I have a 270CR Built in 2004. I am based in Crete Greece and have trouble getting tech support.

My batteries are flat and I cant get the Engine hatch open

Any ideas for for opening the hatch manually or some other way

 

Thanks

 

Grant Ross

I would get a small, cheap battery "trickle" charger plug it temporarily into a ciragette lighter socket. You may have to wait overnight, but hopefully you'll be able to get enough charge on the battery to get the hatch open. I don't know if there's a quick pin on a lanyard to disconnect the hatch lifting mechanism. If there isn't, this would be a great time to add one.

Gilly

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1994 225CCR
TOBACCO Money

Hi Grant,   I have a 2004 250CR, so I'm assuming that your 270 has the same cover release mechanism.   If you look inside the aft storage compartment, (located under sunpad), you will see a round cover plate.  Remove the plate and you will probably have some sound insulation that you need to get through.  You will then be able to access a ring attached to a release pin on the lift ram.  Pull the pin and you should be able to lift the engine hatch.   It will be very heavy, so be careful.   I would first suggest before trying that, to flip your battery charger on and hook up the shore power.   After giving them a good charge and still having the shore power hooked up, have battery switch set to both or all and try and see if it will power up.  If there was any life left in the batteries this may work.  If not, then you got to pull the pin.  Good Luck.

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Doug DeLost
PT-5
2004 250CR
Annapolis, Md.

Hi Tom

Thanks for your prompt reply. Just as good as the helpful information is the new feeling of belonging to a community of friends

Thanks again

Grant

Hi Doug

Thanks for theprompt reply. Will go and check that today and will let you know for your own information.

Thanks again. Its good to belong to a friendly community

Grant

I don't know if they changed much from 2004 to 2007 but mine has a set of charge posts right next to the battery switch.  I would hook a battery up to that.  

But first off, I would hook it up to shore power and charge the batteries first.

 

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2007 250 Crownline Cruiser
pulled by an 06 Dodge MEGACAB
Cummins Power.

The charge posts came after 2004, (nice feature), and there is now a different designed raising ram on the newer models, thus eliminating the need for the access plate. 

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Doug DeLost
PT-5
2004 250CR
Annapolis, Md.

Thanks Dane I really apprecieate the help I have been getting from the forum members

You are correct there a a set of charge posts next to the the battery switch.

Will try what you suggested and let you know

 

Regards

Grant

Thanks Doug to you and all th others who have helped.

I really appreciate and respect the manner in which members  "rally" to help others

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again my thanks

 

Grant