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My 4.5 Westerbroke is reading 7 volts at the unit and at the panel in the cabin (58 hrs, in a fresh-water 1998 310 V-Drive Sun Dancer w/455 hrs). According to the 'beke troubleshooting guide I probably have a shorted/un-energized stator, which is no longer available new. Has anyone had an...

Has anyone swapped a stock 6 Gal Water Heater for an 11 Gal unit in a 07 280 DA (twin 4.3 w/ gen arrangement)? the 11 Gal is 3 inches larger H/W/T, and it looks like there is room.....

All of this discussion leads me to the conclusion that I should have had a baseline eval from Blackstone Labs from new on the engine/gen/drive fluids, and a sample at 100 hr intervals to confirm the condition/progression of each assy's internal wear vis-a-vis established universal standards...

Great info! Thank you all

I'm about to list an 07 280 DA, and I’m wondering how tofactor for the unusually high Hours (780) for its year group. It seems that every 07 I look at for a comphas 80 or less hours, which amazes me (fcs, I can do that in 3 months!). Isthere a chart or reference I can use to assses value...

It is at Willowberm.....My rationalle was that my 280 will continue to loose value for the next x amount of years, where the 410 has pretty-much stabilized, and if maintained would tend to be a better long-term deal than the 280 (especially with the hours i have put on it). i could be wrong.

I have a chance to straight trade my '07 280 DA for a very nice '87 410 A/C (Gas). My 280 has 760 hrs, and is worth appx 70k....Any thoughts? I'm not sure if i'd regret it!

I'm having this exact problem on my '07 280. I've also tried the same water replication scenario's, to no avail. It's frustrating to have issues like this on a boat with the reputation Sea Ray is known for.

I'm interested in doing fleet week (6-10 OCT) and was interested in hearing from anyone who has done the trip from the Sacramento/Delta region. In particular, where is the best anchorage during the day, and berthing at night? I'm in an 07 280 DA, 4.3's/ GEN...

I have been having an issue with my Port drive and, very recently issues with what appears to be the Port engine electrical system. I had the Port lower shift cable replaced by a very competent Mercruiser tech (who has worked on this boat since I bought it new in 2007), which remedied the...

Thanks! I will look at it and see if that's the culprit

On occarion the upper bolster in the vberth (port) gets damp. the only water that the boat was exposed to was a wash-down the day earlier and the boat is in a covered slip. I'm guessing the leak is coming from the Anchor locker but there is no evidence of this. What is odd is that I wash this...

That makes sense...The light hit the top of a shop door recently and slammed down...Thanks!

I have an isuue with my Anchor Light trippng it's breaker on my 07 280 Dancer. I'm assuming it's a ground issue of some sort but would appreciate anyone who may have dealt with this...

Can anyone help me source light bulbs for my mast light? They are seemingly impossible to find, and there are no Sea Ray or Marine Max locations left in Northern CA to go to. I believe I have the Perko set-up, and it takes #1181 bulbs.

Thanks for the info....Can I do a lower-cable swap in the water?

I recently had the port shifter cable adjusted as a result of stretching (07 280 DA T 4.3's/A1's w/680hrs). The adjustment made engagement into reverse much better, but now the engine stumbles and dies when transitioning from F or R into nuetral, especially when i really need to go F-N-R in...

No impellor debris....It was a plastic bag of some sort sucked in from the river....And i'd expecting it again at some point...

Problem solved.....used a portable air tank @ 80 psi, created a good seal with the petcock hull inlet hose and viola! after a good 30 sec of pressure the obstruction (plastic debris) dislodged from the hull inlet and floated away....My key learning point here was the realization that while on...

I drained the strainer, turned the petcock back on and realized I have a flow issue from the hull inlet to the petcock and/or strainer.....I'm sure this is common....Has anyone installed an electric pump in place of the impellor set-up? Just curious