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Couple of years ago I sent my Ray230 hendset to RM for cord replacement. in case if the speaker is shut, you could find one on ebay.
 
I never had this issue, but here's what I would do:

1. Go over the manual and make sure there are no settings that need to be changed. This is assuming that it never worked (I know this is new boat for you). If it worked before and then stopped, you can skip this step.
2. Make sure the sound comes out of the handset. Turn the volume up.
3. Turn the knob on the speaker until there's a "click" (on pisition) and then turn up at least half way.
4. If still no sound, I would trace the wires an check all connections from the head unit until the speaker.
5. If this doesn't solve it, just thinking that as any regular speaker there should be just two wires. But, since this one has On/Off feature, maybe there're 4 wires (pos/neg as well). Verify # of wires on the VHF speaker, take any speaker and see if you can connect it for a quick test.
6. If there're 4 wires and 12vdc power is supplied, make sure you get the power and there're no blown fueses or disonnect somewhere.

You're on the right track thinking on making sure it's the speaker. There's always a chance that the problem is else where. I hope it's a fuse or a connection.
 
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Thanks Alex. I've done all steps except power test. I'll do that next.

I've found some speaker replacements for about $100. Wondering if I should just replace whole unit since new ones have better technology. Or is this old ray240 still viable.

Scott
 
Oh well, mine is even older, the Ray230 model and I still like it.

Test the power, it could be a simple fix.
 
Does anyone know if sea Ray put a 120 ac outlet in the bilge anywhere. I don't recall seeing one. I just ordered some oil pan heaters and need a spot to plug them in.

I know there is an outlet in that stab storage hatch on the back cockpit area.
 
Although my boat had an outlet in the bilge, I installed 2 new outlets (one in front of each motor) and installed a new circuit breaker to control only those outlets for the oil pan heaters. I made sure the power cord on the oil pan heaters would reach the outlet without the need of any extension cord. It works nicely having them on a separate circuit breaker, being able to turn on or off as desired.
 
Happy New Year guys.

First year with the 44DB. The boat is stored in heated storage for the winter (since mid October). I've stored all previous boats this way and I don't disconnect the batteries. I shut down the 3 DC main switches at the interior panel. The batteries are about 2 years old and have held a charge great so far. On previous boats I typically don't need to put the boat on a charger through the winter, I just monitor it every month or so. I checked on it yesterday and the batteries are getting dangerously low. I have access to a 120V AC plug, so I'll plug it in, but I'm a little concerned that there is a pretty significant draw on the batteries with everything shut down. Any ideas or advice?

Thanks,

Scott
 
sb in gp said:
Happy New Year guys.

First year with the 44DB. The boat is stored in heated storage for the winter (since mid October). I've stored all previous boats this way and I don't disconnect the batteries. I shut down the 3 DC main switches at the interior panel. The batteries are about 2 years old and have held a charge great so far. On previous boats I typically don't need to put the boat on a charger through the winter, I just monitor it every month or so. I checked on it yesterday and the batteries are getting dangerously low. I have access to a 120V AC plug, so I'll plug it in, but I'm a little concerned that there is a pretty significant draw on the batteries with everything shut down. Any ideas or advice?

Thanks,

Scott
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I don't have an exact answer for this, but I do get the feeling that there is DC draw to keep many of the systems 'sleeping'. Do you have the sea ray monitoring system? Even though the display is off, I think that does draw power.

There is the panel that is in the bilge for 'ships systems'. Are you shutting that down as well? panel in the salon is essentially a separate system from the one in the bilge.
 
cod said:
Although my boat had an outlet in the bilge, I installed 2 new outlets (one in front of each motor) and installed a new circuit breaker to control only those outlets for the oil pan heaters. I made sure the power cord on the oil pan heaters would reach the outlet without the need of any extension cord. It works nicely having them on a separate circuit breaker, being able to turn on or off as desired.
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Sounds like what I want to do - and a great setup. I'm just trying to figure out if I have an outlet already down there, or If I need to put one in similar to your setup.
 
CougarCruiser said:
I don't have an exact answer for this, but I do get the feeling that there is DC draw to keep many of the systems 'sleeping'. Do you have the sea ray monitoring system? Even though the display is off, I think that does draw power.

There is the panel that is in the bilge for 'ships systems'. Are you shutting that down as well? panel in the salon is essentially a separate system from the one in the bilge.
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Thanks. I do have the monitoring system, so maybe that is it. No I have not shut down anything from the bilge panel. I'll take a look at it when I get back on board.
 
CougarCruiser said:
Does anyone know if sea Ray put a 120 ac outlet in the bilge anywhere. I don't recall seeing one. I just ordered some oil pan heaters and need a spot to plug them in.

I know there is an outlet in that stab storage hatch on the back cockpit area.
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As far as I know, SR doesn't install 120AVC outlet in the bilge of 420/44. I don't have one and never heard or seen one on these models.

I ran dedicated line from the main control pannel to feed the oil pan heaters with 120V line.

sb in gp said:
Happy New Year guys.

First year with the 44DB. The boat is stored in heated storage for the winter (since mid October). I've stored all previous boats this way and I don't disconnect the batteries. I shut down the 3 DC main switches at the interior panel. The batteries are about 2 years old and have held a charge great so far. On previous boats I typically don't need to put the boat on a charger through the winter, I just monitor it every month or so. I checked on it yesterday and the batteries are getting dangerously low. I have access to a 120V AC plug, so I'll plug it in, but I'm a little concerned that there is a pretty significant draw on the batteries with everything shut down. Any ideas or advice?

Thanks,

Scott
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Scott,

The only way to ensure that your batteries will remain charged during extended period, is to disconnect them. When disconnecting (+) wire and making the contact again, you'll see a good spark indicating that there's a load. If leaving even freshly charged batteries connected and only turning off a main switch over the winter, IMO will kill the batteries.

Bottom line, if you don't plug them to be constantly charged, then disconnect them.
 
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I'm planning to install line cutters. If anyone had them installed, please share your experience.

I'm long distance away from the boat, does anyone have these measurements (D and B)?

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I'm planning to install line cutters. If anyone had them installed, please share your experience.

I'm long distance away from the boat, does anyone have these measurements (primerily D and B)?
 
sb in gp said:
Thanks Alex. I've done all steps except power test. I'll do that next.

I've found some speaker replacements for about $100. Wondering if I should just replace whole unit since new ones have better technology. Or is this old ray240 still viable.

Scott
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I ended up taking apart the old speaker, but there were no obvious problems. Ended up replacing the speaker and now it works.

Scott
 
My vhf radio handset mount is at my feet where it is really hard to get at. Has anyone moved the handset to the dash, and if so where.
 
Hey guys, I was at the boat yesterday, and noticed that my fresh water pump didn't seem to be pumping full steam. No leaks anywhere I could find, and maybe it was just me, but something felt amiss.

I recall a thread somewhere (this thread or the 400db thread) about what water pumps our boats have, and what might be good options for replacing. Although the pump I have isn't loud by any sense, would it be worth a jump to a variable speed pump if I need to replace this one?

I'll be digging around the boat more in the next week or 2, but wanted to see if anyone had the details. I can't seem to find the thread using the magical search button.
 
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