Daniel1980
Member
- Jun 29, 2021
- 88
- Boat Info
- Sea Ray 175 Sport
- Engines
- Mercruiser 3.0
I NEED A BIGGER BOAT!
that is all
that is all
With my first season winding down I'd like to share what I've learned
- Thread starter Daniel1980
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Nater Potater
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 2,640
- Boat Info
- 1992 300DA Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin Merc Alpha I Gen II I/O's with 5.7 V8's
Son, you got a bad case of two-foot-itis!
SeaNile
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Buy your second boat first!
Rinse repeat….it doesn’t go away 
ErikE
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Lol!! That's great.
Being my first year with an SR, I thought this'll be an interesting read.
It was.... as it was about as accurate as possible.
Being my first year with an SR, I thought this'll be an interesting read.
It was.... as it was about as accurate as possible.
Stee6043
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Agreed
SeadawgVB
Active Member
Try to make your next boat, your last, two foot-itis can get expensive!
Nater Potater
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 2,640
- Boat Info
- 1992 300DA Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin Merc Alpha I Gen II I/O's with 5.7 V8's
That's what we tried to do, going from an 18 foot runabout to our current 30 footer. Talk about a steep learning curve!
Civility
Member
- Oct 7, 2020
- 81
- Boat Info
- 2000 Sea Ray Sundancer 310
- Engines
- 357 Horizon w/ v-drives. Repowered in 2015
We ALL need a bigger boat! I have always said that "I need a boat with an engine room, not an engine compartment." Well, have you priced out how much a boat with an engine room costs? Hope you had an enjoyable 1st season with your boat
Pirate Lady
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I bought my first boat sixth. Empty nesters, down sized. Or is it my sixth boat first? No, it’s the first one, i think.
SeadawgVB
Active Member
My 360DA had enough room to walk (sideways) between the engines. I don't know how anyone does the maintenance on 340s or 320s without disassembling exhaust / risers and such in order to do basic maintenance and impellers. My 480DB has more room, but I'm stooped over and getting to the port impeller ain't easy at all. Major maintenance requires lifting the salon floors out of the way.
Now a friend of mine has a 63 foot Prestige; that engine room is glorious. It seems like enough room for half-court basketball and a hot tub!
Civility
Member
- Oct 7, 2020
- 81
- Boat Info
- 2000 Sea Ray Sundancer 310
- Engines
- 357 Horizon w/ v-drives. Repowered in 2015
Had to replace the 2 float switches for the bilge pumps last year. Hired a 20-something boat mechanic that weighed less than a hundred lbs. to to the job! LOL (still had to remove most of the exhaust)
Nater Potater
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- Oct 19, 2020
- 2,640
- Boat Info
- 1992 300DA Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin Merc Alpha I Gen II I/O's with 5.7 V8's
Yep. I have this bad feeling that the engines will have to come out if/when the starters need to be replaced.
Great post!
