74Alfa
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I am having an issue with my R80 radar display not powering up. I have been told by my by the service person that Sea Ray installed the electronics at the same time the boat was being manufactured. With no way even with removing dash can the unit be remove. We are been told that the aft stateroom ceiling liner will need to be removed and they will need to cut a hold and make an access panel to disconnect and remove the unit. Has anyone had this issue?
I just replaced my R80 with a color version of the same unit. Because the R80 is a CRT its bulk makes it difficult to get to the cam-lock on the port side of the unit. Luckily, my boat has an autopilot installed just below and to the right of the plotter. I removed this (also not easy) to reach the opposite side of the R80 and get it free.
I would suggest you check the grounding bus first under the helm... these connections are prone to corrosion.