460 DA Owners Thread

I'm missing some in the heads.
 
Russ, I couldn't figure this one out, so I had to buy a boat that had them installed already. It's actually very tight to in there, I think I could have only done it if my 7y/o son would help. But, I'm glad I don't have to do it.
 
Hey guys!
Sorry I have been away all weekend at the Seattle Boat Show-big disappointment!

I upgraded this past Summer, June 2011, from a 330 Sundancer. I had every boating man's dream come true, my fiance' suggested we get a bigger boat and get married on the boat! After travelling to 5 different states and viewing 9 boats we ended up getting our boat out of Sausalito, CA. It is a beautiful '03, Hardtop, Cockpit AC/Heat, Thruster, Custom Camper canvas, and cockpit sunbrella seating. The boat arrived 3 weeks before the wedding and all went off without a hitch! (except one! :)

Since the purchase I have done the following changes:
- I have removed the salon TV and have installed a wall about 2.5' back so this area is now all storage.
- I changed out the mid stateroom TV for my girls and put a nice 19" LCD with DVD player. I used the standard pullout tray and now use the space behind the TV for the 2 briefcases of manuals.
- New Clarion head unit in the cockpit with a wireless remote control from the helm and upgraded arch remote. This new unit allows for the IPOD hookup and so my CDs are going!
-Installed hailer into factory marine radio so I may talk to the kids and my wife on the bow. (inexpensive upgrade-$50) Nice for talking to folks while docking.
- The pump went out in my sump box so I modified the pump bracket and float onto removable starboard panels for easier cleaning.
- After 3 months of using the standard factory cockpit table I upgraded to an oval extendable ceder-like table. This really enhances the dining area in the cockpit!
- This Fall I replaced all my intake water lines as the originals were cracked and ready to burst. When I was replacing these lines I noticed the starboard water pump was failing. I replaced the pump with the Seaboard marine pump. Nice change! NEW impellers so I am ready to roll!

This Summer I will add a wine glass cabinet in the bulkhead cabinet above the salon couch.

Last year I put about 100 running hours on the beast and have discovered that this is a very forgiving, easy to dock vessel. It was a bit of a change stepping up from the 330. I look forward to many enjoyable years on this vessel.

Thanks Russ for starting this thread! I know that many other who are looking for this boat look forward to this thread growing!

Smooth Waters!
 
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Russ,

Although this set-up worked very well the first season, I explored the factory look and contacted the previous owner who just happened to have purchased that cabinet from Sea Ray but never installed it. So, we re-worked the TV location and placed it in that cabinet for a factory look. No improvement over the first try, but I like the cabinetry and it matched the maple finish.

James

How lucky were you being able to get the late model cabinet that the previous owner had bought and not installed, great deal!!!

Graham
 
Hey guys!
Sorry I have been away all weekend at the Seattle Boat Show-big disappointment!

I upgraded this past Summer, June 2011, from a 330 Sundancer. I had every boating man's dream come true, my fiance' suggested we get a bigger boat and get married on the boat! After travelling to 5 different states and viewing 9 boats we ended up getting our boat out of Sausalito, CA. It is a beautiful '03, Hardtop, Cockpit AC/Heat, Thruster, Custom Camper canvas, and
cockpit sunbrella seating. The boat arrived 3 weeks before the wedding and all went off without a hitch! (except one! :)

Since the purchase I have done the following changes:
- I have removed the salon TV and have installed a wall about 2.5' back so this area is now all storage.
- I changed out the mid stateroom TV for my girls and put a nice 19" LCD with DVD player. I used the standard pullout tray and
now use the space behind the TV for the 2 briefcases of manuals.
- New Clarion head unit in the cockpit with a wireless remote control from the helm and upgraded arch remote. This new unit allows for the IPOD hookup and so my CDs are going!
-Installed hailer into factory marine radio so I may talk to the kids and my wife on the bow. (inexpensive upgrade-$50) Nice for talking to folks while docking.
- The pump went out in my sump box so I modified the pump bracket and float onto removable starboard panels for easier cleaning.
- After 3 months of using the standard factory cockpit table I upgraded to an oval extendable ceder-like table. This really enhances the dining area in the cockpit!
- This Fall I replaced all my intake water lines as the originals were cracked and ready to burst. When I was replacing these lines I
noticed the starboard water pump was failing. I replaced the pump with the Seaboard marine pump. Nice change! NEW impellers so I am ready to roll!

This Summer I will add a wine glass cabinet in the bulkhead cabinet above the salon couch.

Last year I put about 100 running hours on the beast and have discovered that this is a very forgiving, easy to dock vessel. It was a bit of a change stepping up from the 330. I look forward to many enjoyable years on this vessel.

Thanks Russ for starting this thread! I know that many other who are looking for this boat look forward to this thread growing!

Smooth Waters!


That's great, glad you found us and joined in.
My 460 is a 2001 with Cummins, she is in NJ now in the water waiting to come up to CT. I think I will shoot for beginning of March, I just don't want to winterize again. She is sitting at the PO dock in front of his house. I can't wait.
There are a few things that I need to address before making the run. They are minor and service issues but need to be done. I plan to go down this weekend, 3 hour each way, to get started. When I get her back there are a few bigger projects that I need to do right away.
First is the refrigerator, PO damaged it while defrosting. I plan to replace, any one have any thoughts?
Next is the cockpit ice maker, PO removed it and gave away. He said he never used it. Not sure if I should put in a fridge instead?
A good cleaning is high on the list and the rest are projects like Sat TV, stereo and fun stuff like that.
She has a bow thruster and the Bose salon stereo but that's about it for options. I really wanted a hydraulic swim platform but the deal was too good to pass. Truth be told I am very lucky to own this boat, she is way out of my league- the 370 was too!
I have looked into the platform but at $25k I'm not sure that will ever happen.
Sorry to run off about mine, it's an exciting time, please post pics when you can of yours. We would like to see the projects and upgrades not to mention that beautiful boat too!
 
Russ, I couldn't figure this one out, so I had to buy a boat that had them installed already. It's actually very tight to in there, I think I could have only done it if my 7y/o son would help. But, I'm glad I don't have to do it.

Oh that's right! I remember you telling me that, it looks really cool. I might copy that, is your son available?! Can you post pictures so others can see?
 
Oh that's right! I remember you telling me that, it looks really cool. I might copy that, is your son available?! Can you post pictures so others can see?

I'm sure after enjoying your water toys at the Block he'll be happy to do whatever you ask :grin:

Here's one pic I found:
420DB_Night_Lighting.jpg
 
After talking with Rusty Higgins here is the scoop on cavnas products for the 460-

1999 to 2/12/02 Boatswains Locker in Jacksonville made the canvas for SR
2/12/02 to the end was Gioia Sails

FYI- carpet runner part numbers are 1248269 from Boatswains and 1690905 from Gioia in toast color.

Thank you Rusty!
 
Thanks for the comments about the TV cabinet but be careful what you wish for. My boat is a 2002 model and the cabinet was probably made in 2004, so although the veneer is close it is a bit lighter (partly because the whole cabinet from Sea Ray was wrapped in masking style tape as protection for five years). The valance also had a slightly different profile but it all works. The big issue is that the cabinet houses an obsolete Zenith TV. I had a local cabinet guy alter it to accept a slightly larger Sony widescreen. That worked well but if I had to do it again, I would have just made the cabinet from scratch. Acquiring a good veneer match is the toughest part.
i will try and post some photos when I get a chance.
With regard to the platform, have you checked out Seaweed Marine's product? I had it on the last boat and it worked well.
James
 
Thanks for the comments about the TV cabinet but be careful what you wish for. My boat is a 2002 model and the cabinet was probably made in 2004, so although the veneer is close it is a bit lighter (partly because the whole cabinet from Sea Ray was wrapped in masking style tape as protection for five years). The valance also had a slightly different profile but it all works. The big issue is that the cabinet houses an obsolete Zenith TV. I had a local cabinet guy alter it to accept a slightly larger Sony widescreen. That worked well but if I had to do it again, I would have just made the cabinet from scratch. Acquiring a good veneer match is the toughest part.
i will try and post some photos when I get a chance.
With regard to the platform, have you checked out Seaweed Marine's product? I had it on the last boat and it worked well.
James


Seaweed looks pretty cool, I will add that one to the list. Did the PO give you an idea on what that cabinet cost?
 
No he did not. I donated some Crown Royal for the cause. (He also left me a new set of cockpit carpets and a set of Gioa front windows.)

If you are serious about the cabinet Russ, I would speak with a local cabinet builder because I don't think that Sea Ray would carry that any longer. With a custom cabinet you can have it made around the modern widescreen 16 x 9 LCD TV instead of the old 4 x 3 Zenith. But just mounting it high on that wall without the cabinet made a big difference. As I mentioned, I will post pictures if I can find some.

One other improvement was to place a 110V lighting system in the engine room. I purchased five "ship's light" fixtures and placed short compact fluorescent bulbs in them. It was an afternoon's project. What a difference it made!

The Seaweed system is a roll on roll off to one side. That's the only disadvantage. It's easy to deploy and a lot easier to retrieve than the hydraulic platform. Currently I have a W.B. Genesis console with a 30 Nissan and there are times I wished I had the roll on system when retrieving the dinghy in choppy conditions. On the Seaweed system, click the retrieval buckle and crank it up; it self-centers. But..... the hydraulic system definitely has that "wow" factor.
 
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- New Clarion head unit in the cockpit with a wireless remote control from the helm and upgraded arch remote. This new unit allows for the IPOD hookup and so my CDs are going!
-Installed hailer into factory marine radio so I may talk to the kids and my wife on the bow. (inexpensive upgrade-$50) Nice for talking to folks while docking.
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I was looking in to something similar. Can you post unit models you installed for these two mods?
 
I was looking in to something similar. Can you post unit models you installed for these two mods?

Alex- I don't recall the model of the speaker, but it sure works slick and helps me from "yelling" at the better half as we dock.

The Clarion unit is the CMD 7. http://www.clarion.com/us/en/produc...nits/CMD7/us-en-product-pf_1259559424924.html
The remote unit is the MW-1, http://www.clarion.com/us/en/products/2012/marine/remotes/MW1/us-en-product-pf_1259559425055.html
Oh, and the remote unit is backlighted around the ring with a blue light!
LOL!
 
That's great, glad you found us and joined in.
First is the refrigerator, PO damaged it while defrosting. I plan to replace, any one have any thoughts?

Next is the cockpit ice maker, PO removed it and gave away. He said he never used it. Not sure if I should put in a fridge instead?

She has a bow thruster and the Bose salon stereo but that's about it for options. I LIKE THE BOSE SYSTEM, STOCK CABIN SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE UPGRADED.

I have looked into the platform but at $25k I'm not sure that will ever happen. THAT IS EASY FOR ME TO ANSWER-NO WAY!!!
Sorry to run off about mine, it's an exciting time, please post pics when you can of yours. We would like to see the projects and upgrades not to mention that beautiful boat too!

Many of these boats have actual refrigerator doors, I have 1/2" think wood panels that attach to the door for the "where is the refrigerator" look!
Not sure what to suggest for a replacement. Do you have an invertor? The refrigerators are very thirsty and suck the batteries down quickly!

I like the cockpit ICEMAKER. I keep the ice maker on all the time and then refill a cooler each night and that works well.

Good luck with the closing process! We all need more pics!
 
Hellos all, This will be my 5th season with the boat, still love the boat. Have done some upgrades,installed ranier windows between the hardtop and glass, really a nice product. changed the cockpit ice maker to a fridge, installed cockpit TV, changed all TV's to flat screen, changed the Clarion to a Fusion, new Icom VHF, Changed the overhead cockpit light to 2 switches and installed Blue and whiite LEDs, Switched to GEL Cell Batteries. Russ if you get any feedback on the carpet runners would love to know, lasrt time I priced them with a local canvas guy it was like $800.00. Bob
 
Hellos all, This will be my 5th season with the boat, still love the boat. Have done some upgrades,installed ranier windows between the hardtop and glass, really a nice product. changed the cockpit ice maker to a fridge, installed cockpit TV, changed all TV's to flat screen, changed the Clarion to a Fusion, new Icom VHF, Changed the overhead cockpit light to 2 switches and installed Blue and whiite LEDs, Switched to GEL Cell Batteries. Russ if you get any feedback on the carpet runners would love to know, lasrt time I priced them with a local canvas guy it was like $800.00. Bob

What TV's did you go with and have you been satisfied with your choice?

Thanks
 

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