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Hi guys..just bought a 1988 Searay Sundancer (26'8)..having trouble getting any speed out of it ..motor is revving/singing at about 4,000rpm to get to 22/23 mph..has a 7.4 litre 454 engine..that should be like a rocket..the previous owner had hand written in the owner's manuel that the prop for...

Hi guys..just bought a 1988 Searay Sundancer (26'8)..having trouble getting any speed out of it ..motor is revving/singing at about 4,000rpm to get to 22/23 mph..has a 7.4 litre 454 engine..that should be like a rocket..the previous owner had hand written in the owner's manuel that the prop for...

Hi guys..just bought a 1988 Searay Sundancer (26'8)..having trouble getting any speed out of it ..motor is revving/singing at about 4,000rpm to get to 22/23 mph..has a 7.4 litre 454 engine..that should be like a rocket..the previous owner had hand written in the owner's manuel that the prop for...

have a 1988 26'8 Sundancer...when taking the boat out for it's initial spin last weekend..thought the engine was over heating as the temp gauge was at about 3/4..kept an eye on it and it didn't increase any..when I turned the boat off, all gauges obviously went back to zero on the dash except...

thanks guys, that was helpful

recently purchased a 1988 Sea Ray Sundancer..boat has an older model (2000) Lowrance GPS/Fishfinder...looking to put a new Lowrance fishfinder/GPS/chartplotter on the boat (Lowrance-HDS-5 Fishfinder/GPS/Chartplotter)..do I simply unhook the old unit and replace it with the new one..hopefully it...

Hi all, as someone who is new to this world of boating and have just purchased an 1988 Searay sundancer 26'8..recent survey said I should get the bottom paint done..I will be in Penetang, Ontario in Freshwater Georgian Bay..that will be my boating home..marina just sent me the rates for such a...

thanks guys..that gives me piece of mind..since then have read some other consumer reports/boater reviews and all seem to like the boat..have a merry christmas

have placed a down payment on this boat..had the survey done recently (boat is sitting inside a driving shed on it's trailer)..survey came back positive of what the surveyor obviously could check while sitting in dry dock (hull moisture, electrical, general look of everything, etc) and said the...

thanks guys, sounds like it is a huge pain in the butt to do it myself..anybody know what it would cost (approx/guess) to have a marina do it (26'8 sea ray sundancer)? I was just trying to save some money but...

recently purchased a 1988 Sea Ray Sundancer (26'8)..had a survey done and boat appears to be in excellent shape..only recommendation was that the boat needed bottom paint..my wife and I are considering doing this ourselvesd to save some money..anybody done this on a similar vessel/year of...

Hi all..I recently purchased a 1988 26'8" Sea Ray Sundancer. It has a single V-8, 7.4 litre gas engine (330 alpha) with 640 hours on the engine. Curious to know if anybody has a similar vessel/engine and approximate MPG I can expect? I realize that getting the boat up on plane will improve gas...

thanks guys, that was informative..with the price of gas, just trying to figure what I'm in for, mpg speaking

Hi all..I recently purchased a 1988 26'8" Sea Ray Sundancer. It has a single V-8, 7.4 litre gas engine (330 alpha) with 640 hours on the engine. Curious to know if anybody has a similar vessel/engine and approximate MPG I can expect? I realize that getting the boat up on plane will improve gas...