Official 2003.5-2008 340 Sundancer Thread

There are 2 on the back of my 496s. Just go hunting and wiggling (gently). Anything that is loose needs to come off, be cleaned and put back on tightly. Also anything that appears corroded. My service adviser always says make sure all the simple stuff is right before you start throwing $$$ at it.
 
Hello,

I have a 2008 340, does anyone have any experience with a SidePower Bow Thruster?

This weekend a dock rope got caught in my bow thruster so I dove in and untangled it, I then tried the bow thruster and it worked, but only in one direction and shortly after that not at all.

I can hear the motor running but it seems to be a little higher pitch and the prop is not spinning b/c the boat doesn't move at all.

I removed the bow thruster gear housing and checked the shear pin and it seems to be intact so I reinstalled everything and same issue. The gear pin bearing rotates fairly easily and the inset that leads tot he prop rotates very easily as well (it almost seems like too easy).

Any suggestions on next steps?

Chris
 
HI all scheduled to close on my 2006 DA340 next week. Very excited!

looking for shade advice. I want to add rear shade over the cockpit since mine didn't come with the camper canvas.

is there a source for adding the OEM rear camper back with all the pipework? or is this a custom job at this point?

I also found an option which looks interesting and affordable here...
https://www.canvasdesigners.com/online-store/Economy-Sunfly-Pole-72-pair-p69520025?forcescroll=true

does anyone have any experience with this setup?

thanks
for any response
 
i bought a norcold same one that was in there. found it online and had west marine match the price. gets so cold it freezes beer in there. have to keep it turned down a little bit
 
Anyone replace their cockpit fridge? What model did you go with? Mine runs but does get cold at all.
I had the same issue. I opened up the thermostat and moved one of the wires to another terminal to bypass the thermistor. Runs cold now. Yes, it runs at it's coldest all the time but it's 19 years old so I'll run it like this until it dies completely and then worry about it.
 
I think mine is dead dead. I hear the compress run but no cooling at all. I guessing a gas leak or something let go in the compressor. I’ll take a closer look at it next week. Kind of sad seeing my beer warm. The bummer is I’m looking to list the boat in the beginning of August. Would have rather purchased a new fridge for my next boat. Guess I’ll BOAT on this one...haha!
 
I just posted a new thread about my anchor button flashing and then stopped working all together just wondering if anyone has any ideas? Thanks
 
Anyone have major issues with your Cabin door jamming? Replaced the broken truck but the new one destroyed itself in one day. The door just does not feel like it is sliding like it should. Should I lubricate the bottom track with marine lubricant as a start? I will be taking pics of the top and bottom tracks and update this post over the weekend. Thanks in advance for any input.
Update, I lubricated the track with a dry silicone lubricant that made most of the issue go away.
 
Team 340,

Want to buy a new set of props for my 04 340 with 8.1s and VDrives. Want to pull, switch props, and relaunch same day so do not have time to take existing set off to have them gone over. Can someone recommend a good source or item number of the exact replacement? Looking for 4 blade. Per SeaRay I need 18" x 21" x 4.85 ZR4 1.5" Shaft.
 
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HI all scheduled to close on my 2006 DA340 next week. Very excited!

looking for shade advice. I want to add rear shade over the cockpit since mine didn't come with the camper canvas.

is there a source for adding the OEM rear camper back with all the pipework? or is this a custom job at this point?

I also found an option which looks interesting and affordable here...
https://www.canvasdesigners.com/online-store/Economy-Sunfly-Pole-72-pair-p69520025?forcescroll=true

does anyone have any experience with this setup?

thanks
for any response
sunfly has become popular - not sure about using it under way though.....there was never a factory camper offered for the 340, so you would be looking at a custom job, plan 5-6k
 
HI all scheduled to close on my 2006 DA340 next week. Very excited!

looking for shade advice. I want to add rear shade over the cockpit since mine didn't come with the camper canvas.

is there a source for adding the OEM rear camper back with all the pipework? or is this a custom job at this point?

I also found an option which looks interesting and affordable here...
https://www.canvasdesigners.com/online-store/Economy-Sunfly-Pole-72-pair-p69520025?forcescroll=true

does anyone have any experience with this setup?

thanks
for any response


I built my own for about $250 after being quoted thousands of dollars and months of waiting. Here’s a thread about it along with what others have done:

http://www.clubsearay.com/index.php?threads/canvas-sun-shade-extension-question.88106/
 
Team 340,

Want to buy a new set of props for my 04 340 with 8.1s and VDrives. Want to pull, switch props, and relaunch same day so do not have time to take existing set off to have them gone over. Can someone recommend a good source or item number of the exact replacement? Looking for 4 blade. Per SeaRay I need 18" x 21" x 4.85 ZR4 1.5" Shaft.
http://marinepropellers.com/ I got mine here a few years ago and were very good and priced right, : )
 
hey just wanted to give everyone a heads up. treat your electronic interface modules very nicely. they are no longer available and sea ray's answer to that is to replace the unit with a lcd screen that is touchscreen. i was just quoted 6500$ for that part. gonna look into other options for myself
 
hey just wanted to give everyone a heads up. treat your electronic interface modules very nicely. they are no longer available and sea ray's answer to that is to replace the unit with a lcd screen that is touchscreen. i was just quoted 6500$ for that part. gonna look into other options for myself

Check Flounder Pounder .. https://www.searay-parts.com/default.asp
 
my only problem is my windlass so im waiting to hear from sea ray to see if i can jump out the windlass solenoid with a new power supply.
 

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