460 DA Owners Thread

Russ Calasant said:
I didn't realize this could happen. I clean my strainers often. I close the seacock, unscew the top, remove the strainer, clean, replace, screw on the top and open the seacock. I do always look to see water is flowing well out the exhaust bypasses every time I start the motors, just a habit. Is this a big concern?
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Russ, I usually check for water flow, but obviously didn't this time and it cost me alot of work. You can bet I did after swapping the impellers and witness lots of suds from the Dawn that I used to lube the relacement impellers.
 
Well thanks for sharing that, really. I think it will help all of us to be a bit more vigilant and hopefully not have to experience what you did, what a PIA
 
Okay, weird, I blew the breaker from something plugged into the aft head 110v while testing some lights. When I try to reset it nothing happens. Is there something I'm missing? The voltage on the starboard side is dead
 
Did you check the stern locker and/or dockside power? I don't remember how your system is setup, but if you have two lines, then one could be tripped on the main panel, stern locker or dock side. That would be the start.
 
Russ Calasant said:
What's in the stern locker? No I have one 50amp cord.
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Usually that's where the main breaker is, right next to the outlet where the shore power plugs in to the boat. This is just like in your 370. But if you have single thick cord with automatic retraction (I don't know what's it called), then you may not have the breaker in the stern locker, but it has to be some place where the cord is plugged in from shore to the boat.
 
Graham Lorimer said:
Is there a GFi tripped somewhere, they can be real hard to find the first time you look for them.
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I have to agree. My cockpit ice maker stopped working once. Pulled it out only to find it didn't have power oa the outlet. Turned out to be the GFI under my bridge stairs had tripped. Someone with the same boat must know where the GFI outlet is......
 
Alex, ok, yes it's in the engine room where the cord comes in but it's a main breaker. If it were tripped I would have no power at all. Graham and Steve are correct it's a GFI I am looking for which is why I posted in the 460 thread, thinking someone would know. I thought it was the switch in the aft head that's on the outlet itself. My 120v has two breakers on the panel, a port systems and starboard systems. The port GFI is in the engine room on the bulkhead. I thought the starboard was in the aft head, guess not.
 
I found it! It's in the aft head in the medicine cabinet. That GFI controls the starboard 120v circuit. Problem solved, thanks for the input, all.

Btw this came about from a bad string of Christmas lights. On Block Island they celebrate Holloween, Christmas and New Years because, of course we won't be out here during the holidays. Two weeks ago was Holloween, tonight is Christmas and Sunday night is NY. Everyone decorates, gets dressed up or whatever is appropriate or innapropriate for the holiday. Lotta fun.
 
GFI controlling your whole stbd line? That's new one to me. I can understand just the outlets, which is common, but I thought you say you lost the whole line, this is why I ruled out a GFI. If we're just talking about the outlets, then as you've discovered there are one on each side. Mine trip quite often when the girls use their monster hair dryer.

Oh man, that must be some party weekend in Block. Thanks for posting, I'll try to make it some other time. It sounds like an event not to be missed.

Have fun.
 
Has anyone experienced just the two galley overhead lights not working? The switch (outlets on either side) by the stove that controls them does not have voltage. I need to find out what feeds that switch- any ideas?
 
New question, can anyone explain the fuel distribution for the generator in this boat? I thought it was fed from the port tank. I ran both motors on the starboard tank with the anticipation that I would be running the generator for many hours on my current trip and level out the tanks for the return trip. It appeared that my port tank gauge had no movement but the starboard did after several hours. So I flipped both fuel selectors to port. Now it does appear I have port gauge movement but also starboard is a liitle lower. I don't get it and why is there a generator fuel shutoff and a return shutoff? Would you ever just shut off the return? And if you shut off the fuel wouldn't there be no return?
Keep in mind I am running both motors only on trip out, running only generator while on the mooring and will only be running motors for trip back.
 
Russ- My Gennie runs off of my Starboard tank. I don't believe there is any way to switch it over to the Port side even if you wanted to. The engines do have the capability to draw off of either tank as you have discovered. Hope this helps!
 
You guys are right, seems it is the starboard tank. I was told by several people that it was port, oh well. I still am curious about the rest of my question above, maybe I will ask SR.
 
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