2020 290 SDX OB Fueling Issue

[Pirate Lady]

Update- dealer said part(new carbon canister) is in stock and on its way, should see it next week. I tried for hours to find where the canister is on the boat and I could not find it. Hopefully it is accessible from somewhere on the boat, for the technicians sake.
I also finally got an email back from Sea Ray. They said I shouldn't spray off the hull anywhere near the vents...that I probably sprayed water into the vent which got into the canister...told me to put tape over vents when washing down the hull. So...not only do I have a 1 yr old boat that won't take fuel, its also gonna remain dirty. Cant make this stuff up.

So SR is now building boats with systems that dont like being near water. Brilliant.

 

[Stammer]

Our 1 year old 2020 290 SDX OB wont let us put fuel in it. This is crazy, a $200,000 boat that wont drink gas. Unbelievable. Dealer says it is a flaw in the emission control vapor capture canister. I've never owned a boat that wouldn't let me add fuel. This has rendered our new boat out of service in the middle of our short boating season.
Has this happened to anyone else, and does anybody know of a work around to get the darn thing to drink fuel?
Dealer is aware of the issue and supposedly ordering a new Carbon Canister, but no promise on when it may arrive or how long after that it might take them to make the "not so easy repair." Completely disappointed here in Lake Erie.

I answered this issue on another chain but we went through two warranty service "filters" on our 2021 before I did the replacement myself on the third. We found that the "P" trap on the side was twisted sideways so that any water on the outside can enter the trap and make its way down to the charcoal filter. It was likely installed this way by the factory as it happened with our first one and left this way by the warranty technician. I twisted the trap vertical when I put the third filter in myself and haven't had any fueling issues since - it guzzles fuel! Hope this helps!

 

[techmitch]

I answered this issue on another chain but we went through two warranty service "filters" on our 2021 before I did the replacement myself on the third. We found that the "P" trap on the side was twisted sideways so that any water on the outside can enter the trap and make its way down to the charcoal filter. It was likely installed this way by the factory as it happened with our first one and left this way by the warranty technician. I twisted the trap vertical when I put the third filter in myself and haven't had any fueling issues since - it guzzles fuel! Hope this helps!

Welcome to CSR.

 

[Arminius]

I had the same problem with my truck. A fellow Overland owner removed his tank and cut it open. A built in anti-tipover fitting was going over center when overfilled but not coming back. The cure was to carry a relatively stiff 3/8" tube to snake down the through the fill fitting and into the tank, knocking the fuel float back over. Your first impulse is to blame the environmentalists and the feds and you are usually right.