I have a 2016 280SLX that is always in a hoist, and is always stored inside heated storage during colder months. Lately when cruising slowly, or just floating about, after about 30 minutes the auto-bilge warning comes on and pumps out roughly 2 gallons. I put it up on the hoist and floated...
I looked around before making this post. I found a few suggestions of where to start when tracking down a leak.. it seems to be a slow leak as when we wetvac the water out and watch for any moving water we cannot seem to see anything. But came back the next day and as soon as we stepped on the...
I have been experiencing a mysterious water leak on the inside of my integrated swim platform. I read in this forum to check the rubrail. I did so and resealed/caulked it. I also added engine hatch sealing to give it a tighter fit. But it seems that sea water is still making it's way inside...
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My 2002 260 Sundancer developed a loud humming under the stairs to the cabin. Upon further investigation it appears to be the bilge pump. If I hit the red button it stops... It seems to do this quite frequently. Is this normal, or am I correct to hit the red button and will I need some...
Hello, I am new to being a boat owner and have noticed some what I think is a mfg defect in fiberglass and some gelcoat chipping in the bilge area. I am hoping you can help me out and let me know what I should do to keep my investment alive. I have read that the gel coat chipping is not a...
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Here is my dilemma, I am currently winterizing a 97 Sea Ray 280 sun sport, my holding tank was filled inadvertently with fresh water to the point the pump wont work, there is no solid waste in the tank, could I use a transfer pump and slip a hose with a cut end in there to get that...
They are DEEP in the bilge on both starboard and port sides. The access down there is way too small to fit into, how does one go about doing this? I know if I sit on the deck and slink my way into there I will be stuck no doubt. Why is this such a difficult task, anyone have any easier resolutions?
I just purchased a 1999 Sea Ray 210 DC with a 200 hp Mercury outboard....
and I was wondering if anyone knew how water drains from the mid-ship bilge compartment (where the Batteries and raw water intake thru hull are) to the stern Bilge (where the bilge pump is located.
The water does not...
Hi all, last summer my remote oil filter lines were showing signs of wear and were leaking oil into the bilge. It was a slow leak, but over time the bilge got pretty full of oil. A few months back i replaced the those lines with new ones and it appears the leak is no longer happening. Because i...
Hi, Re-wiring and replacing the bilge pump/float on my 98 Sundancer.
I have schematics but the colors are different
I have a set of blacks together and a black and single brown together coming from the rear of the boat under the engine ( No reds to be found.)
1) i found the hot all the time...
Hello. I'm a new owner, and I've noticed that the AC/shower bilge unit is not working, nor is the overflow bilge in the mid-cabin, under step area. We've used the AC a few times, and never had wet carpet until the very end of the season, so I believe it's a relatively new problem. We have not...
I had my factory deck scuppers out, while I took them to a shop an hour away. Severe thunderstorm with a few inches of rain while deck scupper removed for replacement. I see there is a gap between the fiberglass skin of the deck and the fiberglass of the hull. I had my drain plug out, because...
Hi, where can I find plumbing schematics for the bilges and the water systems. I'm having water seeping into the bilge under the steps, where the shower bilge pump box is (2004 Sundancer 260).
I thought it was coming from the shower pumps not working well, but after cleaning the box, and the...
My port blower bearing was screaming this weekend...worried it may seize, trip breaker and then have no blowers. Kid, wife and life me from investigating this afternoon figured you guys would know what size (diameter) of the blower/tube is. 3" or 4" on these models?
Thanks!
The bilge blower on my '03 Sundeck 220 sounds like a shop-vac. I have read that blowers tend to get loud towards the end of their life.
Can anyone recommend a quieter blower, and/or a mounting technique involving some sort of dampening that could quiet things down a bit?
The model currently...
What would make the bilge hatch switch suddenly stop working....began trip today...opened bilge hatch before starting...drove boat 1 hour...hit bilge rocker switch and nothing happened...???? checked all the fuse switches, turned motor on and off, hooked boat to electricity.....still nothing...
Trying to determine how much water is normal in the bilge...I can clean the bilge water our completely, and after a couple of hours of boat operation have about an inch or so of water. I can dry it out and then come back overnight after just leaving boat in the slip - and have a about an inch or...
I'm having an odd issue with my multi-button helm control pads lately on the boat. I'm not sure if there is a short in it or not. (what is the official term for these pads?)
On the starboard pad, now when I press the horn button, all that happens is my bilge lights go on! The little green light...
After long last, I finally have an extended video from my biggest project to date aboard 'Boogaboo IV', that of putting in a replacement waste holding tank.
Hold your breath as we dive into the engine room and follow along with step-by-step accounting of how I was able to fit an over sized...
We had an unidentified smell coming from what we thought was our fridge. Ultimately, we tracked it down to some spillage in the bilge area, under the port side stateroom. I'm thinking it might have been one of our old overflows from the stupid sump. THAT issue was fixed by pluming the waste...