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Post by philiphancock on Apr 26, 2020 19:45:27 GMT -5
Hi tc33OBX,
You are correct I do have the aluminum hardtop. I have some spots that are starting to pit have a guy coming out this week to take a look. Some people at the marina have said the entire hardtop has to come off to be repaired, others have said spot-repair is possible. Anyone here have their aluminum hardtop spot-repaired? How did it turn out?
Thanks,
Philip
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Post by seasunofthesoul on Apr 27, 2020 0:33:01 GMT -5
By the way seasunofthesoul how is the condition of your hard top? Mine is beginning to put in some places I wanted to see if it could be spot repaired. When we run at speed, then slow down, i get a good amount of water that runs out of the roof light fixtures :s... I took off the access panel but that is limited in space (mostly to get to bottom of radar mount) and didn't help me determine the root of the issue. I'm guessing it is the electronics mounted on top of the roof have sealants that habe wore thin and are letting rain water in. Then, with the running angle of the boat at speed, it accumulates the water to then cause it to drain out of the light fixtures.?.?.? Otherwise, the roof looks good  |
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Post by seasunofthesoul on Apr 27, 2020 0:43:25 GMT -5
Phillip I would think that your hardtop and Seasunofthesouls are completely different. Wasn't 2007 the year where the hardtop on the 4460 moved to Aluminum rather than fiberglass? So the touch up process would be different. I'm guessing your hardtop should be able to simply be repainted. That is also why it may be pitting in some areas (that is what I think you were trying to say). My 4460 is 2007 and definitely aluminum...nice clang when knocking on it. |
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Post by tc33obx on Apr 27, 2020 6:15:46 GMT -5
Seasunofthesoul,
I didn't have that much water running out of the lights but during a hard rain I would have some water run out of the light right about the sink. I traced the problem back to the GPS receiver on the roof. I simply removed, silicone and reattached it and the problem disappeared.
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Post by gofast24 on May 6, 2020 10:20:44 GMT -5
Gosh, a 2020 (seems like yours is new under warranty vessel) you had to repair a water leak from a light jsut above the sink? I remember seeing some videos on u tube where Regal sprays the whole vessel with heavy water spray to check for water ingress?
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Post by tc33obx on May 6, 2020 14:42:22 GMT -5
Gosh, a 2020 (seems like yours is new under warranty vessel) you had to repair a water leak from a light jsut above the sink? I remember seeing some videos on u tube where Regal sprays the whole vessel with heavy water spray to check for water ingress? No No No, this was on my 4460 not the new 2020 33 OBX. Although I do have 3 warrantee issues that hopefully will get taken care of when I get my 20 hours service on the Yamaha's in a little over a week. |
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Post by gofast24 on May 7, 2020 10:15:49 GMT -5
Sorry, sometimes get confused with what vessel someone has and what his current problems are  |
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Post by mickey on Oct 25, 2020 7:54:05 GMT -5
On my 2014 3060, the arch lights are turned on by a rocker switch at the helm. Mine are 3" recessed adjustable. Does anyone know where to buy a replacement bulb or fixture?
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Post by gofast24 on Oct 29, 2020 10:19:09 GMT -5
mickey, remove the bulb (if a incandescent bulb (halogen) replace it with a LED equivalent. We replaced all halogen bulbs in our 2001 with LED a few weeks after purhasing it, easy to do and will consume about 90% less power than the halogens, if that is what you have?
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Post by mickey on Oct 30, 2020 7:24:22 GMT -5
Thanks gofast24!
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Post by gofast24 on Oct 30, 2020 10:18:09 GMT -5
Your welcome! Maybe remove one bulb out and take a close up picture of it (especially the "prongs/ contacts). Maybe we can help you determine the style/type designation of it and recommend some LED replacements if they are not already LED's?
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Post by philiphancock on Nov 22, 2020 8:51:14 GMT -5
seems silly to ask, but here goes ... '07 4460 ... behind the driver's seat on starboard, there are 2 recessed lights (that take a G4 bulb) in the roof ... above the table on the port side, there are another 4 of the same recessed lights ... the light switch on the starboard stern (next to the engine compartment hatch and engine compartment light switches) turns on the 4 lights above the table ... but not the 2 starboard recessed lights. I put in confirmed bulbs in those 2 light sockets and still nothing. I feel like I happened, by chance, once, may have figured out that those 2 lights are on a different circuit/switch but I cannot figure out now where. Do you know if those are on the same circuit (and thus I have a wiring issue) or how to turn them on? Hi Seasunofthesoul. on my 2006 4460, the switch for those lights was under the steering wheel. There are three light switches if I remember right, under the wheel. They turn on the lights in the very front of the hard top by the hardtop supports (one switch for port and one for starboard) and the two lights over the refreshment center (sink and grill) if you have that option. Also there is another switch for the 4 lights over the cockpit table among all of the switches to the right of the helm seat. This is the exact same as on my 07 4460. 3 switches under the steering wheel to control 2 lights forward in the hardtop on the port and starboard sides and over the area with the cockpit sink. The a dimming switch in the switch panel to the right of the helm (starboard) to control the 4 lights over the cockpit table. At the stern the switch there where the hatch and hatch lights are will also control the 4 lights over the cockpit. It is also dimming. When leaving the boat at night I will leave the 4 lights over the cockpit table on and use the stern switch to turn off just before I step off the boat. |
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Post by jlas on Feb 20, 2021 19:12:54 GMT -5
I have calculated the fuel consumption on our 2001 4160 (basically same as yours) engines based on 420 HP WOT each, typical best case B.S.F.C (Brake Specific Fuel Consumption) for a 4 stroke spark ignition automotive derivative based gas engine at this displacement is approx. 0.42/0.45 lbs./HP/Hour. So, 0.45 divided by 420 = 189 lbs. of fuel each. At 6.2 lbs. / Gallon gasoline that is 30 gallon / hour. Times two = 60 gallons / hour (at WOT) which hopefully no one never runs at WOT continuously! The marinized derivative automotive engines are not capable of that for very long! We normally run at about 3200/3400 RPM and 16/18 knots but open up the throttles to WOT for a 3-4 minutes or so to get them up to temp and burn some carbon out of the combustion chambers. Running 8/10 knots great on fuel consumption but open them up every hour or so to WOT, they will like running hard for a few minutes What is the aprox. fuel consumption at cruising (3200/3400 RPM)? Thanks! |
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Post by gofast24 on Feb 21, 2021 11:55:54 GMT -5
Great question! Problem is if you don't have electronic real time fuel rate gages/digital read outs you would need a BSFC (brake specific fuel consumption) vs. RPM/ throttle position to get even close to a answer. Only suggestion is that from a prop curve the HP load on engine goes up/down with the square of the (engine / prop) Speed.
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