My steering went out on me today but luckily I was able to coast into my dock and turn the wheel to maneuver but it was hard to steer . The alarm bell sounded. My question is does my boat have power steering ? Is there a steering fluid reservoir to check? Steering pin issue? Anyone have any...
I have a new MerCruiser Plus 357 bravo 4V engine on my boat and they installed a closed cooling system with heat exchanger. My question is is that the same thing as a freshwater cooling system?
I tried to raise my outdrive/propeller out of the water the other day on my Sundancer 250 and the switch on the throttle is not working. I hear a little clicking down at the outdrive, anybody have any ideas? I heard it is not a fuse or electrical problem, that was from my boat mobile mechanic...
Help! I’ve sprung a leak down in the bilge Compartment and can’t figure out the source ! When I turned the fresh water switch I heard a loud humming down in the engine area , opens the hatch and discovered one of the blue water hoses spraying water everywhere and 6” of water in the bilge ! I...
I turned the water system switch on the other day and heard a hum from the bilge . I got down in the engine compartment and saw 6” of water in the bilge after what was about 5 minutes ! Water was squirting out of one of the blue water line hoses but I couldn’t see where it was coming from...
I think the water pressure regulator is what flooded my bilge compartment today, I heard a whirring sound coming out of the bilge when I turned the water supply on . At first I thought it was the swim platform sprayer but upon inspection it wasn’t. However one of the blue water hoses above the...
For some reason neither lights are working, I’m going to check the fuses on the dashboard but any other suggestions? I also noticed the bilge blower only works on battery power , not on shore power, is that normal? And the speedometer is also not working , any ideas ?
I have had my two batteries for about five years without any issues until a couple days ago . I was out on the water and had stopped the engine for a few minutes then went to restart it and both batteries were nearly dead and neither could start it. I turned the control knob to both batteries...
I was out on the water today and was cruising at 3500 RPM and everything has been going smoothly for over four hours when suddenly the alarm bell went off and I couldn’t get it to turn off. I checked the gauges and the engine temperature was fine and so is the oil pressure gauge. I managed to...
Does anyone know of any effective cleaners for the Sundeck vinyl upholstery to get out the grimy body and tanning oil stains ? I have white vinyl captain’s helm and related benches that are very dirty and hard to clean. I recently redid several seats and seat backs so the remaining seats look...
I try starting the engine and I immediately get a strange sound like scraping or coughing or both...I quit trying to start it because it sounds bad ! It started fine yesterday and I had it out on the water all day , ran it wide open for awhile, and it started fine a couple times...
Recently had a tune up and carburetor rebuilt , took it out on the open water and it did fine at high rpm but when I slowed down to pull our crab pots , the engine died on me. It took a little while to start up, then I had to idle in neutral at 2000 rpm or it would die on me. After I docked it I...
Anybody have any ideas why the starting alarm won’t turn off right away ? I just had a tune up by my Sea Ray dealer mechanic and the alarm keeps sounding for almost a minute after the engine starts ! Then it sporadically whistles like a teapot every few seconds...Sea Ray claim it’s not from...
Does anyone know why my engine will accelerate to about 1000-1500 rpm and not go any further? Can't get it to open up and plane out...even with only 2 people onboard!
The serpentine belt seems to be a little loose and squeaks with the movement... are they related? Also my throttle won't engage...
My 1997 Sundancer 250 has a dead bilge blower . Where exactly is the blower and how easy is it to replace ? I assume I can get a new blower at West Marine or an auto parts store ?
Any advice would be appreciated !
First post - winter start up attempted yesterday and engine was slow to start...then I heard the loud , squealing of the serpentine belt & then smoke emitted out from somewhere ! I stopped before any damage was done , but almost started up...any ideas what it could be ? The belt was on tight by...
Does anyone know where a water leak could be coming from that has my carpet saturated on my cabin floor in my 250 Sundancer ? I'm in Seattle , but I don't think it's the rain...really ! No visible window leaks ...could it be the sink water lines ? I'm confounded !
Looking for camper windows for my 1997 250 SundancerDoes anybody know where I can order new plastic windows for the bimini/camper on my 250 Sundancer? I'm in Seattle so if anyone knows a custom shop that can make them let me know. If anyone has an extra set that isn't too used, I would be...