Hi Guys,
I bought my 2003 seafarer last August and am slowly working through the various things as they come up. The most recent was a failed trim tab rocker switch. Just got that today and was an easy replacement so no worries but in troubleshooting I noticed the hydraulic fluid was low. Funny, but adding fluid is turning out to be a bigger hassle. On this model the pump is located in the starboard berth storage compartment by some of the head plumbing. One of those large hoses is directly above the pump. It seems the only way to get the lid off to add fluid is to actually remove the mounting screws for the the pump itself. Has anyone else had this experience, if so, how do you deal with this? Am I missing something here?
Thank You!
p.s. Love the boat but am a bit disappointed how low the stern sits in the water. It has a 4S 225 and as many others have experienced, the scuppers are actually below water and when getting going water comes very close if not above the motor cowl seal even with only about 20% fuel and nothing else to speak of.
I bought my 2003 seafarer last August and am slowly working through the various things as they come up. The most recent was a failed trim tab rocker switch. Just got that today and was an easy replacement so no worries but in troubleshooting I noticed the hydraulic fluid was low. Funny, but adding fluid is turning out to be a bigger hassle. On this model the pump is located in the starboard berth storage compartment by some of the head plumbing. One of those large hoses is directly above the pump. It seems the only way to get the lid off to add fluid is to actually remove the mounting screws for the the pump itself. Has anyone else had this experience, if so, how do you deal with this? Am I missing something here?
Thank You!
p.s. Love the boat but am a bit disappointed how low the stern sits in the water. It has a 4S 225 and as many others have experienced, the scuppers are actually below water and when getting going water comes very close if not above the motor cowl seal even with only about 20% fuel and nothing else to speak of.