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The Admiral and I are considering a trip from Miami to Bimini on a 370, I imagine this issue has been posted a gazillion times! Out trip is likely to happen in the next two to three weeks. Does anyone know how I would find info on a group crossing? Any advice? Places to see? We have been all...

Has anyone replaced the padding / upholstery around the helm on a 370 Express? We just picked up a nice 370 with an outdated and ugly "dash" / Helm... I would love to update this with carbon fiber inserts and all new vinyl padding (or whatever material is best for this application). Any advice...

We have an '86 300 Weekender with twin 260 Mercruisers, both engine start and run perfect...at first... at random intervals, the starboard engine will shut down and not restart, it will eventually restart but I never know when, could be twenty min or three hours, then runs great for an unknown...

I have an alarm (buzzer / horn) I don't have a clue what it's telling me... I have 40psi oil pressure on both engines, 140deg water both engines, no water in the bilge or AC condensate well, trannies are full, boat operates perfectly. Does anyone have a suggestion? This is an '86,300...

My bride and I have a nice old (1986) 300 Weekender, like all of you, we continue to throw perfectly good money into the old boat. We have had it about three years, recent bottom paint, prop re-pitch and balance, now replacing all of the teak with Plasteak and a bunch of other items to improve...

My wife and I have an '86 - 300 weekender that is in nice condition. The boat sits in genuine Gulf of Mexico water 100% of the time. Last week I went to our marina to service the engines, during the other systems inspection I discovered the two forward bilge pumps have given up. Could be float...

Would anyone know what the shaft sizes are on an '86 300 Weekender? Also, does anyone have a source for the shaft zincs? I also need to replace the heat exchanger pencil zincs (not sure what size they are either). Any info would be appriciated. Thanks in advance, Joe in St. Pete, FL

I have an old 300 Weekender ('86), has a pair of 260 HP mercs with 700 ish hours on them. The starboard engine gets fuel "sometimes"...??? This has happened a few times, crank it up, it idles for a min or so and dies. I look in the carb while pumping the throttle and no gas is being pumped into...

We have an '86 300 Weekender with twin 260 mercruisers. The engines are freshwater cooled and have about 700 hours. She sits in salt water 24-7-365. The raw water pumps have been changed to a "Volvo" style (these are actually made in Sweeden) and driven directly by the crank shaft, mounted on a...

I planing to build and install a set of dinghy davits to carry an inflatable dinghy on the swim platform of our '86 300 Weekender. I plan to go with something along the lines of "Dom's Dinghy Davits" for anyone who is familiar. I'm hoping to learn if that has been done and what length and...

I have a 1986 300 Weekender, this boat has two small side windows that are movable (open to the outside to direct air into the seating area on deck, these are just aft of the windshield). I opened the port side glass and reclosed with an edge of the eisenglass enclosure was trapped under one...

I posted a question a while ago regarding trip planning for a trip to the Keys. I did get some good advice, we are getting everything together for the trip, can't wait to get underway, will post pics when we return. We want to attempt to catch a few lobster and actually planned this trip on the...

Does anyone know how to check and correct the engine to shaft alignment on a 1986 Sea Ray 300 Weekender? Thanks, Joe

I bet if I spent enough time I'd find the answer to this question soemwhere in here..It seems like a lot of saltwater boats I see for sale state that they have just replaced the manifolds and risers...Why? Is this something I need to think about on my old '86 300 with twin freshwater cooled...

I'm new to my old (1986) Sea Ray 300 Weekender. I really do try not to ask dumb questions but I have to ask....how loud should she be when up on plane? My wife and I took her off shore into the Gulf of Mexico about 25 miles last Sunday. This was the first time we had her on plane for almost an...

I have an '86 weekender that could use new windows (the oval, plastic variety). Does anyone have any info to share regarding this project? Thanks, Joe

I have an '86 Sea Ray 300 Weekender, it's in really nice shape and I plan to keep it. I'd like to add an autopilot and floscan fuel flow monitoring system. I sent an info request to Flosan for options and costs to get the parts (I'll install it, have not received the info yet). Does anyone...

My wife and I are planning a ten day trip from St. Petersburg to the middle Florida Keys early September, 2011 on our 30 foot Sea Ray. This is our first "long" trip and I'm looking for advice on planning this trip. I'm installing a Flow scan fuel monitoring system and an E-PIRB before we depart...

My wife and I recently purchased an old Sea Ray 300 (1986), the previous two owners took great care of it. We now take weekend trips around the St. Petersburg, FL area and plan to run her to the keys next summer. I would never have thought I would have owned a boat this old but we love it!