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I have some mild weather cracks on top of rear bench seat by transom door. No where near ready change out. Looking for solution to cover / seal up. Anyone have positive experience doing this?

The Waeco 1.6CF freezer on my 42 Sundancer works well when plugged into shore power but warms up to 0-1C when on DC. Compressor is a Danfoss D35F 101Z 0200 with controller 101N0220. Test light flashes 2X suggesting fan overload cutting off compressor but I have replaced fan already and no...

Can anyone advise how to separate house loads from Port starting battery on Sea Ray Sundancer 42? I want to install Lithium for house and solar but these are not ideally suited for starting diesels .

Freezer runs well on 120v. Can hear compressor operating on 12v but even with full batteries the freezer starts warming after just a few hours. Freon is filled property. Thoughts?

Has anyone found a suitable replacement freezer, or retro-fit of parts for the freezer? Attempted to recharge but not solving problem. Not cold and consuming a lot of energy under batter power. Marginally cold under shore power.

Just hit a log floating in the high Waters of Lake Ontario. Debris everywhere Developed a shake and dove in to see 1/2 of one of the 4 blade props is missing. No other apparent damage. Can anyone recommend what prop (s) I should consider as replacement?

My autopilot requires user calibration every time turned on. It will periodically lose calibration during cruising as well. Any advice?

Has anyone calculated optimum cruising RPM based on Cat 8.3 power curve and hull design? Continually need to recalibrate auto pilot each restart of engines? Any advice?

I continue to get a "needs calibration" message on a Raymarine RL80C. Seems to lose compass calibrations on each restart. Went through the process a couple of times but want to fix. Ideas?

What is the best transmission oil for the ZF 280's on my 420DA? Manual says SAE 30 ... but I suspect some of the experienced Sea Ray boaters have preferred recommendations. Also, I only see a magnetic plug and screen to clean. Assume there are not any other transmission filters to consider...

Recommendations on oil type and quantity, and aftermarket filters and gasket for screen? Any enlightened advice mush appreciated. Also, where to order zincs?

The heading on my ST7001 is almost 150 deg off from the GPS tracking and the mag compass. The heading is reflected in the chart plotter which gives a bearing at same 150 degrees off of where it should be. I assume this is a Ray Marine compass calibration issue but am unsure how to reset. Any...

Any advice on sourcing new carpeting for 2004 420 DA?

I am looking at changing up my stock anchor (35lb gal plow) which has held ok but seems small for a 25K lb boat ... for a 72 lb Rocna Vulcan. Any advice or other suggestions. Boating is in the Thousand Islands and shores of lake Ontario. Pretty much every kind of anchorage you will find. I...

today hatch lift not functioning at all. Fuse ok. Power to other switches? Any suggestions welcomed. Is there a manual over-ride on a 420?

Top side bar fridge seems quite noisy and cycles a lot. Has anyone come up with an easy fix that helped?

Pump is very loud and does not supply much water pressure. At least I want to isolate the pump fron it's hull mount but also need to figure out why it stays on periodically. I have checked extensively and there is not a leak to be found.

Proud new owner of a 2004 420 DA. Several items need fixing up and I am hoping to get some advice from DA owners. 1. Water pump very loud, vibrates and periodically will not shut off. HAve checked for any signs of water leaks in system and there appears to be none. Is the repairable or am...

The platform on my 420 DA is molded to the transom with no obvious ways to get an arm or wrench inside. How have others attached davits? Any advice would be most appreciated.

We are looking at upsizing from 330 to a 2004 420 DA / Cummings. Hours just over 900 and fresh water boat. Any advice on specific things to look at during Sea trials? Thanks in advance. Bob V