New Pursuit owner

[Ryebread81]

I have a brand new 2013 345 OS. Great boat. Loving it. It's does have a few design glitches.
The livewell drains into the hull of the boat (fills up the hull with water), instead of draining outside the boat. The fish boxes keep filling up with a few inches of water, even after I get them bone dry and plug them. Water from the deck leaks into the fish boxes, for some reason it's not sealed tight. The bottom rod holder hole on the starboard side of the boat is not aligned properly at all, they are fixing that when they figure out how. AND The gas is only pulling from one of the tanks, I need to be shown how to make sure it's pulling from both gas tanks, anyone know how to do that??. No freshwater washdown but they are installing that also.

[Blue Runner]

I have a 315 OS and have dealt with a few items you mentioned. Re: the livewell, mine drains properly, but a friend's 265 DC's livewell was not caulked properly all the way around the top, and overflowed into the hull. The dealer was able to fix that by properly caulking the top.

Re: the fishboxes - make sure the channels around the boxes are clean, and the drain in the channel flows freely. You can also adjust the latches to make a tighter seal. I've done all of the above and get very little water in the fishboxes now, even after a heavy rain or washdown.

Re: the gas pulling from one tank - on the 315 there is a hatch in the deck that has the valves to control the fuel flow. When I got the boat both engines were drawing from both tanks, but the forward tank was having most of the fuel drawn from it because it was generally higher. I changed to flow so one engine draws from each tank. Note when running, the fuel gauge shows the aft tank as using more, but that's because the sender for the gauge is in the from of the aft tank and the rear of the forward tank. When the boat is level, the gauges show even usage.

Hope this helps.

[rsmith2648]

Experiencing the same problem on my new 345 OS. Had to be towed in after running out one tank. Could not reprime engines from full tank. Have not had boat out after service, dont know if problem is resolved.

[350thunder]

Hi,

i have a 2010 345 OS, make sure they seal the top of your live well to the underside of the gunnells. The previous owners fix for the fishboxes should work and keep the plugs in the drain, after you dry them out. Regarding the fuel, on the steps up to the helm area, on the right side is a round access hatch, in there are your fuel shutoffs for each engine to that tank. The left access is under the slide out seat, which can be accessed when you pull out the drawers above it. I have had some fuel issues and learned to play around with the valves for each engine. Also, in case you run one tank dry, you have primer bulbs on top of your Racco fuel filters, which are down by the generator. I have basically the first model year boat, so I have work through quite a few issues, mostly on my own. I can be reached at rick@prodandc.com, if you have any further questions. Good Luck!