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    44 DB Holding Tank Monitor

    The manual says I should be able to see full, 1/2, etc. on the monitor in the DC panel. I do have those indications on the water tank side, but the display for the holding tank just shows "Power". Nothing else lights up when I depress the switch. If I turn the mascerator pump on, same thing...no...
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    Common Rail Issue

    Just a heads-up...I had a fuel leak the other day on my starboard QSC 500. Turned out the fuel line from the pump to the common rail had developed an almost microscopic crack under the nut holding the line to the common rail. Found it after losing quite a bit of fuel, but before it could catch...
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    Official Cummins QSC-500 Thread

    Maintenance records on this one are a little sketchy unfortunately, so I can't say for sure what's been done to the fuel/oil cooler or HX. During the aftercooler cleaning we did borescope the HX, and it was pretty grody, but I've seen a lot worse. I'm going to do a little more digging...
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    Official Cummins QSC-500 Thread

    Looking for some real-world experience here...I've pulled the aftercoolers, and one came apart OK, the other not so much. New aftercooler on the way from Seaboard. Ouch. Pondering what to do with the heat exchangers and oil/fuel coolers. I'm considering running Barnacle Buster through the system...
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    Official Cummins QSC-500 Thread

    Thank you to bajturner and Carpediem44DB...those numbers were exactly what I was looking for and match up pretty well to what I'm finding. Nice to have confirmation.
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    420/44 DB Owners Club

    FWIW, it turned out that my air tank had developed a pinhole leak from moisture in the compressed air. had to replace the tank. Might want to give yours a careful examination.
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    Official Cummins QSC-500 Thread

    Have any of you 44DB owners created a fuel consumption chart? I have QSC 500's and I'm in the process, logging RPM at 100 RPM intervals, with knots and GPH at each interval. Trying to get multiple readings at each RPM level and then take an average. Slow going, and just wondered if anyone else...
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    May trip - West Palm to West End - looking for company

    Planning to leave West Palm on May 20 (assuming weather permits) for West End to clear customs, then on to Green Turtle Cay. Would love to have some company along the way. Anyone planning that trip around that time?
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    QSC 500 after cooler removal

    The more I look at the port side, the less I like my odds. I just don't fold up near as well as I used to. I'm going to talk to a guy this weekend, and if he follows Tony's methods pretty closely, I'll just let him do it. I hate to do it, but I'm just at the point in life that my ability to pay...
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    QSC 500 after cooler removal

    For those of you who have removed your after coolers: I'm about to attempt it and would appreciate some advice. It looks to me as though I need to loosen the fuel/oil cooler enough, or maybe even remove it entirely, to gain access to the bolts holding the after cooler from below the mounting...
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    44 DB sunpad cover

    We keep the two-piece bow sundae in the small stateroom between the berths, and it's really pretty cumbersome to take it out and put it away. Thinking of getting a cover for it, and just leaving it installed on the bow. Have any of you done this? Does Sea Ray have a cover for this I can buy, or...
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    Securing firearms onboard in the Bahamas

    Going to try to get in touch directly with Bahamian authorities to get an answer. Some friends that have been there say their locked cabin was considered the "locked compartment". If I get a definitive answer, I'll post it.
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    Washer/dryer removal

    Our last boat had a washer/dryer installed that we did not use even once in the eight years we owned it. Our '06 44 DB has a Splendide 2000 S installed, and I keep looking at the space it takes up, imagining how much could be stored in that space. Have any of you removed the washer/dryer unit...
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    Securing firearms onboard in the Bahamas

    Reading all I can find on this subject, I've concluded that when clearing customs, in addition to accurately describing each firearm onboard and the amount of ammunition, the firearms themselves need to be in a "locked compartment". On my '06 44 DB, I have no such compartment. None of the...
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    Rudder post stuffing box question

    Purchase survey for my '06 44 DB noted a small leak at the starboard rudder post. I'm going to slither back toward it in the next week or so, and would like to go in armed with the appropriate weapons. Does anyone know what size the nuts are on this stuffing box? I have enough assorted...
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