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Yes Dennis, it sure could have been microbes (or perhaps dead ones). I have been using a biocide since day one but I still had the crud in there which gummed up my check valve on top of the tank. I think moist air enters the tank through the tank's vent line and water accumulates. The...

Yes, I'm pretty sure it's aluminum like most boat fuel tanks are. It's super clean now (shiny metal) and many mechanics use muriatic acid to remove rust and crud from inside fuel tanks. I rinsed it out real good with water afterwards and the diesel oil should keep it happy now for another ten...

To all who have a Fischer Panda generator, My FP genset ( a 4200 FCB built in 2006) was starving for fuel after running for 45 or 60 minutes. I spent a lot of time looking for the issue and replacing things like fuel filters, fuel pumps, fuel pump relays, solenoid checks, etc. After much head...

Here's what my FP Fuel Pump looks like after a year and half in my bilge. This replacement pump is a Facet brand one similar or identical to the original poster's. Just looking at it I knew it would rust so I coated it first with a coat of oil based paint. It seems to be holding up okay down...

Yes perhaps but, if the transom is shot and the boat is free, I can assure you there will be more than one other "project" that doesn't lend itself to the "do it yourselfers". Is it worth it? > > To each his own...

I follow the old saying "There is nothing more expensive than a cheap boat"

Yes agreed - they do get corroded! Remember they are "general use" pumps and not specifically for marine use. After I installed mine, I gave it a nice coat of paint or two. I also try and keep my bilge area dry (with a short mop) and use a bilge air dryer (Davis Instruments 500) which seems...

Pints or even quarts of water in your bilge is quite normal. Gallons are not. One hint - is you're getting water after heavy rains. So use that knowledge to your advantage. Of course you can't fix a leak until you know where it's coming from. I recommend placing sections of newspaper down in...

I removed and replaced all of my pop out deck hatches with a Beckson screw in type which do not leak a drop. There was a case with one ~30' Grady where a pop out lid came off in the stern area right in front of the engines and the boat filled up and rolled. That's not going to happen on my boat!

Two steps. Step One: Fill it up (fully), and use it for several trips keeping track of your miles on a GPS (could be a simple hand held unit). This serves as your odometer. Then, after your several trips of use (and miles), write down the # of miles and fill her up (fully). Divide the miles...

First, locate the sea strainer for your genset raw water coolant hose. It should be about a foot from your genset seacock. Then you close the seacock and open the top of the sea strainer. Clean out the sea strainer filter. Next you're going to fill the genset sea strainer with your mix of...

Moving from a Marlin to a 330 is a big step financially. Both are great boats. I have owned my 330 for 8+ years and a pal of mine has a Marlin. When on his Marlin, everything seems (and is) "smaller" and less useful and less comfortable. I suppose a 370 Owner would feel the same way stepping...

I have used our FW head on our 330 Express for over 8 years now. No odor from it so long as you empty the holding tank within a week AND use a tank deodorant of your choice. As explained to me - FW heads (called Vacuflush) generally don't stink because there are no living organisms in the...

Thanks fellas. Upon further review, I think my radio is actually fine. It was my Amp that took a crap. Working to replace that unit (in bound now thanks to Amazon). cheers, Jack

Greetings all, My GW Factory standard Kenwood Sirius Radio in my 2006 330 Express needs replacement. Any suggestions? Looking to make the remove and replace effort as clean and easy as possible. Thanks, Jack

In my experience (on a 2006 330), that is hard to do. I have tried to do the short cut from the FW pump alley to the area you describe for no love. The only sure fire way I can think of is to take the long route. That is - go aft on the port side to the battery, genset area, make a U turn and...

I have a FP diesel generator (4000 KW) in my 2006 330 Express. I agree, they are a pain to service - especially the impeller - but I couldn't imagine a boat without one. It doesn't take long to learn the steps necessary to diagnose and repair basic issues with the FP. And the FP Tech Support...

For what it's worth - I too have the FP 4200 and generally like it (built in 2005). It has given me a few minor problems over the years (450 hours now) but I was able to sort through and resolve them with help over the phone from the FP Technical Team plus asking questions on this site (Bill...

Yes agreed on all counts. Thanks and I'll just have to see how it goes running on 2 of 4 capacitors.

Just got off the phone with Bob in the Technical Support Dept. of FP. Bob said the boost capacitors in my AC Box is a second set and by disconnecting them, he said I should not observe any performance issues. If there are issues, a new AC Box runs about $1,400. He said he would not upgrade...