ZZ13
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Nope. Not at all.Bill
I went to high field boats in Fort Lauderdale
They are pretty boats, like it
I’m looking st the Ultra lite UL260
Question
Did you have to reinforce the platform with extra support?
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Nope. Not at all.Bill
I went to high field boats in Fort Lauderdale
They are pretty boats, like it
I’m looking st the Ultra lite UL260
Question
Did you have to reinforce the platform with extra support?
Cwiert
Nice picture, looks like you are at full speed, good to know that you can plane with 9.8 HP
Nice to know that you can fit a 10-2” in the platform
Did you reinforce it (platform) with extra brackets?
Hi MarkFernando, I have the 290 (9.5') Highfield Classic with a 9.9 Yamaha 4 stroke. It serves us well. It will run right along with both of us in it and loaded down with provisions. You have lots of choices, but I have 2 must haves.
It is important to me that I have one that will plane with your intended load. When you go out in the keys (you're in Marco, right?) with other folks from the marina or anchorage, you don't want to be the one saying "save us a spot at the bar, we'll be there when we get there". In places like that, your dinghy is your car.
And for the type of boating I do, I can't live with a dinghy on our low platforms, too many waves coming a foot over the platform when out in the rough water.
BUT, I don't pull my dinghy up on the davits (homemade similar to the Hurley) I have a block and tackle to do the work, so weight is also a consideration if you want too pull it up by hand.
FWIW, If I had to buy another one right now for this boat, I would go with the 310 Highfield (10'+). It's a boat, bigger is always better.Not sure how that would be length wise if you carried it low on the platform having to tilt the motor up when underway. I want to make sure my dinghy isn't too close to the beam of the boat in case I get a little squirrely pulling into a slip or lock.
I like the dinghy high off the water.
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I want to be able to run with the others
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Have fun shopping.
I have two questions if you don't mind
1) How can you put the dinghy yourself into that high davit? i think you will need at least 2 people right?
2) how you build that, I saw your picture but it is far away, do you have a close up picture of your dinghy setup, it really looks nice and high, i never thought of that, is that a permanent installation or it is something that you can remove when you are at the beach or when the dinghy is in use?
After cruising around for a couple of hours on Saturday, we were headed in and decided to stop by the fuel dock. On approaching the dock, I pulled the engines into neutral, only to find that the starboard engine continued to stay in drive. Given the number of boats at the fuel dock, this was a very unwelcome surprise! I shifted the levers to reverse to stop my forward momentum, but the shift into reverse immediately stalled-out the starboard engine. The forward momentum of the boat stopped stopped, but my angle of approach to the fuel dock was far less than optimal. After a few quick reactions, some key nautical terms and a lot of luck, I managed to make the fuel dock without harming any boats.
I waited until the dock immediately in front of me was clear after fueling. Sure enough, after restarting the engines, the starboard engine was in gear as soon as the engine started (in neutral). Once in open water, I tried again to place the engines in reverse and the starboard engine immediately stalled. I never had a more difficult time backing a boat into the slip.
I can only assume this is a transmission issue. Anyone have other ideas or similar experiences?
Replace it. They have about a ten year life according to a transmission expert I consulted with. After that they can fail at any moment. They can test fine one day, fail the next. Once I found this out, I replaced both of mine with SeaKamp versions for $335 each.As ZZ13 suspected in a previous reply, the cause of this starboard transmission issue was determined to be an oil cooler leak that suctioned out the transmission oil. Transmission repairs are slow and very expensive!!
What are other members thoughts on replacing the port side transmission oil cooler: Would replacing the port transmission oil cooler be a worthwhile investment (~$700) in hopes of avoiding a repeat failure on the port transmission?
Unless a leaking oil cooler is a common Sea Ray/Cummins failure, I'm tempted to just keep a close eye on the transmission oil levels and hope that the starboard failure was an unusual occurrence.
Any experience and/or opinions from your dock-talk is welcome! Thank you!
I'm sorry for the delayed response... not sure what happened to my alerts... the refrigerator is the original Norcold DE 461... I just removed the old wood laminate panels, sanded them down and painted them with Liquid Stainless Steel (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001W8O5KK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1) and replaced them... I think it looks sharp... CheersTiger, what brand is the fridge? Model number? It’s beautiful!
What microwave do you have?... I just removed my old Carousel and have the plate if you want it?... but you may have already sourced it?Does anyone know where I can gt the glass platten for the microwave? Mine is missing. I have the plastic ring with wheels just no glass to put stuff on.
Thanks Simon. I found one on Amazon.What microwave do you have?... I just removed my old Carousel and have the plate if you want it?... but you may have already sourced it?
Does anyone know where I can get a replacement brass reading lamp for the forward stateroom? See attached picture.
Thanks,
Simon
I did try Flounder Pounder but no joy... unless my searching is off... thanks for he suggestion thoughTigger, did you try at: https://www.searay-parts.com/default.asp
TiggerI did try Flounder Pounder but no joy... unless my searching is off... thanks for he suggestion though
Cheers
Simon