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Hi all. 1999 380DA, original fridge, so it's prolly on its way out. Will run on shore power, but not battery. The power light will go on, but it won't fire up the compressor. Battery bank is new, plenty of voltage available. And for those not familiar, getting to anything behind that...

Ahoy Ohio boaters (Geneva, Mentor, Vermillion, the Islands, etc.). With all the new COVID boaters out there, and us regular boaters boating more, how has availability been for slips this year? In the past we were able to travel without reservations (mostly), but I sense traffic is up this...

I just found a nasty moldy water mess in my shower sump box. My bad of course...I'm quite sure I didn't clean it at the end of last season, and well...... waited too long this season. It's a pain because the mold actually gets flaky and sucks into the pump grate. The shower and two A/C units...

1999 7.2 BCGTC: The classic problem: the unit will only run with the PreHeat button depressed. My mechanic has spent some time on this, who is a certified regional field engineer for GM and a lifelong boater (I only mention that because this diagnosis is not coming from a hack like me, but...

Got them Westerbeke Blues.... I have a common problem with my 7.2BCGTC where it only runs with the preheat depressed. I am trying to rule in/out the oil pressure sensor/switch, so I ordered the part that it is supposed to be https://www.westerbeke.com/Product/SWITCH/037323 However, this is a...

I have a similar issue to a couple other recent posters, just recently started. 1999 carbureted Westerbeke gas genny....It would run anywhere from 5 minutes to two hours and then just quit and not start until everything was cold.... not just the Genny, but the entire bilge had to be cold. Maybe...

Hey all. I am reasonably handy .... who has replaced their own A/C units? How difficult? Can someone point to or provide a basic set of steps ... as in "take out the hoozit before the whatzit or your boat will sink" type of info? 1999 380DA... Crusair with SMX controls (replacing the...

After a recent pounding on Lake Erie, the cabin door on our 1999 380DA is a hot mess inside the pocket. Not only off the track, but the track itself has come off - I can see it hanging in the opening, but it's off all the way into the pocket. I almost couldn't get the door open (it's heavy)...

I have a Crusair 7000 BTU that is currently disconnected because of an electrical issue with it. I have a second 12,000 BTU unit that has been heating/cooling the cabin quite effectively so I haven't been motivated to repair it. Both units share the same pump and plumbing. I still have to...

1999 380 DA 7.4 MPI V-drives I am suspecting transmission, as I have had a couple instances recently where it felt like the boat slipped out of gear under speed (but not 100% sure that's what happened). But right now, when I get up to about 3200 rpm or so, the port side shudders and the RPMs...

Generator runs, and will produce proper power, but it's not pumping raw water, so I can't run it for more than a few seconds. I just replaced the impeller 2 seasons ago for the same reason. Before I contort myself into a pretzel in the bilge and open it up.... what are the possible issues...

Related to another post on tripping breakers...... does anyone know where the Galvanic Isolators are located on 1999 380 DA?

(Also posted under electronics, but trying to get some responses) Came home from a long trip where we stayed at no fewer than 8 different marinas. No unusual power issues. Get to home marina after a 4-hour lake run, plug in shore power, and BAM..... breakers blow immediately on the pole when...

Mystery. Came home from a long trip where we stayed at no fewer than 8 different marinas. No unusual power issues. Get to home marina after a 4-hour lake run, plug in shore power, and BAM..... breakers blow immediately on the pole when ANY load is placed on it. Normally I run a single 30 amp...

This bad boy is leaking. Is there just a $0.59 gasket type repair with this, or is it shot and I need a new unit.

We normally head up to the Canadian side of Eastern Lake Ontario, Bay of Quinte, and into the 1000 Islands the first 2 weeks of August. I see that most of the major marinas are operating, but what are people seeing relative to general boating conditions, facilities, general navigation, etc. ...

To all of us who transverse the wily and often ridiculous USA/CDN border on the Great Lakes, Niagara and St. Lawrence Rivers (take a look at the nonsense that is West Niagara River border line some time, it defies logic) - there is some good news on the near horizon...

Hey all. 1999 380DA. 6-Gallon tank with heat exchanger, I believe Atwood is the brand. Symptoms: It stops heating after a while. Usually enough for the tank to get up to temp then stops. It doesn't trip a breaker or anything, just doesn't kick back on even though the water temp gets...

Hey all. I have pretty near zero water pressure in the head sink (hot /cold, tank /city water - all the same). But about a foot away the shower head shoots plenty of pressure. The sink has steadily decreased suggesting a clog somewhere. There is nothing obvious like a kink in the pex tube...

Hey all, anyone come across this? My 6 gallon Atwood water heater suddenly tripped the shore power breaker. Wasn't sure what the cause was at first, but narrowed it down to the water heater in short order. Opened up the compartment and I could smell that unmistakable electric burn smell...