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I have a 2004 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3L engines and Alpha one gen 2 drives. I pulled the port drive off over the weekend and a good amount water came out of the u-joint bellow. I believe the leak occurred at the mounting gasket. I just replaced the gimbal bearing two years ago. Should I...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer twin 4.3 L one 100 gal fuel tank. When I connect my Mercury Vessel View to the app on my iPhone I get the following observes fault The fuel gauge on the boat works fine so I’m not sure what this fault is. Looking for some advice on this issue. Thanks

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3 L MPI engines and Alpha one Gen 2 outdrives. I have a fault in the Shift anticipation switch according to the Mercury Vessel View App. I think the shift interrupt switch is the same as the shift anticipation switch. Can someone verify that?

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer twin 4.3 L with Alpha One Gen 2 outdrives. I’ve been removing and installing the two out drives for the last 5 seasons, never had an issue. I replaced the risers and manifolds on both engines in early spring. I went to install the port outdrive, which is a counter...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer that comes with a very small table. Looking for suggestions. Thanks

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer twin 4.3 L MPI. I’ve owned the boat for the last 4 years and always removed the oil using suction through the dipstick. The past year I found the oil drain hoses that come out of the bilge plug and used those for the first time. The starboard engine is fine but I...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3L. I recently had an issue on the starboard SmartCraft gauge showing a fault for the trim. I did a master reset and now SmartCraft won’t recognize the starboard engine. Looking for suggestions thanks.

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3L and Alpha One Gen 2 outdrives. I recently did the bellows and removed the bell housing on the starboard side. I reinstalled the Trim sender and Trim Limit sensors and adjusted them accordingly. Trim up I get the required 20 3/4 inches on the rams but I...

I replaced all the bellows on my 2004 280 Sundancer 4.3L Alpha One Gen 2 outdrives. I used weed wackier trim line as a guide for the shift cable which I tied to inside the engine compartment, as seen on many YouTube videos. When I tried to re-install the shift cable through the shift cable...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer twin 4.3 L MPI and Alpha One Gen 2 outdrives. I recently purchased a Mercruiser bellows kit that came with a gimbal bearing from Amazon. All parts were mercruiser and hopefully not a knockoff. I pulled the old Gimbal bearing out and installed the new one. I checked it...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer twin 4.3 mpi and alpha one gen 2 outdrives. I had to do the bellows on the port side. I removed the bell housing and pulled the lower shift cable through after using weed wacker trim line as a guide to reinstall. The shift cable is in good condition. Should I grease...

I have a 2004 Sea Ray 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3L Mercruisers Alpha One Gen 2 out drives. I replaced the impellers two years ago and now it’s time again. Someone mentioned that the port impeller should go in counter clockwise because it’s counter rotating. I’ve always put them in clockwise on...

I posted a battery question on an early thread but didn’t explain it right. I have a 2004 280 Sundancer. My port battery went bad. I replaced it with the same type, a flooded lead acid 1050 CCA from West Marine. There are three batteries total. Two 1050 CCA, one on the starboard side and one...

I have a 2004 at Sea Ray 280 Sundancer. My third season with the boat. The previous owner had just purchased new batteries prior to selling the boat. I got two and a half good seasons out of them no issues. One of the batteries started failing. The batteries were two 1050 CCA flooded marine...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3L and Alpha one Gen 2 outdrives. The previous owner installed a Garmin 74CV and the installation team installed the transducer between the starboard outdrive and the trim tab. The depth reading works fine at slow speeds up to 7-8 knots, anything over...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer with cruisair a/c and reverse heat. Went to fire it up started up and after 30 seconds kicked off. Tried it a couple of times to prime the pump. Checked the seacock it’s opened and the strainer is clear and full of water. Any suggestions?

I installed a new shower sump box in the well under the stairs in my 2004 280 Sundancer. Works well, however after a heavy rain i have water surrounding the outside of the box in the bottom of the well. I've installed new window gaskets on all the port windows. I've rebedded the TV antennae on...

I have a 2004 280 Sundancer. I replaced the water heater with a Kumma 6 gallon water heater two seasons ago. Worked great. I winterized the boat this last winter and now spring is here I flushed the water system of antifreeze and fired up the engines. The water heater runs off the port engine...

Just purchased them Mercury Vessel View mobile. I have a 2004 280 Sundancer twin 4.3L MPI. The instructions say to plug it in to the multiport. I have a 6 plug multiport under the helm but all the ports are being used. Has anyone installed a Vessel View on a similar Sea Ray? Any suggestions...

I have 2004 twin Mercruiser Alpha One Gen 2 out drives. I adjusted the shifter cables according to Mercruiser specs. When I tested each outdrive with the motor running I heard a slight grind as I was putting it into gear. Is this normal? I don’t remember hearing this grind before.