Pursuit Engine Hatch Won't Lift

[jimw]

If there are any Pursuit owners out there, maybe you can help. I have a 2004 Pursuit 3100 Offshore. I went down to the boat this evening to raise the engine hatch and when I pressed the switch on keypad, the little light lit up but nothing happened. If I push the down button on the same key pad (it is under the gunnel on the starboard side) I can hear the actuators running to pull the hatch down (even though the hatch is already down). I guess that indicates the down part is working. My question is, does anyone know of a way to bypass the key pad switch and relays to get the hatch up? Can the hatch be lifted manually?

All the switched in the boat are digitally controlled. The push buttons on the key pads, when pressed, send a signal to the Power Management Equipment Module(s) which in turn close the particular relay that powers on the device your are turning on. It is a pretty neat system but leaves lacks any fail safe features.

[pmagrady]

Send an email to Tim at Pursuit and include your phone number in your email. Tim will usually call back that day. tmacomber@pursuitboats.com

[jimw]

I talked to Stu at Pursuit (He works with Tim). I have narrowed the problem to the relays that open and close the hatch. We replaced one relay and now the problem has swapped ends, can't close hatch. I think there is faulty ground with one or more of the relays.

[Sea Tow Ethan]

A friend recently had a similar problem on his Pursuit and after much troubleshooting determined that the problem was the keypad itself.

[Dry Rot]

A friend recently had a similar problem on his Pursuit and after much troubleshooting determined that the problem was the keypad itself.

How about the older models with just the rocker switch. Do they present the same problem? Where are the relays?

Dry

01 Pursuit Express 3000

[Sea Tow Ethan]

How about the older models with just the rocker switch. Do they present the same problem? Where are the relays?

Dry

01 Pursuit Express 3000

I can only state what I've seen with this particular boat, which I believe is a 2004 (not sure). The relays are waaaay over to starboard near the aft bulkhead of the engine room. He couldn't get the hatch to lift and asked me to crawl over the back end of the engine and manually short the relays to open the large hatch. I'm a small guy but it was still a massive contortion act. He has worked closely with Pursuit to resolve the issue, installing a replacement keypad.

[Cracker Larry]

Sorry, I don't have an answer, just an observation. Some things on a boat just shouldn't be electronic, and that's probably one of them.

[Chisox]

There should be a manual release system in place just in case of electrical failures such as yours. When I was with Stamas, all of our inboards featured such a system.