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Topic: Riviera 40 Sportfish

Author Message Prev Topic | Next Topic  Gail-Anne IV "Seaman Recruit" Joined: September 20 2006 Posts: 1 Posted: September 21 2006 at 00:01 | IP Logged   I just bought a new Riviera 40 sportfish with cummins QSC 490 electronic diesels.  Any known issues that anyone would like to share? __________________ Owner - Riviera 40 Back to Top    khunkins "Seaman Recruit" Joined: March 07 2007 Posts: 1 Posted: March 07 2007 at 00:32 | IP Logged The 40 is a great boat but at about 200 hours I had to replace both cutlass bearings on my 2003 at a cost of $2,256.  One was getting so tight that is would intermittently make a screeching noise and you could not turn the prop by hand.  I later discovered that the only other Riviera 40 (2004) in my harbor had exactly the same problem. Back to Top    neuromancer "Seaman Recruit" Joined: July 31 2006 Posts: 2 Posted: March 07 2007 at 00:37 | IP Logged I have a 2005 (40-228) in the Chesapeake Bay area, and have had no problems in 2 seasons.   I had my props scanned and tuned this winter, so will ask that the cutless bearings be checked before launch. Thanks for the heads up. __________________ Riviera 40 "Neuromancer II" Herrington Harbour South Rosehaven, MD Back to Top

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