Official 330 Sundancer Thread

Nice job sunsation! Same question as above. The the weather has been I may have some time on the hard to do more projects!
 
thanks everyone for the feedback. I just need to get back on the horse so to speak. Unfortunately it will be two weeks before I can but it is driving me crazy. My buddy lightened the mood after we got back in with the comment of well you hit the dock but at least you did not run into the bay bridge(A sailboat hit there mast the same day we were out & we saw the hole thing and for anyone who knows the chesapeake bay bridge you know that you actually have to try to do that) but all joking aside I agree it responds better then my sterndrive regal ever did but the bow is much more affected by the wind & that is what I have to get used to. Thanks so much for all the good feedback guys. I will follow up later with feedback on my next successful docking return.
 
Creekwood, I'm new to the group...I have the same dinette set up that you do...you mention the wooden extension that pulls out, I've got that...then you mention a wooden support, not sure what that is - will you elaborate

I have found that the small aluminum pole works on the cockpit table and I have a factory cushion that sits on top of the cockpit table with the small pole to create a "play pin" in the cockpit...if I use the small aluminum pole on the dinette it is too short...if I put the dinette table on the short pole it is too tall
 
seanteele said:
Creekwood, I'm new to the group...I have the same dinette set up that you do...you mention the wooden extension that pulls out, I've got that...then you mention a wooden support, not sure what that is - will you elaborate

I have found that the small aluminum pole works on the cockpit table and I have a factory cushion that sits on top of the cockpit table with the small pole to create a "play pin" in the cockpit...if I use the small aluminum pole on the dinette it is too short...if I put the dinette table on the short pole it is too tall
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I wish I had a picture and the boat is 2hrs from home. On the bottom of the pull out board there is a screwed on aluminum rail. Then stored in the under seat area is a white wooden square board about 3/4" thick, about 1 foot long with a rail on its edge that slides onto the rail on the pull out as a support. Its just high enough that it supports the pull out and long enough that it sits on the raised carpet area out to the edge.

Then the cushions from the backrest snap/velcro to the pullout to fill it in. I then put on a double sized mattress cover and sheets (helps hold it all in and suppresses that middle of the night "slide on leatherette" sound from waking everyone up.

Its actually pretty comfortable (and the shortest route to the head in the night), although at 5'10" I am about the height limit to be saying that.
 
Seanteele, when I am next at the boat I will take a picture and measure the board. I am sure it would be an easy thing to fabricate although the aluminum rail might need to be redone if you could not find something to work.
 
Creekwood said:
I wish I had a picture and the boat is 2hrs from home. On the bottom of the pull out board there is a screwed on aluminum rail. Then stored in the under seat area is a white wooden square board about 3/4" thick, about 1 foot long with a rail on its edge that slides onto the rail on the pull out as a support. Its just high enough that it supports the pull out and long enough that it sits on the raised carpet area out to the edge.

Then the cushions from the backrest snap/velcro to the pullout to fill it in. I then put on a double sized mattress cover and sheets (helps hold it all in and suppresses that middle of the night "slide on leatherette" sound from waking everyone up.

Its actually pretty comfortable (and the shortest route to the head in the night), although at 5'10" I am about the height limit to be saying that.
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sweet! ...no need for pictures...my second question was going to be that I have a white shelf with an aluminum rail and I can't figure out where it goes...I think I have all the pieces necessary if the aluminum rail is still attached to the bottom of the slide...I'll look at it this weekend...thank you for your response!
 
I always wondered what that board was for! Thanks!

Creekwood said:
I wish I had a picture and the boat is 2hrs from home. On the bottom of the pull out board there is a screwed on aluminum rail. Then stored in the under seat area is a white wooden square board about 3/4" thick, about 1 foot long with a rail on its edge that slides onto the rail on the pull out as a support. Its just high enough that it supports the pull out and long enough that it sits on the raised carpet area out to the edge.

Then the cushions from the backrest snap/velcro to the pullout to fill it in. I then put on a double sized mattress cover and sheets (helps hold it all in and suppresses that middle of the night "slide on leatherette" sound from waking everyone up.

Its actually pretty comfortable (and the shortest route to the head in the night), although at 5'10" I am about the height limit to be saying that.
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to all the 330 owners with 454's, buy any spare engine heads you can for your boat. these are getting very hard to come by. GM needs to start making parts for these again.
 
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Creekwood thanks for explaining that! That 1' piece of wood with the aluminum rail has baffled me and all my boating friends since I bought the boat.
 
Re: Trim Tab Mod

ippa2 said:
There has been a lot of talk on this thread about trim tabs. My problem was that the actuators were mounted an inch or so too high, so when they were fully deployed they did not have much affect on my running angle. My solution was to fabricate and mount a spacer out of starboard (marine plywood). Here is a pic of the finished project. A 1" spacer mounted under where the actuator connects to the tab. I had to drill 2 new holes for the actuator to bolt onto the tab, but other than that it was pretty easy.
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Launched the boat this weekend (5/7). Had about a 10 mile run to my marina. Was able to see my trim tab mod in action. It worked great. That extra inch of travel really gave me the ability to get the boat very level at lower RPMs. I was getting about 21 knots at 3000 RPM with a little bit of tab. For reference last year my tabs did not have any impact on my running angle and at 3200 RPMs I was getting 22 knots and just barely planing at 2900. Yesterday I could keep the boat on a plane at 2600 rpms. Very happy with this $5 mod...
 
Here is the pic that goes with ippa2's previous message. Hope you don't mind ippa2, just trying to save folks time going back through the thread.

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Yeah Saint Max's hardtop is... oh... a 100 times better looking! That "custom" hardtop might be functional and have good head room, but it does not flow with the lines of the 330 at all!
 
On a side note I got out on a friend's boat tonight and caught the first Striped Bass I've caught in the last 10+ yrs... I've also had a bit of a fishing bug going lately and I was wondering has anyone mounted rod holders on the 330??? I'm leaning towards the rocket launchers that I can mount on a stern rail vs drilling holes and doing the thru hull rod holders. Any thoughts on this one would be appreciated. Thx
 
Quint4 said:
Thought you 330 guys would get a kick out of this "custom" hard top '98 330DA. I don't like the looks of it personally, but to each his own.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1998...d8cQQitemZ280676212108QQptZPowerQ5fMotorboats
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I agree with the masses here. FUGLY!! That monstrosity really ruined the lines of the boat.

ippa2 said:
On a side note I got out on a friend's boat tonight and caught the first Striped Bass I've caught in the last 10+ yrs... I've also had a bit of a fishing bug going lately and I was wondering has anyone mounted rod holders on the 330??? I'm leaning towards the rocket launchers that I can mount on a stern rail vs drilling holes and doing the thru hull rod holders. Any thoughts on this one would be appreciated. Thx
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I'm not sure if your interested but, there was a thread about a year or so ago about rigging a 330 for fishing. Someone on it put this really cool set of outriggers mounted to the stern. I believe they were in rod holders and were easily removed. Might be worth a search.
 
ippa2 said:
On a side note I got out on a friend's boat tonight and caught the first Striped Bass I've caught in the last 10+ yrs... I've also had a bit of a fishing bug going lately and I was wondering has anyone mounted rod holders on the 330??? I'm leaning towards the rocket launchers that I can mount on a stern rail vs drilling holes and doing the thru hull rod holders. Any thoughts on this one would be appreciated. Thx
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I installed 30 degree holders in the gunwales on my 330. This picture shows the placement and the "alternate use". (I don't normally leave the BBQ up when running, but I did this day for some reason. I installed another rod holder on the starboard side same position. I use them to hold Walker downrigger mounts that insert into the rod holders. I mounted them far enough aft that the holders don't take up room in the storage area in the gunwales.

They were the first large holes I drilled in this boat. I used a hole saw and then used a sanding drum on a drill to recess angle the hole. Sealed the wood with epoxy then silicone under the holder and screwed them on.


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Hi All...back from long hiatus...sorry to anyone that needed a response from me and didn't get it in a timely manner...life has been out of control.

Finally thinking about boating again, even though the weather is poop here in Michigan and I have my first problem...

Has anyone fixed a broken track on a "tambour door"? Specifically, the Admiral broke the track on the door below the cabin table on the left side. No parts are available anywhere I can find...

I'd love some of your clever suggestions...

On a positive note, anxious to try out my new props from Wolverine...the new props bundle with the monster tabs should be great!!

Crew Of Two
 
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