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I had a similar issue many months ago and I replaced the idle air control valve and the issue went away. Can the new valve go bad this quickly? Except I didn’t have this error message.

My boat began beeping today and that is the error message I got. It said return to port and see dealer. I couldn’t start the boat until I gave it nuetral throttle. It would crank but wouldn’t start without the nuetral throttle. I was able to return just fine but I didn’t go very fast and I’m...

Some of my electronics, like my anchor, aren’t working. I connected the motor to a battery and it worked so the issue isn’t the motor. It’s a 2007 Sea Ray Sundancer 240. I’m thinking of rewiring the entire dashboard, replace all switches, replace the fuse box, put in new wires. The wiring is a...

I used Chemical Guys which was sworn to work and nothing came out. Any advice?

My mechanic said: Motor runs smooth now, your cap had water in it, I pulled it all apart dried it out, and put it back together runs like new. Compression test came back good 120 across the board and 117 on 2 cylinders which is great also. He is saying however that I have to replace the risers...

My bilge began flooding and I realized the engine cooling system was leaking bad. The bilge pump could keep up just enough to pump out what was leaking in. I can’t see the leak. I guess it’s under the engine. Anyway this can be repaired without pulling the engine? I was told my boat has a fresh...

My 2007 Sea Ray Sundancer 240 leaks all the oil in the engine so I put some in before each trip and the boat works fine. Obviously, I prefer to fix it. My mechanic says it is the gaskets that need to be replaced. Is this accurate? He also says he can do it without pulling the engine but it will...

yes. New. Don’t know rpm off hand. No, don’t know about trimming. Just assumed I want Drive all the way down if the water is deep enough.

My 2007 Sea Ray Sundancer 240 maxes out at 35 mph; however, it takes about a minute for it to start accelerating even with throttle all the way down. So the boat will cruise at 5-10 mph and then eventually speed up and pretty quickly even though I haven’t touched the throttle for about a minute...

Yes, it was aftermarket. They installed it too close to the edge of the anchor locker. I had to reach in my hand and cut off the blue sleeve over the motor. Then I had to forcefully yank the locker open. Just 2 wires running from motor.

This is all that is down there. Doesn’t look like a circuit breaker but I could be wrong. I bought a voltage meter so should get it by tomorrow.

My anchor stopped working. It doesn’t make a sound when I press the button. I assume that I need to replace the motor only? Is there any other trouble shooting that I should do first? Thanks

I bought a 2007 Sea Ray Sundancer 240 with really faded And water marked cushions. Any recommendations on a brand of upholstery?

yes, I figured that out earlier today after seeing a new manifold block photo. The remaining fitting has a red and black electrical wire running along side of it. What are those wires for? I’m afraid of yanking out the old manifold block and ripping those wires. There’s also a wire that runs...

The power trim hoses go under the engine and through the transom into the drive. It just doesn’t make sense that removing the engine would give better access. The hole in the transom can be reached by reaching under the engine and feeding the hose through. I’ve been ripped off by mechanics and...

This diagram helps a lot. Seems like the power trim hoses just end in the block though.

What I mean is that the area indicated by the red arrow seems like one pipe. I have 4 metal hoses leading away from the manifold to the 2 rams. I have 2 much bigger plastic hydraulic trim hoses connected to my hydraulic pump that go under the mercruiser and enter a hole under the engine leading...

I removed the manifold block partially. It doesn’t seem to want to go down any further. There appears to be one wire and one pipe running though it. How do the two hydraulic pump tubes run into one? Am I missing something? And how do I disconnect the tube that tilts the drive down and replace it?

Leak in the bilge was from the new hot water tank. One of the pipes wasn’t sealed properly and was spraying into the bilge profusely. Wasn’t able to determine the source of the cabin leak because had to turn off the pump. I assume the leak in the cabin is caused by that box under the stairs as I...

yeah, that’s what I’ve been told but I want to learn as much as I can about fixing my own boat. I’m treating this like a learning experience.