See here: http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/43757-HELP!-What-s-going-on-in-my-engine-compartment?highlight=bilge+coat
Many of us have had this happen, it can be fixed.. and is cosmetic for the most part. I called Sea Ray on it.
It's a bit of a pain but can be done yourself and one other person to hold up the material while you work on one section. We replaced ours this spring. You can get the exact replacement material on line by the foot. We stuck it on with 4200. The hardest part is working with the very...
I'll also chime in on the sun. We had some black sharpie marks on a seat that we tried everything on (and i mean everything) and we couldn't get them off. Over the course of a year (it has taken a long time) they are almost totally gone (not really recognizable for months but I know where...
I think, like some others said, riding on the bow at displacement speeds shouldn't be a big issue as long as they're seated and not running around (talking about 30-50' boats). Certainly as they get bigger, they have the room and railings, etc to be safe.
Unfortunately on Champlain, I see lots...
Well, based on latest reports we're going to pull our boat out here on Lake Champlain. Certainly we don't have the same issues as those on the coast who will get hurricane force winds and tidal surges, but we're concerned about boats getting unhooked and/or floating docks breaking loose with...
You are right, but it's not the big HD series, just extended cab (4 door), 6 foot bed.. It is a truck, not an SUV or anything like that...but it is pretty :)
Well, as you are aware, it's certainly not rated for it. We put airbags on the rear to keep the back end up and not kill the springs and Chris had a different hitch put on (it's heavy duty so he wouldn't break something). It's a triple axle aluminum I-beam trailer and designed with most...
I have an '02 300DA with the same issue, although it looks just like bubbled, or flaked off coating. I have heard it's anodized from others.
Am also interested in how to fix up without removing the entire windshield.
Thanks Jim, I think that is a good idea if I was still young and could see worth a darn (i'm getting too old for this stuff). Plus where it's leaking in the back near the transom, the angles are not good. But expanding on your idea, I could put a video camcorder on the end of a stick..so I...
I also use a Fortress FX-11 but include a length of chain and keep it in the lazarette. I originally purchased this for a 22.5' to reduce the weight for manually launching the anchor (no windlass) and found it didn't hold the boat well at all on the champlain bottom composition (including...
Wow, that's one big truck! I think that's the size of truck that got me from Lake Wallenpaupack to the Hudson river in Newberg (and I took it 240 miles home to Vt via waterway up the Canels). Chris was unwilling to tow it the 50 miles or so down the interstate in PA with his small truck and...
Well, after forgetting about this for a while after last checking hoses and clamps, and going away on vacation, it hasn't gone away (no big surprise).
I know I have water in the little area where the steering arm goes through the transom to connect to the gimbal ring pin. The seal must be...
I don't know what the cost of repower is, but have you looked at it's resale value versus replacement cost (taking benefit of sale of your current boat) of similar already powered with diesels? We have some friends on Champlain with a big sedan cruiser with twin 454's and he can't sell if for...
Our 300DA is 13'8" tall on the trailer with the Radar, GPS stalk, and other antenna's taken down (measured). At 10'6" wide and as tall as it is, we find it stressful enough. We have a HD hitch on a 2011 GMC Denali and we can put it in and out just fine (although our ramp is not super...
Hey 300DA owners. How do you find your following seas ride? I am finding that following seas (in my case Lake Champlain) are far worse than going into the weather. Being my 4th boat in 5 years I can tell you that I really hated going into a south west wind on the lake on the smaller...