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Hi Dave, My boat was originally from the east coast and came with a rescue pod of some sort. I think if I were to cruise to the Bahamas or somewhere more offshore I would get it recertified but now it sits in my garage. I regularly cross Lake Michigan (Racine to South Haven) in my Grand Banks 42...

I also have removed the screws and filled with epoxy. Once you redrill the hole you might want to shoot some acetone into it and let it dry out a day or two. If for some reason there was any moisture this would help it dry out. Make sure to visit the teakdecking systems website. Great info and...

My insert did not work even with a replaced CP370. Just curious if yours worked?

Got my new CP370 replaced by Raymarine under warranty. I thought great, my problems are over! Connected it back up and got the same results as before. Called Raymarine and they want me to send in the CP370 again. I have my doubts this set up will ever work. So I sent back the CP370 yesterday (no...

Current, as Steve says. I used gps speed for the first 3 years I had the boat. The paddle wheel never worked but it was there. Finally got around to fixing it (which includes the water temp). I guess if it wasn't there in the first place I doubt if I would have installed it being most of my...

After many more calls to Raymarine and Airmar it was suggested that I send back my new CP370 to Raymarine for a check. Just found out this morning that it was indeed defective and I'm getting a new one, covered by warranty.

This is pretty much what I am doing or trying to do also. When I connected the old existing B744V to the system (via a new Raymarine cp370) I could only get depth. Airmar told me about the insert, in my case B744V-INS-RAY. When I connected it I still could not get speed but could get temp...

Yes sir. After checking and re-checking the connections and bench testing the paddlewheel I thought yes maybe the cable is bad. There are 5 wires and continuity checked good on all 5.

Hi Nick! I am guessing you and I are not the only ones with this issue. I don't know the story but I'm guessing the speed side of original B774V's didn't work out for what ever reason. Ideally you could have just replaced the paddle wheel insert and have things fixed. But when I inquired with...

Trying to install a replacement speed/temp insert (B744V-INS-Ray). My original paddlewheel for boat speed never worked as long as I owned the boat. Original triducer is the B744V. The new paddlewheel has a cable attached to it which must be spliced into the old original cable. Original...

I am in the middle of a very similar situation. I have a B744V also, different part number. I think part numbers are different for what equipment they were designed to be hooked up to. Mine was for Raymarine yours was maybe for Furno. I'm also dumping my ST60's. I have wind, boat speed, and...

Clive, Welcome to the Trawler Forum. Lots of knowledge and good advice here. I should know as I have asked more questions than I have answered. And welcome to the Great Lakes Grand Banks Association. I am a member also and attended the last Rendezvous in Sister Bay WI. Toured several 36's...

Thanks guys. I just think the 120 is an overkill. A quick search of mesh size required using a BD50 compressor comes up with 40 mesh. Incidentally, the Flojet pump used with this system also has a requirement of 40 mesh. I too have a Groco strainer that will be used as a kind of primary...

Sorry I can't be of much help in the disassembly b/c the CAT tech did most of the work but I don't recall it being too tough to pull the hoses off. You already got some good advice on the tools needed. Looks like my charge for gaskets/seals was approx. $120/engine. That was over 2 years ago...

I tore out my old Grunert cold plate system. I am going to install a Frigoboat water cooled compressor ( Danfoss/Secop BD50) and evaporator in its place. The Frigoboat instructions call for a raw water pump with a strainer of 120 mesh. That seems pretty fine to me and it's proving difficult to...

I too have the 435 HP version. I believe the PO of my boat messed up on preventative maintenance and skipped this service. As a result he had to rebuild the engine (good for me since he rebuilt both). That story was enough to scare me and soon as I got the boat home I paid big bucks to have them...

Thanks for all the replies guys. Just a little more info about my ER - I do also have an existing DC light system and I did replace those bulbs with LED style. I probably could replace the AC tube lights with LEDs but I still would have the same big old fixture. I want to make this an easy...

I have 3 fluorescent lighting fixtures (120VAC) in my ER. They hold two lights ( 2 ft. long) in each fixture. The lighting is ok but these fixtures are old clunkers and take up too much space, mainly they are 5.5 in depth. I want to reduce the space/power so LED seems like the way to go. Problem...

Thanks, was thinking of doing this. Maybe I should build some sort of system with a pump and a filter attached ? I'm somewhat worried I will be sturring up crud from the bottom the the tanks. Anyway, I have run the tanks down to about 1/3 (100 gallons) and would like to get at least to 1/4...

Found out from Grand Banks it was a Guidi (Italian) valve. From the attached Pdf it looks to be an O ring and a thicker type of seal that would be the culprit. I've emailed them for info on rebuilding. We shall see but I am leaning toward replacing them with ball valves as suggested. The next...

These push button fuel shut-off valves don't always seat and then leak. It looks like they can be disassembled and rebuilt with maybe an O ring or two but I have no info on this valve. Have you fixed yours or did you replace with a ball valve? Any info appreciated. Sorry for the sideways pic.

I picked up my switches (slave solenoids) from CAT and headed to the harbor to do battle. I dreaded crawling between the hull and the port engine. When I got onboard the first thing I noticed was the gear shift lever slightly ahead of neutral. Yes, that was the issue and I am a dummy for missing...

Have not investigated the switch yet but will do. Thanks Dennis.