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    Canvas Replacement/Repair

    I need to replace windows in my canvas and am looking for recommendation for a shop in mid-Atlantic area.
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    Canvas Replacement/Repair

    I need to replace windows in my canvas and am looking for recommendation for a shop in mid-Atlantic area.
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    New 6.2 Mercruiser Fails after 36 hours

    I have a new 6.2 with closed cooling in a 1999 Sea Ray 260 Sundancer and the engine has failed after only 36 hours on it. I have babied it since it was installed last September 2014 only going over 4,000 after 20 hours. I was running 22 pitch props but it would only rev to only did 4,200 RPM...
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    Repower 1999 7.4 Sundancer with new 8.2 freshwater Mercruser

    I am looking at options for repowering my 260 Sundancer. The current engine is a 7.4L MPI Bravo Gen VI -L29. Corrosion around heads where they mate with the exhaust manifolds is so bad that the shop says I will problem need new heads and given the age of the engine (15years), replacing heads is...
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    Water Drip Behind Engine on 99 Sundance 260 with fresh water cooled 7.4L/Bravo III

    Water Drip Behind Engine on 99 Sundance 260 with sea water cooled 7.4L/Bravo III I have water dripping behind the engine on my 1999 Sundancer 260. The 7.4L engine is sea water cooled (that is sea water circulates through the engine). With engine off, the drip stops after a while. I assume it...
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    Batteries - FYI

    FYI Just repalced by Kirkland (Costco) Group 27 battery after 4 years on 1999 Sundancer 260. Repalced it with a Delco Marine Group 27 from Sam's Club. The other Kirkland battery died last year (lasted 3 years) and I repalced it with an Advanced Auto Marine Group 27. Let's see how these...
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    Replace Clarion M3170 on Sundance 260?

    I want to replace my original M3170 with a Bluetooth Clarion e.g., M303. Question is has anyone done this and what do I need to know in order to change it out? Will I have to splice the wires? How do I remove the old unit? Thanks!
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    7.4 Running Cool - Temperature Gauge fluctuates

    My 7.4 (Sundancer 260 with Bravo III) is not running hot - it is running cool! Temperature gauge fluctuates from 100 to 130 and if I run up to 2000 rpm for a 10 min the alarm goes off (beeps every five seconds of so). Prior to this problem temp always set right at 170. Changed...
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    Intermittent Beeping

    I just had the intermittent beeping on my Sundancer 260 7.4 Bravo III today when I got up on plane. I cut it back immediately and it stopped. The water temp gauge fluctuated from the normal 170 down to 100 and back even when going slow (1200 rpm). I have had the boat 5 years with never a...
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