am semi retired it is no big deal. It...
We have a 2001 340 with 7.4 mpi engines. We could not do a hot start on the starboard engine after the fireworks on the fourth. We understand that there is a vapor lock problem on these engines. Have any of you experienced this problem? If so what was the solution? Thanks Vince
On our SR 2001 340DA I have a leak in my hydraulic helm. We removed it and inspected. Thought it may be from the connections. It is the heavy pump with 4 hose connections. We cleaned the connections, wrapped them with Teflon tape and reinstalled. It is still leaking. What can the problem...
We just completed a cruise from Destin, FL to Shreveport, LA in a 2001 340 with 454s. We had to go to Venice, LA about 90 miles south of New Orleans to cross the Miss River because of lock damage in New Orleans.. Then up to Grand Isle, LA then to Morgan City, La up the Atchafalaya, River the...
We are new here and have a deal made on a 2001 340 DA. Hope to close next week as soon as Fay is gone. We are moving up from our 1999 270 DA. We have enjoyed reading this forum for a while and are happy to now have joined.