89 300 Sundancer Fuel Sending Unit Access

[Michael Manfredo]

Hello everyone,

Just got my hands on an 89 300 Sundancer last weekend. Cant explain how excited I am about this boat, but there are some things that need some fixing and even though I have learned a lot from the forums already from searches, I couldn't find an answer on how to access the sending units on the 300. The owners manual shows them on the aft side of each tank near the transom, but I can't seem to figure out how to access them. Any advice would be fantastic.
Thank you in advance

Mike

 

[Pirate Lady]

Mike,
did you buy from private seller or dealer? if private, ask them, somebody had this boat for the last 30 years and is intimately familiar with it.

 

[Michael Manfredo]

Bought the boat through a broker. The previous owner had all work done by a mechanic. This is more of a I want to learn the how to's and such. Thank you for the quick reply though.

 

[SCORPIO]

Pull the carpeted dividers out of the little hatches under each step port and starboard. Once removed, you can access the sending units from above. I stood in the bilge and worked thru those hatches. Get the Moller sending units, they solder vertically and read more accurately than he arm type.

 

[Michael Manfredo]

Scorpio, let me ask you another question.. For the rear fold down bench, what is supposed to support it? Mine had to be screwed it back on, but I don't see anything to support it when its folded out.

 

[SCORPIO]

There should be two fold down hinged legs. Mine had plastic hinges and broke. I replaced them with three nice units from Gaerlick. You could always make some out of short lenghts of stainless tubing and some rubber feet and a hinge of some sort.