Hello all

[Jimmy v]

Just purchased a 1999 340 yesterday. Any advise?

 

[bobeast]

Welcome! We need more info and pics! As for advice, well that depends on your particular boat. If this is your first big-boy's boat, practice practice practice! With those V-drives, you should be able to spin that big girl on her own axis, using not much more than the shifter handles.

You'll need to establish a base-line for maintenance. That is to say, anything in the scheduled maintenance protocol will need to be performed, if it is not called out in whatever maintenance records came with the boat.
For example, if there is no mention in the records of your impellers having been changed, you should go ahead and do that, so you know when they will next be due. Ditto, for changing oil, plugs, etc....baseline.

 

[Jimmy v]

Has anyone replaced the raw water pump on a 1999 340D with 7.4 liter engines? My starboard is leaking. Also replacing the oil filter hoses? Can this al be done while engines are in the boat?

 

[Little Ducky]

What did your survey uncover before you bought it?

I would probably use that as a good starting point and if you didn't get the previous owners maintenance records dig up the manuals and start a maintenance schedule.

 

[Happy Dayz]

welcome! so much to learn hear.. search...
Pics req'd

 

[Boater420]

Has anyone replaced the raw water pump on a 1999 340D with 7.4 liter engines? My starboard is leaking. Also replacing the oil filter hoses? Can this al be done while engines are in the boat?

Yes, replaced the water pumps while in the boat several times now. Shut the sea-cock before doing any work, and remember to open it when done. The easiest way is to disconnect the bracket that holds the raw water pump to the block. Two bolts hold it in place. The whole pump and bracket separate from the block and you can then pull the old pump off the bracket while working on a bench in your shop.

If you're talking about the remote oil filter hoses, they can also be replaced while the engine is in the boat. Very simple. Source your parts first so you have them in hand before you start.

Now that you have a new to you boat, there are several maintenance items that you need to know about, and when they were last replaced. If you cannot determine by the survey, or the PO's records, when they were last changed, you have to do them now to establish a baseline for your boat.

Things like spark plugs, wires, distributor caps, impellers, fuel/water separators, belts, hoses, thermostats, risers, manifolds, oil, oil filters, weak or broken hose clamps, and a few others depending on what type of generator or cooling system you have. Some are once a year, others are determined by hours of use.

Make a log book (I use my Phone) with these maintenance items listed, their part numbers, and the last service date. I write the date it was changed on the part whenever possible.

Other than that, enjoy your boat.

 

[Jimmy v]

Thank you very much.Great advice

 

[Jimmy v]

Any insight on installing teak flooring in the cabin of a 340D

 

[Todd320]

Any insight on installing teak flooring in the cabin of a 340D

Search the threads, I put faux teak flooring (c-flor by NuTeak?)in my cabin (07 320) and it improved the look 1000%. The parts were only 1500, but the labor was around 3k, if you do it yourself, will save quite a bit (but you have to be handy and have the time). That being said, my labor was higher because I had the partial wood floor in the galley, and carpet elsewhere. After removing the carpet and wood, it took probably a weeks worth of labor to get the floor level. A friend next to me is doing the same thing, and just sanding for an hour or two each day. Attached an image of the floor, sorry it is messy, but my daughters were spending the night that weekend!!

 

[Jimmy v]

does it look and feel like wood?