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I have a 98 400 Sedan Bridge and the salon heat/air is controlled by and SMX II. The fan is running at full-speed no matter what it is set on. Any thoughts?

Mine was getting crazy also, my temperature only went down, and no way to make it going up, I just replace the SMX II panel for a new one, and now everything is working as new.


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Mine was getting crazy also, my temperature only went down, and no way to make it going up, I just replace the SMX II panel for a new one, and now everything is working as new.


FeLiz Dream
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I found it after market for $ 159.00 at
http://www.ebay.com/usr/flight-systems

Easy to replace only 4 screws and 5 minutes job.
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I don't have any photos handy, but my radar mast is currently 36" (bought the boat new; mast came from the factory). I have just ordered a new mast for an electronics upgrade, this one will be 40" from the arch to the bottom of the radome.
 
I don't have any photos handy, but my radar mast is currently 36" (bought the boat new; mast came from the factory). I have just ordered a new mast for an electronics upgrade, this one will be 40" from the arch to the bottom of the radome.

Are you going to keep the old one? I may be interested if you want to sell it. I think that extra foot would make me feel more comfortable that the radar signal is going over my head, and not through it! :/
 
I am not keeping the old one all you would need to do is cover the cost of the shipping. It's a powder coated aluminum unit.
 
I am not keeping the old one all you would need to do is cover the cost of the shipping. It's a powder coated aluminum unit.

That awesome! Thank you so much. I'll shoot you a PM with my info and to determine the best way for me to pay for shipping.
-John
 
Salon question for you all. My boat has never had salon carpeting since I bought it. I threw it out right away as it was pretty much trash after 13 years. Salon is pretty loud with engines running without it. For you still with it, does it muffle the engine noise pretty well? I noticed it was a very thick foamed carpet which led me to think its just as much there for noise reduction as for comfort/appearance.
 
While I have never run without the carpet down in the salon. I too agree the heavy thick foam has some sound attenuation properties as well. I do plan to reduce (or attempt) the sound in the next year with something like soundown when I replace my salon carpet.
 
We really don't have any experience without the carpet either. But it would seem that it makes a difference. The noise level with the carpet installed is not particularly objectionable. Probably works on both fronts-aesthetics and soundproofing.
 
I have a question regarding the house water pumps. I see there is 2 on this boat, but I only notice 1 working (the further one in this picture). I see there's 2 switches on the main breaker board for each pump, but I can't figure out how to test, or make sure that forward pump works. Anyone know what that forward pump is for?
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John, there are two pumps with a switch for each one. Its simply redundancy. Both have their own supply line from the tank and both feed the same main trunk line. The main line is 22mm diameter hose and each pump uses a 15mm hose to attach to it. You can turn on either one or both, depending on how much water flow you want. If one of yours is not working then its time to debug. Pump could be failed or it could be the wiring. Try a voltmeter at the pump to see if you are getting 12V there. Also, I can tell by the model number your pumps are original to the boat. My boat is three years newer and one of my pumps has been replaced and the other is on the blink and needs to be replaced.
 
OK. Thanks for the info. I'll have to do some debugging. Easiest test may be to swap the wires of the pumps. But you're probably right that one of them is bad.

On the topic of pumps, I notice that the 1 working one re-primes itself every minute or two, just for a couple seconds. So that tells me I have a leak somewhere. More detective work is needed there. I don't see anything noticeable at first glance, but I'm wondering about the toilets. The toilets and vacuflush system is plumbed into that fresh water tank too, right? In other words, the toilets don't use raw water to flush, do they? I may have a slow drip into the toilet causing the pump to prime every minute or two.
 
OK. Thanks for the info. I'll have to do some debugging. Easiest test may be to swap the wires of the pumps. But you're probably right that one of them is bad.

On the topic of pumps, I notice that the 1 working one re-primes itself every minute or two, just for a couple seconds. So that tells me I have a leak somewhere. More detective work is needed there. I don't see anything noticeable at first glance, but I'm wondering about the toilets. The toilets and vacuflush system is plumbed into that fresh water tank too, right? In other words, the toilets don't use raw water to flush, do they? I may have a slow drip into the toilet causing the pump to prime every minute or two.

Your toilets are fresh water flush, which means they are plumbed into the fresh water system as expected. I found a few leaks by spending time in the bilge looking for traces of water running to the center. I found a pinhole leak by the hot water heater, a leak from the rear of the ice maker and another leak I traced to the dock side water inlet on the port side (accessed from behind the electrical panel).

Good luck!
 
OK. Thanks for the info. I'll have to do some debugging. Easiest test may be to swap the wires of the pumps. But you're probably right that one of them is bad.

On the topic of pumps, I notice that the 1 working one re-primes itself every minute or two, just for a couple seconds. So that tells me I have a leak somewhere. More detective work is needed there. I don't see anything noticeable at first glance, but I'm wondering about the toilets. The toilets and vacuflush system is plumbed into that fresh water tank too, right? In other words, the toilets don't use raw water to flush, do they? I may have a slow drip into the toilet causing the pump to prime every minute or two.
You came to the right place because I am about 2 years ahead of you figuring out that everything breaks at the 10-15 year mark on a boat. You have a leak and it could be from 20+ different places. You just have to go through it and eliminate them one by one until you find it. And in my case there were three leaks, so the first and not even the second discovery solved it. My leaks were all at the fittings. The main branch fittings from the 22mm supply lines are in two places. There are a bunch next to the shower sump in the hall floor compartment. I had no leaks there. And there are a few under the starboard bunk in the mid-stateroom to feed the water to the galley sink. Lift up that hinged bunk and remove the aft floor panel. You will find fittings there and the cabin sump pump just aft of that. If that sump has water in it then you most likely have a leak forward of that and its running back. Anyway, both my fittings there were leaking and I had to replace them. The original fittings are made by Guest. I replaced them with SeaTech fittings from www.freshwatersystems.com. I also had a leak at one of the fittings in the trunk behind the panel where the shore water inlet is. To access that I had to cut a 4" hole in the panel (which I then put a cover plate over). There are also obviously fittings on both sides of the pumps and at all the sinks and toilets, showers and anchor washdown.

To answer your last question, the toilet gets its fresh water from the house fresh water system, but the flush is sucked into the holding tank, which is completely separate from the fresh water system.
 
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You came to the right place because I am about 2 years ahead of you figuring out that everything breaks at the 10-15 year mark on a boat. You have a leak and it could be from 20+ different places. You just have to go through it and eliminate them one by one until you find it. And in my case there were three leaks, so the first and not even the second discovery solved it. My leaks were all at the fittings. The main branch fittings from the 22mm supply lines are in two places. There are a bunch next to the shower sump in the hall floor compartment. I had no leaks there. And there are a few under the starboard bunk in the mid-stateroom to feed the water to the galley sink. Lift up that hinged bunk and remove the aft floor panel. You will find fittings there and the cabin sump pump just aft of that. If that sump has water in it then you most likely have a leak forward of that and its running back. Anyway, both my fittings there were leaking and I had to replace them. The original fittings are made by Guest. I replaced them with SeaTech fittings from www.freshwatersystems.com. I also had a leak at one of the fittings in the trunk behind the panel where the shore water inlet is. To access that I had to cut a 4" hole in the panel (which I then put a cover plate over). There are also obviously fittings on both sides of the pumps and at all the sinks and toilets, showers and anchor washdown.

To answer your last question, the toilet gets its fresh water from the house fresh water system, but the flush is sucked into the holding tank, which is completely separate from the fresh water system.
Better prices here:
http://www.suremarineservice.com/15mm-sea-tech-fittings-and-tubing.aspx
 
I'm playing with the idea getting me a rear view camera for easier backing up. Any input on brand, location, size of screen would be highly appreciated.
 
I'm playing with the idea getting me a rear view camera for easier backing up. Any input on brand, location, size of screen would be highly appreciated.

I'm hoping that others who have done this will chime in. This is on my (very long) "to do" list as well. Looking forward to hearing the responses.
 
For me it was a waste of money, I was so busy looking around I never had time to look at the screen when I was docking.......

Was great thought when we were fishing easy to keep and eye on things....
 
that's a good point with being busy looking around but maybe it makes sense to put the monitor under the radar arch, so you have it in line of sight when you look back....
that's the camera I have my eyes on..... http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002GM5GKO/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza

That looks like a good deal. And I like the idea of putting the monitor under the arch, but the monitor isn't weather proof...just the camera is. So I'm not sure how that would work, or if you would need access the buttons on the monitor itself for operation. But at .2 boat bucks, it might be worth giving that one a shot.
 

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