300 Sundancer questions.

Bridog & Straycat....thanks for the pics of your documentation numbers. Mine are on a cedar plank...that I need to find a place to mount.

Project before the number is to replace the impeller in the genset....never done it before...but from reading other posts, it sounds fairly straight forward...and thank goodness the genset has great access on the 300DA.
 
Bottom Line - How many seasons or hours did you get out of your genny impeller?

Incase anyone has a Kohler 5E, the spare spark plugs (2) for the Kawasaki are an NGK BPR4ES. According to my Kohler dealer, don't substitute NGK for another brand. Sorry, I don't remember what the gap should be...I think I saw it in the manual.
 
Stray Cat said:
Bottom Line - How many seasons or hours did you get out of your genny impeller?
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I purchased the boat a year ago, and it had about 25 hours on the generator...it now has 30. The impeller is the original. I did put new plugs in it last year, because it was running rough. The new plugs made it pure like a kitten.
 
Does anyone know what the threaded deck fitting is for on the engine hatch? :smt017

Is it to gain access to the top end of the hatch actuator incase it goes dead?
 
Do any 300DA owners have the cockpit cover? I have one (got it for next to nothing) but I'm unsure if this would be worth putting in the extra snaps. Looks like maybe 3 on each side of the arch and on the bottom of the windshield. I think it might be easier to take it down when going out (even though it's the size of a small house) then taking down the 8 pieces of camper cover and having to protect it/roll it between sheets, etc. Am I wrong? Brian
 
Brian, I owned the 300DA for 4 years and I had the cockpit cover option. To be honest, the only times I ever used it was when I first put the boat in the slip in the spring (before I installed the canvas for the season), and at the end of the season (after I removed the canvas to prepare the boat to be hauled out for the winter). It is clumsy for one person to handle easily and a real pain to crawl in and out of the cabin once it's up. And very expensive.
 
Helm buttons on 2006

I have a 2006 300 Sundancer. In the owners manual, there is a picture of the helm layout and all of the switches. On the right side, there is a switch labeled "stereo mute". I have found that on my boat it is actually a stereo power button and must be on for the stereo to work. Does anyone else have this issue?

Also, in the manual, there are three other buttons labeled on the far right side. They are "depth sounder", "acc1", and "acc 2". However, on my boat, I have no depth sounder button (depth is on smartcraft) and that button is labeled "acc 1". The bottom button is labeled "acc 2" as in the manual. However, the other button is not labeled in words, it only has a picture that appears to be a box that is half full of water with two arrows pointing to it. Any idea what that button controls? I downloaded another owners manual from the sea ray website but there doesn't seem to be an update or correction for this page.
 
Icarus,
The depthfinder button had a function in 2002-2003 before Smartcraft. The button with the water line and two arrows is meant for the fresh water pump but as long as the 12v switch is on in the main panel the pump will work
 
Bridog said:
Do any 300DA owners have the cockpit cover?
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Brian - We use our cockpit cover a lot. It works well for a dust cover, but it wouldn't be as water tight as your camper...we are in the middle slip of a covered dock so we don't have concerns of being water tight. I wish Clarion would come up with covers for the speakers in the arch when using the cockpit cover.

Icarus - I have a speaker icon on my right side switch panel that must be on for the Clarion radio to turn on.
 
I have and use the cockpit cover. I could not imagine using anything else. During the season, I dont use any side curtains and those are rediculous to install as a cover. The cockpit cover rolls up quite small and there are no handling concerns like there are with the eisenglass.


I agree, the helm buttons are not too well thought out. The outside stereo switch controls the interior speakers, etc. I have that rectangle with waterline button also, have know idea what it does and I never use it. Someone told me it was for the water heater. I dont like the trim tab switches either. But, I have learned to use them all.
 
The guy at Marine Max taught me a trick with folding the cockpit cover. Basically with two people one at each end - let the cover break at the center seam - so it is breaking in half. Then starting in the aft end of the cover start folding in about 3 foot sections alternating sides - toward the front and then when at the end cut the cover in half again. It makes it very small and compact vs. rolling it up. When I take this approach it will fit in a storage compartment.
 
I use the cockpit cover most of the time. I have had the eisenglass up, but know that it is getting warmer, I will take it off and use the cockpit cover. The cover is (IMO) mucher easier to take on and off than the eisenglass. With that being said, I am in a covered dock. Looking at boat for sale on the internet, it seems the boats that are in a covered slip, use a cockpit cover, and those that are in an open slip, use the eisenglass.
 
Do you guys leave the AC convertor on when you leave the boat? I have heard differing opinions...just wanted some additional input.

I have a cockpit fridge, that is only 12V...the one in the cabin is 120V or 12V....anyone else's set up like this?
 
Stray Cat said:
Does anyone know what the threaded deck fitting is for on the engine hatch? :smt017

Is it to gain access to the top end of the hatch actuator incase it goes dead?
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On my 260 BR the hatch actuator would routinely jam. I would take the fitting off, reach in and pull the pin out of the top of the actuator. Then I could lift the hatch by hand. A little persausion with a wrench would un-jam it.

Now, I don't think I could lift the 300 hatch. But in an emergency it might be possible with two people or some leverage.

I also remember something about the fitting being use for a fire port. If you have a bilge fire you can squirt the extinguisher in the hole without opening the hatch.
 
Bridog said:
Do any 300DA owners have the cockpit cover? I have one (got it for next to nothing) but I'm unsure if this would be worth putting in the extra snaps. Looks like maybe 3 on each side of the arch and on the bottom of the windshield. I think it might be easier to take it down when going out (even though it's the size of a small house) then taking down the 8 pieces of camper cover and having to protect it/roll it between sheets, etc. Am I wrong? Brian
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Brian,
We have the cockpit cover, and use it extensively in the fall after haul out for about 2-3 weeks while serviceing, etc before the shrinkwrap goes on, and again in the spring for about the same lenght of time before launch.
While she's on the water, we use the camper.
As a side note, it's a good option to have if you're on the slip and expect a weather front with strong winds. I have friends who's camper canvas isinglass has been damaged by strong winds.
 
Bottom Line said:
Do you guys leave the AC convertor on when you leave the boat?
I have a cockpit fridge, that is only 12V...the one in the cabin is 120V or 12V....anyone else's set up like this?
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Bottom Line - I leave the AC converter on to keep the batteries fully charged. You never know when the bilge pumps may be called upon to keep the boat afloat. My cockpit fridge is wired the same, if you leave the fridge on...then you will want your AC converter keeping the battery bank full.

jrcinnh - I also thought it could be a fire extinguisher port, but thought it would be unwise to open an air intake to the bilge if there was a fire...I agree with gaining access to the rod end of the actuator...it would take some pucker power to raise the hatch though!
 
QUESTION

I am off shore power and flip the breaker for the blower. Should it kick on right away or only when I press the button at the cockpit. For some reason I thought it kicked on with the breaker, but at the end of the season it was not on unless I hit the button at the cockpit...just want to make sure i'mnot going to blow myself up

Thanks
 
Straycat...do you leave your cockpit fridge on all of the time? Are all of the 300 cockpit fridge's 12V? I wish mine was dual voltage, so when we are on shorepower, it would operate on 120V.

I have heard that the AC converter will "cook" your batteries, if there is not anything drawing on them. Does this sound correct? This year I am leaving the cockpit fridge on and the ac converter on.

Also...off topic...I cannot get the quotes to work correctly...everyone elses appear in a nice neat box and when I use the quotes, it does not appear in the box.
 
I was reading your threads about cockpit covers versus camper canvas and thought I would share a few things on my experiences with my 260DA.

We use our cockpit cover once the weather warms up since it would be difficult to deal with taking down and putting up camper canvas each time we use the boat in the summer because of the Isenglass. So here's how we deal with that huge one piece cover on our boat. We first unsnap all the snaps we can reach from out side the boat on either side. Then my wife and I both get in the cockpit and we roll the canvas up (working towards the windshield) as we are removing it. That way when you get done it you can fold over this roll and store it and then is also a simple job to reinstall it. You merely unroll and snap as you go.

Now having said that, I would really prefer tp use the camper canvas because of the ease of getting into the boat especially if you forgot something or you aren't going out on the water. But dealing with Isenglass each time is not something I want to do. So I am contemplating having solid canvas pieces made up to match the camper canvas pieces. That way, you can remove and fold those pieces very easily. I know others have done this as well. I am going to try and get a price on this from a canvas shop. I also see this as a quick way to button up the front part of the boat (in front of the spoiler) if you get caught in a rainstorm. You can still see out the windsheild and you won't have the rain pounding you in the face. And if you want to remain stationary during the rain, then you can put all the canvas pieces up as well.
 
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