Carver370
Well-Known Member
- Mar 30, 2007
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- Boat Info
- 2000 Sea Ray 400 Sundancer - Diesel
- Engines
- T-3116 CAT - 350 HP
I will refrain from posting the brand of the boat but I myself and a close friend / customer of mine have had complete nightmares with his Zeus boat.
-Both pods replaced.
-Both transmissions replaced at different intervals - NOT rebuildable.
-Both steering actuators replaced - two times each since the pod replacement - also NOT rebuildable.
-Both new pods have been rebuilt now as well since the replacement.
-Both "rings" replaced now 4 times.
Everything has been related to two different fluids mixing in the wrong locations. This is on a boat that has had way above average care and preventative maintenance its entire life. We take her on her own hull from Florida to Michigan and back each season, there has only been one trip we were able to continue the entire way without incident. NEVER have touched bottom with this boat either. Every single time, Cummins assumes zero responsibility, ZF assumes nothing, and Mercury will "gladly" pay for the parts after the word lawsuit starts being thrown around for some time. They have never paid for any of the labor associated with this.
Can you image having one of these with three Zues drives like an L590 has? No thank you.
-Both pods replaced.
-Both transmissions replaced at different intervals - NOT rebuildable.
-Both steering actuators replaced - two times each since the pod replacement - also NOT rebuildable.
-Both new pods have been rebuilt now as well since the replacement.
-Both "rings" replaced now 4 times.
Everything has been related to two different fluids mixing in the wrong locations. This is on a boat that has had way above average care and preventative maintenance its entire life. We take her on her own hull from Florida to Michigan and back each season, there has only been one trip we were able to continue the entire way without incident. NEVER have touched bottom with this boat either. Every single time, Cummins assumes zero responsibility, ZF assumes nothing, and Mercury will "gladly" pay for the parts after the word lawsuit starts being thrown around for some time. They have never paid for any of the labor associated with this.
Can you image having one of these with three Zues drives like an L590 has? No thank you.