- Mar 25, 2008
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- Boat Info
- 2006 Sea Ray 58 DB
- Engines
- MAN CRM V8-900s, Twin Disc Drives; Onan 21.5 Generator
So here is the latest chapter on the MMDS Boards and their soldered batteries that go out every 10-12 years. I lost the stbd board in 2017 and my "MAN man" said no problem, he'd change it at the annual service, which he did under the MAN "goodwill" Program. My Port board went out in August, it caused no problems other than 529,000 hours on the display. Last Friday, he called me and told me MAN was ending the "Goodwill" Program and that the boards cost $9K from MAN and $5.3K from the manufacturer. He talked me through the removal, I shipped it to him Sat Morning, he shipped it to MAN on Mon. On Wed he texted me that he had the replacement board from the "Goodwill" Program. Won't be fun for anyone when we need another one in the future...
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