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Subject is a 2000 31pc. Windlass is a Lewmar. Since I've owned the boat, I've assumed the existing anchor chain stopper to be complete. Mine looks just like the chain stop in the first picture, EXCEPT that the actual brake plate/claw that pivots on the larger of the two locking pins is not...

After never using it for all these years, I am focusing on the numbered rotary dial that is located above the Jabsco Searchlight controller (see picture below) in connection with a lower helm dash refresh. I had always understood the knob to be a speed control for the searchlight rotation but...

Hello all I noticed early last week that - at normal 3K cruise indicating +/- 30 mph - the STBD tach was reading high (3400-3500) while PORT was at the normal 3K for 30 mph. Thought it was odd but saw no signs of over-reving at all and figured there was a transient ghost in the machine that...

Here's an odd thing we're noticing after bringing the 31pc out of winter hibernation. There are 7 circular 12v overhead lights (still the original incandescents) in our cabin. These overhead lights are switched ON and OFF by one of the switches in the 4 gang switch panel as we enter the cabin...

Looking for some advice please - especially from 37PC owners, boat lift owners, and others. As we expand our Chesapeake Bay cruising destinations, we're considering upsizing -- from our beloved, lift-kept 31PC to either a 34 or a 37PC. Aside from other considerations, the re-purposing of our...

Hello all - I'm considering forking out the $$ to Formula for a full set of replacement vinyl skins for my 2000 31PC. I've searched the archives here and have not found any detailed info on disassembly of this model's various seats -- so as to remove and replace the skins. The flip up...

PSA For posterity, if your Kohler 4, 5, 6 or 7.3E (perhaps others) generator stops pumping raw water while your impeller is not shredded and your plumbing is not otherwise obstructed . . . . . . then a common culprit is a sheared/split rubber/plastic/elastomer coupler sleeve that mates the...

Hello and Happy New Year! The Port AC Shorepower Voltmeter (0-150v) in my Cabin's Power Panel is pegging out at 150v with increasing frequency. If I tap it a few times it will settle back at 110v - for a while. The Starboard meter holds steady at 110v, as it should. The wonky Port meter used to...

Hello all I sent this inquiry to TAG, but having not heard back, was hoping someone here may know. My 2000 31pc has six oval cabin portholes (windows). The labels on the window frames say Pompanette (these are Bomar, I think?) and each porthole has three flip up/down lockdowns that screw IN to...

Hello all - I would appreciate a little advice on my upgrades from the current (inherited) battery configuration and capacity in my 31PC. Incredibly, the 2000 31PC has only TWO batteries (plus the Genset battery). There are two group 27s on the outside starboard side of the engine compartment...

As do many in my marina over the winter, I use an adapter (see hyperlink below) to connect regular 110v to my boat's 30A shore power input so as to keep the batteries charged and to run a small cabin dehumidifier. Once this pigtail is connected, and when I flip the two AC toggles on the cabin...

While raising the drives in our 31pc to trailer position for an unrelated issue, we snapped the dreaded Transom Thru-Hull Gear Lube Reservoir Fitting on the Starboard side – the 90 degree fitting that connects the Reservoir to the Drive through the transom. The hose had been previously replaced...

While raising the drives to trailer position for an unrelated issue, we snapped the dreaded Transom Thru-Hull Gear Lube Reservoir Fitting on the Starboard side – the 90 degree fitting that connects the Reservoir to the Drive through the transom. I understand this more commonly occurs when...

RESOLVED - See below Hello The Head fan / Smell sucker in the head of our 31pc only operates intermittently. Sometimes I can't get it to come on at all. Today it came on when I operated the rocker switch (the one next to the head LIGHT rocker in our boat) and then it stopped after a few...

Can somebody tell me where to find my sump box and pump? A search through threads is inconclusive for this particular year and model (2000 31pc) , but seems it MAY be somewhere under the steps that lead from the cockpit down into the cabin. I'm hearing what sounds like a pump running when I...

Can anybody tell me if the original VDO Fuel gauge and tank sender on a 2000 31pc were configured with: a) the American standard (240 ohm at empty, 30 ohms at full) or b) the European standard (0 ohms empty, 180 ohms at full)? Thanks

I'm not sure of the 'proper' name for it, but I need to remove the Upholstered Fan-shaped "Headboard" in our 2000 31PC for REupholstery / updating. I've pulled around on the edges a bit and think I feel some type of fasteners in there, but have no idea how to access them. I must be missing...

I know some people are surprised to learn that standard Bennett wiring spec's the left toggle to control the Starboard tab, and vice versa. But I'm now noticing in our 'new' 2000 31pc that Formula spec'd and set up the toggles so that a forward press RAISES up the bow (tabs up) while a backward...

Hi I'm troubleshooting/replacing the original TV antenna on my 2000 31pc. It's the one that looks like the Starship Enterprise. An aftermarket TV does not receive any digital stations when connected to the antenna, but does when connected to an external HD antenna (so I know the TV is not the...

Can anybody confirm that the stock depth finder in the 2000 31pc was a Lowrance 3500 with the older 192KHz transducer? Was that transducer in-hull or through hull, and if in-hull, about where in the bilge should I go looking for it? Bonus - Is it a hockey puck shape or other? Thanks