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Hi all. I bottom painted my boat 2 years ago. I am planning on a haul out to do some maintenance etc. The boatyard doing the haul out and maintenance said that after two years the antifoulng agent on the bottom paint is not good. The boat should be repainted. The boat is in a slip all year in...

Question, My Generator (with fresh water valve open) runs for about 2 minutes then shuts off. Any advise? Water is coming out of the vent. I'm going to start with replacing the fuel filter. Thank you, Hotjambalaya

Hi anyone experience engine shutdown upon fisrt start? While getting ready for my last 2 voyages the engine turned off. I run the fan for about 4 minutes then start my engine. After about 3-5 minutes the engine shut down. Gauges were all normal. I restart the engine and it ran great all day...

Hi all, Any suggestions on where to find the issue with my trim gauge? It is fluctuating while in motion , however the trim is unit is working properly. The smart craft gauge is also acting kind of wonky when I increase the speed. Thank you, Mitch

Hi My boat is equipped with a 2004 Raymarine chart plotter that requires a disc inserted in the side panel. I am told the discs are not available anymore. Is there a new Raymarine chart plotter that simply plugs into the wiring I currently have for a seamless switch to new technology? Thank...

Hi all Quick question , Im doing some work on my boat at home. I want to empty the holding tank. I have never done this manually. I have used the "pump out" at our local marina. My question is .......can I use the macerator to empty the tank? Very new to boating as you can tell by my earlier...

Hi all, Quick question. At the moment my boat is in a freshwater slip and has not been bottom painted. I am thinking about moving the boat to a slip that is in brackish water. I have been told this definitely will require a bottom paint job. Any thoughts on this?

Hi all, Is is difficult to take off a prop? I have a 2004 Searay 260 Sundancer dual prop and I banged up the first prop on my dual prop setup? Thank you, Hot Jambalaya

Hi All, I am not able to reset my fish finder. I do realize it is old. I have checked other forums from RayMarine and followed the instructions to reset however , the system is still not working. The issue is the Digital Fish Finder is STUCK in demonstration mode ! Any advise would be...

Hi all, Its me again......This weekend I tried to use my generator I checked all the fluids prior to starting , also made sure the exhaust fan was on. The generator turns on fine and runs for about 5 minutes then shuts off. Any advise will be greatly appreciated!!!!! Thank you

Hi Can anyone give me some advise on solar powered battery chargers Thank you

Just wanted to say thank you all for the advise. The head toilet is flushing really well now!

Still a little confused, this is only my fifth time out in this type of boat. First thing I did this Sunday was use the head. They key in the head was not turned on. I flushed the toilet and it worked perfectly, sounded like an airplane toilet. After that first flush every time we used the head...

Quick question on the Macerator seacocks, do they work like a typical gas valve. Meaning the handle will dictate which direction is open vs closed? (if the handle is turned to match the direction of the pipe the seacock would be open?) Hope that makes sense

Hi all, Thanks again for all of the support. It is appreciated and I do not know much about sport cruisers. However I am learning. Our very first trip out one of my family member's used the head and they turned the key on to the macerator pump. I did not know this at the time and I did not open...

Hi All, Hot Jambalaya here again. I am hoping someone can confirm the tanks on my 2004 Searay 260 Sundancer. I have uploaded the photos. My question is am I identifying them correctly! The first photo is the bad water holding tank? The second is the freshwater tank and the third is the Vacuflush...

Hi all, I just purchased my 260 Sundancer. The person I bought it from said do not leave the boat on Shore Power , he said the charging system will fry the batteries. My question is, If I leave the boat on shore power and turn off the battery switch could I still run the risk of frying the...

Hi, I am a new SeaRay owner. 2004 260 Sundancer , This is my first big boat. I really do not understand the water system. I have 3 tanks in the motor compartment , Looking towards the bow there is a small tank "freshwater?" a middle tank "Blackwater?"? and a third small tank that has a pump. Is...