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    Got another new to me boat

    Well they Sundancer 260 wasnt doing it for me so i went and bought a Regal Ventura 8.3 SE 27ft open bow. i think my Sea Ray is just underpowered for the things i want to do. this regal has a 454 twin prop on it and it goes 50 mph in rough lake water. The sundancer is for sale now for 6500 obo
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    new prop for repower

    i have an 85 260 with a 260 hp engine. had a 17 pitch 3 blade ss prop and couldnt get on plane with 6 ppl on the boat. just talked to my local prop guys and they suggested a 11 pitch 3 blade ss. i ordered it and should be hear friday. ill let you know how it works out. oh yeah. before with...
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    Post your boat's name

    havent actually named it yet but am thinking about "Anger Management". wife doesnt really like it but when im on it i dont get angry.... also mentioned "Always Broke" like either the boat or my wallet but the wife doesnt like negativity
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    almost lost my boat

    Changed the oil 4 times to get all the water out of the block. Never knew how much the boat techs charged for that till now. Over a hundred bucks an oil change. Wow! Took it to my shop and did it myself and saved hundreds!
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    almost lost my boat

    Good reading right there. Thanks. I am gonna take off the lower unit first and inspec further but I can see a crack from the drain on up and the lower unit pulled away from the transom a little at top. Also was thinking of using my buddies CNC plasma cutter and making some reinforcement plate to...
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    almost lost my boat

    no. guess you get what you pay for. got it for 3500 and everything was in very good shape. or so it seemed.
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    almost lost my boat

    yeah he said he has a heater that comes on when it gets down to 35 degrees. im gonna try this stuff. transomrepair.comjust gonna be a task getting all the wood out. i can do fiberglass work
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    almost lost my boat

    just got this thing. ('85 260 sundancer) last week i took it out and it started missing really bad. did a tune up on it and was running great. then on the coldest day of the week here (in austin, tx) its 22 degrees which is very cold to us. i get a call from my marina saying my boats sinking.the...
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    New Sundancer on Lake Simcoe

    and just saw Quint4 pic in the swim platforms.com page.
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    New Sundancer on Lake Simcoe

    welcome! and dont mean to hijack the thread but he might want one as well since hes talking upgrades. is there a place that you can buy oe or oe replacement radar arch's?
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    2011 Dodge Ram 1500 4WD Hemi

    like i said i have a 2009 1500. and my mom has a 2010 dodge 3500 diesel. the 1500's come with coil springs in the rear starting in 09. imo i dont think coil springs is the best for towing. my moms 3500 has leaf. i have yet to tow my boat with her truck as shes an hour drive just to pick it up...
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    2011 Dodge Ram 1500 4WD Hemi

    I tow my 85 sundancer 260 with a 09 dodge 1500 2wd. Really a one wheel drive. It's ok but my buddies ford f250 does way better
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    Sharing the Water With Pontoon Boaters

    Sorry for bringing this back but I'm new here and thought this is a funny thread. I said in my newbie post that I always had ski boats but bought a pontoon last year for the first time. I liked it but missed the speed of a real boat. The one thing I did like doin though was when a big boat went...
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    Name that part and stereo questions.

    sorry if my post didn't make sense last night. Had a few beers. Is it possible the previous owner took out the unit just leaving the speakers behind? Guess to find out for sure is to do what u said and follow the speaker wires to see where they end up.
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    Name that part and stereo questions.

    Importing right after a ufc fight so..... But can't tell u what gauge wire it would be. Do u already have a head unit or not?? Ifnot where is ur controls for sound coming from? Then we can go from there. U might have a home type system. Post a pic where u turn the volume up
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