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    How are late 90’s bowrails installed?

    The center rails have a nut and washer on bottom. The nut is bedded in filler. You have to remover the headliner and grind out all the filler around the nuts, remove all the nuts and then remove the rails. Rebed, refill, sand, smooth and reinstall headliners. You'll also have to remove the...
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    410 Sundancer/Express Cruiser and 400 Sundancer/Express Cruiser **Official Thread**

    One just inside transom door, one to the left of the cockpit door to salon, one mounted just inside kitchen sink door and one mounted inside large closet in master stateroom.
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    Is it worth it? - Free 27ft Sea Ray 268 Sundancer

    I bought my first boat for 1000. It had a tree growing in it. The out drives were corroded off the back and hanging by the linkage. I resurrected the whole boat for $6000 and many hundreds of hours of my labor. It was perfect when I was done and was the talk of the marina. It was a great way to...
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    Why Fusion

    That is strange. My fusion Av755 is in the salon nearest the front birth on my 400 and I can easily control it via BT from a float 50' behind my boat in the water. What sold me on the Fusion was the BT range. I had a Clarion M502 and the BT would not work outside the salon. I tried a fusion...
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    Is there a simple means to improve FM radio reception?

    VHF/fm spiller is not a great solution unless you are in an area with strong signals. I had a splitter and could only get a few fm channels. I installed a dedicated fm antenna from Shakespeare which looks identical to the vhf antenna, and I mounted it on the opposite side of the radar arch my...
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    Looking for shower drain parts 400DA

    On mine the there is a hole in the bottom of the shower and the strainer and drain are one piece with a flange that is threaded on the outside. The drain is placed into the hole in the shower pan (with sealant) and then a nut install from underneath the shower and tightened up against the bottom...
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    Looking for shower drain parts 400DA

    I took mine apart with channel lock pliers. It wasn't hard to turn. The new part came with a plastic nut which I only had to hand tighten. The original part was metal and I suppose that yours could be corroded together. See if you can get up and spray the threads with PB Blaster or Kroil and let...
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    Looking for shower drain parts 400DA

    I broke it taking it apart to clean the hair out of it..
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    Looking for shower drain parts 400DA

    I DID! I bought this from amazon which was an exact replacement to the original part on my drain. Valterra T01-0091VP Swivel Drain Connector - 90°, 1-1/2" x 3/4" and to make it easier to install I bought this to adapt the hose to the part, I did have to shrink some heat shrink over the barbs...
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    Replace ACR Spot RCL-100D w/ RCL-75? Has anyone made the swap?

    Before you throw in the towel do one simple test. Remove the control pad from the dash and plug it directly into the controller with a short piece of coax. Many times I've seen the problem be as simpl as replacing (or cleaning) the coax. If it works then it is your coax which is pretty easy to...
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    Complete Sea Ray Navigator System

    Tom, I can't wait to see what you replace it all with. I want to do the same. My C80 screen went bad. Please share your thoughts. I have already installed a nmea 2000 bus. Pete
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    Gypsy wheel for windlass

    I just bought one from imtra. They are stupid expensive. You should also buy a new chainpipe stripper. The new design sits deeper into the chain wheel and does an better job of making the chain and rode go into the chain pipe. Make sure you grease the clutch area of the chain wheel and set the...
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    Looking for shower drain parts 400DA

    I am in need of the lower half of the shower drain assembly in the master shower on my 400DA. The Sea Ray part number for the whole assy is 196782. I've checked Flounder Pounder and Great Lakes Skipper with no luck. Anyone have any idea where to located this part? Thanks, Pete
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    Transmission slipping...uhhhg!

    Make sure that your filter caps are not leaking. If they are not air tight they can suck in air which reduces the pressure in the trans which will cause it to slip and eventually kill it. The filter cap design sucks, and after a few years of vibrating the original o ring just won't suffice. I...
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    fuel burn gas vs diesel

    Yes! I meant to type 0.6, not 1.6. Lol. Thanks!
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