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Need some guidance on how to remove the Raymarine 218 radio. I believe I may have a loose connection or bad ground since I can only transmit not receive; at least I hope. Tried to remove the radio, there is no access panel to the instrument cluster. Tried to pop the front cover off the radio, did not appear possible without damage. Has anyone accomplished the task of removal for either replacement or repair.

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2009 Four Winns V318

Remove the guage panel/dash area. It comes out with a couple of screws, then,you can access what you need from the hole in the middle for the GPS unit.

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA

Do we know you

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

+1. That is to say you have a chartplotter/radar unit. If not, I'm not sure if there is a false plate.

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Jeff

'14 Cruisers 380 Express "Simon Sez"
Merc 8.2 Mag MPI 380
DTS B3X, (x2) Axius Premier


(SOLD)
'08 V318
Merc 350 Mag MPI 300
DTS Seacore, B3 (x2)

I'm new to this Forum. I will take a look at removing the dash panel. Thanks for the input.

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2009 Four Winns V318

I don't mean the chartplotter, I mean the entire gauge cluster if needed.

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA

Oh, I am stil around.... Just had a maintenance/spring shakedown weekend on all night long last weekend.

Life has been a little crazy. 1st kid due in 3 weeks, and all the stuff of life.

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2008 318 Vista -SOLD, but I am still around!
All Night Long, Seattle WA

Congrats on the new arrival ! That will be a great new experience for you and your wife. Best of luck !


Pardon the hijack...... Back to your originally scheduled VHF radio thread.

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One of 4 Previous (Sold) Boats:
2000 Four Winns 268 Vista

Current Boat: 2004 Chaparral 235 ssi cuddy

Gotcha, seems to be awfully intrusive to just access the radio.....willl give it a try over the weekend.

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2009 Four Winns V318

I had to remove the right side switch bank to gain access to the darn fuse holder for the remote spotlight. For whatever reason fell apart behind the dash.

Anyway i had to remove the chartplotter to gain access to anything. The switch bank had 4 studs thru the dash with nuts behind. I believe the guage cluster is the same way. I remember trying to take the VHF out instead but that was a b@tch too!

It was a couple hour job by time I replaced the fuse holder and buttoned it all back up.

Oh and congrats Cougar on the soon comming little one! My wife and I recently became grandparents!

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Jeff

'14 Cruisers 380 Express "Simon Sez"
Merc 8.2 Mag MPI 380
DTS B3X, (x2) Axius Premier


(SOLD)
'08 V318
Merc 350 Mag MPI 300
DTS Seacore, B3 (x2)