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I had a window tint guy out to the boat to quote adding "Huber Optic Ceramic 30" film to all the windows. He says the ceramic won't corrode in the salt environment and should make a significant difference in how hard the AC's work. The boat is in S. Florida and when it's hot they struggle to...

I am looking to install a hydraulic swim platform on a 44 sedan bridge. I have discussed it with 3 companies in Cocoa Florida but decided to research who SR uses on new boats since another owner said he was pretty sure they contracted it out. If anyone has a recommendation or knows who SR please...

My trim sender on the port drive has a broken wire and the Smart Craft digital readout says Trim Fault. Problem is the dang beeper will not shut up its steady one second beeping and we need to use the boat until I get it fixed. I tried connecting a 10 and then a 20 ohm resistor to the wires...

Hi, we are shipping the 380DA cross country and must either remove the rudders or lower the arch to minimize max height. I have never done either and wonder which would be best. Boat is in the water now and I have to "clear the arch" if I don't lower it, so this might be argument to lower arch...

Hi. We plan to move our 380DA from where it's currently stored in VA, to Seattle and cruise the Great Northwest waters for the next few years (putting the boat in storage when we're not using it). I have been shopping oversize transport services and received a couple bids at $12K to $14K. But...

Hi, I am trying to find a various parts for my 2003 380DA (diesels) and started at the Searay parts manual (below), but now wondering if anyone knows how to cross the Searay #'s to the OEM that actually built the part...

We overheated slightly today and pulled into a marina since we are traveling. I pulled the Impeller but am afraid to put a new one in because the brass lining in the pump housing seems to be damaged. I tried to upload a photo but can't seem to get it to work. The Impeller has a couple of busted...

My 2003 380da's 3126TA cats are right at 1000 hours. I have heard there is a 1000 hour maintenance procedure but can't find what this includes. Is this anything close to a do it yourself job? I've worked on gas engines quite a bit and hope someone can steer me to a service manual that describes...

Trying to get engine parameters on a multifunction display chart plotter. They are twin 3126TA's and I dont know if they have something like Mercruisers Smartcraft to tap into. I have the small Searay status readout that alarms if anything is out of wack so this must be NMEA or maybe Seatalk...

I had a survey done on a 380DA Sundancer with twin 3126 Cats today. Top spec for RPM is 2800. One reached 2725 and other 2743. Weight of the boat should have been light since low fuel and water and only 2 people. Hull is very clean. Is this a problem or is it close enough to 2800 not to worry...

I've never had an oil analysis done but understand its a good idea when purchasing a used diesel powered boat. Can anyone direct me to a link describing how to do it with Cat 3126 V-drive? Should anything besides crank case oil be analysed? Do these have a canbus or Smartcraft style interface...

I fill the fresh water tank to overflow and all works fine for about the 1st 5 gallons used from the 28 gallon tank. Then, it sputters a little and no more water. The on demand pump continues to run until we shut of its power so its trying to pump water. Is the problem the suction line is only...

Hey there, I have a couple inches of sloppy travel in the steering wheel of my 280DA. Its not the gimbel ring and I can actually see it in the power assist piece at the transom which the steering cable attaches to (see photo below) . As I move the steering wheel back and forth through the...

My AC pump is dangling from the broken mount. Does anyone know a part # for the mount? I can't look at it since we are travelling on the boat and left it for a while. I hope to bring the new part when we return. Thanks!

We drove the boat from Galveston to Stuart FL last fall and when we pulled it I noticed the exhaust bellows were both loose on the transom side. A trusted mechanic said this happened often and I could leave them that way since they were a pain to fix. We came back this spring and just returned...

I know the Alpha 1 lower unit has an impeller water pump that should be replaced periodically. But does the 4.3MPI engine also have a belt driven or other pump that needs routine maintenance? We left our boat in Florida so I can't look and see. I've seen discussions about a "sea water pump" but...

Has anyone added an auxilliary fuel tank to the 280DA? I really need 30-50 gallons more fuel and wonder if anyone had shoe horned a tank in anywhere. I already know about bigger boats having bigger tanks and longer range.

I had to increase to an 8-way Jbox so have the 6-way (Mercruiser part # = 878492t 6) $25.00 plus freight

I'm about to pull the trigger on buying a Northstar GPS / multifunction display because they seem to be only outfit compatible with Smartcraft. I'd prefer Garmin but it needs NMEA to collect/display data from other sensors. Question: Is there a converter available to make ALL the many SC data...

I have the tach/speedo gauges that display all the many Smartcraft data by scrolling the "mode" buttons but the data is hard to read. I do not have GPS yet but understand the fuel efficiency data SC calculates will get better if I tie a GPS to the SC system via an NMEA bridge device. I must...