Alarm going off

[Catfive]

Cat... to find the "engine" alarm piezo (assuming it's working), it should sound when you first turn the key on. Or, with things powered up, short the two connectors for the drive fluid reservoir bottle together. But, it should be under the dash, as well - usually zip tied to the steering rack.

Wire runs from bilge to dash... follow the existing stuff - easy one to see is the steering cable. Look for things (topsides) that you can easily remove such as a cubby/storage boxes or speakers. You may be able to remove the stbd side wall (or a panel) in the mid cabin, too.

Electrical schematics are in the owner's manual. If you don't have yours, you can download it from SR's website. If your year isn't there (there was a computer problem years ago where they lost things), look for a 250DA in a different year. Or, for the most part, wiring is standard so you can even look at a different model's wiring diagram for many things.

Sea Ray in Kentucky? Do you mean Tennessee? Did you call a dealer or corporate?

And... take a breath. Boat ownership is a different ballgame than car ownership. Take a step back and give yourself some time to process things - it's really not that bad.

This boat is something. I am having to find stuff that doesnt exist. Lol. Electrical engineer here. Seems that this should be easy. It aint. There are two piezo alarms in this panel. Found one. Havent located the other. Access is thru the switch panel and the bathroom wall. I unplugged the hot wire going to the depth sounder switch. Alarm silent. See that the Lowrance is wired hot gnd to the same switch. Plugged it back in. No alarm. Tested for voltage and it is only 1 volt at the disconnect. Breaker tested. It has 12v. Now I cant find the source of the 12 volts or a fuse box. The Lowrance is now disconnected from the circuit until I get it figured out. Depth sounder is in the bilge and looks to be ok. There is no access to the wiring thru the starboard side. Sea Ray will not provide wiring diagrams because boat > 10 yrs old. I cant believe the lack of information. When I called them in Kentucky they said sorry, use the clubsearay club. OMGoodness. Does anyone have any knowledge I do not have. My first “real” boat. Ty

 

[Catfive]

Update on the 250. Isolated the problem of alarm. It seems the original depth sounder OEM was faulting because the unit on the dash failed. When I removed it to look, the display had corrosion due to age. It crumbled off. The lack of 12 volts occurred when the the aux was accidentally bumped off when I removed the switch panel. I disconnected the depth circuit. No alarm.