Hey all - permission to come aboard...

Not yet owner but looking for the right model for us, missus and various family and friends from time to time. We are inland water folk, mostly on Beaver lake in Arkansas...

Thanks and see you on forums.

Hi all. Just purchased a 2003 466 in August. So far very happy but working out various bugs.

I have the ZF transmission and electronic controller. At the helm, the lights on the transmission controls are always on. It’s not hurting anything, but just seems wrong. Does anyone have this condition and/or figured out how to get them to turn off?

Also, my engine sync and rudder gauge is not accurate. Has anyone solved this problem?

The air conditioning/heater seacocks are forward of the generator. Can they be accessed without Having to crawl through the engine compartment.

Figured I throw this out there since it is really practical. Most of us think big inverters however a couple of smaller ones can do the trick. My TV in the Aft Cabin died so I went to buy a new one. The possibilities for a decent small TV are rather slim, seems like they want you to buy at least a 32".There are 12vdc units out there but they all really suck big time not to mention they cost a lot of money for bad quality. Managed to find a 22" with streaming capabilities however 120V. No problem, use the existing 12v stock wiring and connect it to a mini inverter, plug in TV and you're done. These little guys are smaller than a pack of cigarettes. Have been using it for a couple of months now, no issue. https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B01H2U9DE4/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

This can be used for really anything requiring 120v as long as it draws no more than 150w. Plug into 12v socket and charge your laptop as an example or charge the Dyson. Better yet install this permanently where you keep your Dyson and it will always charge on the wall rack. How about plugging in your battery charger for your drill? Lots of stuff on the boat requires just a little juice as opposed to requiring a large inverter.

Complete Electro-scan Type 1 Sanitation System. Like new. Previous owner of our boat installed it but didn't use it. We moved the boat to Idaho and installed a holding tank and removed it since it wasn't legal to use here. $950 plus shipping. Delivery possible to Portland area. Our boat came from the Portland area and this was legal below Bonneville Dam. That is the one zone I'm familiar with. There may be other areas where treated waste is legal to discharge but I wouldn't know. Instruction manual is also included. Located in Boise, Id

Was out on the boat yesterday and was sitting at anchor for about seven hours. Did not use genset. Refrigerator, Raytheon c80 (no radar), vhf radio and radio (nothing special), were on the whole time. Several bathroom flushes, but that’s it. Went to turn on blowers and nothing (in fact draw made c80 turn off). Checked 12v meter in the panel and when blowers were turned on needle dropped down to 8v. Refrigerator draws 4.4ah and radio etc should draw less than 2ah. Battery is about a year old. Rated at 105ah c20. Battery hydrometer (?) was showing green. I had a problem with another battery not working right out of the box and had to return it. Battery charger showed charging at 3 amps last night and is at 0 this morning. After about an hour charging back at the dock, tried battery again running blowers and refrigerator (charger off) and it held a little above 12v for 5 minutes of testing.

Any thoughts or just another bad battery?

1987 3607 aft cabin, both engines are the same make and have about the same hours on them but my port engine has a deeper sound than my starboard engine, could this be due to my bridge helm is on the starboard side and is simply a percussion effect, boat docked to port is raised on a lift well out of the water. boat docked on starboard side is in the water
would that have an effect, Any other thought to explain would be help full and appreciated

Thank you,
RWS



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I have a 1987 3706 aft cabin. the bow haul seems to always have a few inches of water in it. My shower box pump sits the middle of this canal and the auto belie pump is under the galley steps closer to the center of the boat. I can see how when running not on plane with nose up how the water could flow back to the auto pump. Do must find water in this location and what can be done to reduce it or laminate it?


Thank you for your help ,
RWS

1987 3607' lower level helm oil gauge( original) reads correct pressure but is not eliminating it's red back glow. Is it a simple as replacing a bulb or does the whole unit need to be replace? Thank you for your help and advice.

Thank you.
RWS

We just spent our first couple of night on our new 1985 3607 aft cabin boat. Closed up earlier than expected because the winds today were gusting to 90 km/hr. Noticed that I was able to put my pinky finger through an opening at the top of the windows in the salon area. They all seemed to be closed properly and nothing seemed to be missing. Is this normal? Basically it means that there is always an opening to the elements and depending on how any rain might fall, the interior will get wet.