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I have 3 of these BEP motorized remote battery switches. The switch for the port engine has stopped operating automatically when I hit the switch inside the cabin. I can still manually work the switch by going in the bilge. Wondering if the switch just needs to be replaced, or if there is...

I have 4 engine batteries for 2 engines (see pic). They are in series providing 24V to my Volvo motors. When I had a 12V setup, I always disconnected the negatives. For winter storage this year (indoor heated) I completely removed the two middle cables (see red rectangle in pic). Is this...

I have an Onan diesel generator (model MDKDN) in my 2017 boat. Generator has about 500 hours on it. Runs great and puts out great power. Yesterday I was doing annual oil change which caused me to run the generator with the sound shield door open and I noticed water running into the pan...

If you've ever watched the show called "Below Deck" on Bravo, you'll appreciate this. I find the show humorous and a nice winter boating-related escape. I especially like Captain Lee Rosbach, as he's a salty old sea dog, with a lot of funny expressions - he's also from Michigan. My wife and...

I’m on my 4th Searay and all have had a little residual water in the bilge. I realize that the ideal situation is to find all the sources of water intrusion and fix them, but I’ve never been able to find them all. I’m not talking about a lot of water, my pumps do not run regularly. I’m talking...

This may be a dumb question, but... I keep my boat stored in a heated building during the winter, and I have access to a 110v wall plug in the building. On my previous boat, 44DB, I had two 30amp 110v shore power cords, so I figured out which cord fed the battery chargers and I was able to...

I'm sure this has been covered before, but with rapidly changing technology it probably needs a refresh. The wife loves cruising, but she misses having decent TV to unwind to and wake up to when we're at a remote location. I'm a cord cutter at home that gets all my TV OTA or through Roku...

My galvanized anchor performs great but looks terrible. I'm looking to upgrade to a shiny stainless plow anchor in the same size/weight. On ebay I can find Chinese made anchors for 1/2 the price of the brand name anchors with free shipping. A friend has one at my marina, and it looks great...

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Here are all the sales of Sea Ray boats in Q2 of 2015. A broker mailed this to me trying to get me to sell my boat, and I though I'd share. This list is probably limited to sales through brokers. Maybe others can add to this thread in the future to help those buying or selling? Sea Ray...

This one has me stumped. Changed the impeller on genny which was in pretty rough shape. Pulled many fin parts from the genny aftercooler. When I run AC and genny I get a noticeable smell of burning rubber in cabin. Genny is pumping water great. No smell when using AC and plugged in.

OK, be gentle, I'm not an outboard expert. Looking to buy a motor for my dinghy. I found a 1999 5hp Yamaha 2 stroke on Craigslist. Met the guy, motor was extremely clean, ran the motor stated right up, warmed up and ran good. shifted fine. Here are my concerns: On cold start the motor...

I have a factory installed Raymarine E120 (classic) chartplotter with all the bells and whistles (radar, autopilot, etc). A couple of minor annoyances that I'm looking for advice on: 1. Depth shows on the chartplotter but it does not show on the smartcraft display (shows "---"). I believe it...

I took the basic Power Squadron course some years ago, and I was looking to take some more PS training to improve my knowledge. The local Power Squadron has the "Piloting" and "Seamanship" courses, which appear to be the next logical courses. Problem is, I have other commitments on Tues and...

Thinking of getting a cheap backup vhf for the boat. Don't need tons of features, just need it to have average range and work when I need it. I'd like to spend less than $100. I find a few on eBay and elsewhere including this Cobra mrhh125 for about $50...

When I got my boat I noticed the steering was sloppy (took many turns of the wheel to get a response). I found that it was low on steering fluid. Filled/bled it using the prescribed process and all was good. Several months later the same symptoms. Crawled behind the generator and observed...

One of my winter projects is to fix the boot stripe on one side of my boat. A portion of it has peeled off below one of the AC drains. Here is a picture: I did it on my last boat through a painstaking process of removing the entire stripe and replacing. This may be a dumb question, but...

I have a Shurflo 5901-0201 fresh water pump. It is the 5.7 GPM Extreme version. I noticed some water in the forward bilge a few weeks ago and traced it to the pump. Assumed it was the gasket where the pump assembly connects to the motor housing. Took apart and put some permatex on it and...

New boat. Having two issues with my raymarine 240 VHF radio. It says "no position" so it is not getting gps data. And I can't get the external active speaker to work (no sound). Should I just upgrade to something else or does anyone have ideas for troubleshooting. Sent from my iPhone using...

Posting for a friend. He has a 2004 290 ss with 6.2l motors. Starboard engine won't start and fuel pump is not running when ignition switch is pressed. First thought was fuel pump relays so we swapped with port engine and it had no effect. Tested the pump by applying voltage and it seems fine...