Is anyone else going to be there this weekend? We are planning to be docked at the intersection of Market and Water Street from Thursday through Sunday.
So we've been noticing lately that its been really hard to get up on plane without putting one or two people at the front of the boat. I took some readings on the tach and at WOT my port engine RPM's are 3200 and my starboard is 3300. When we went back and looked at the marine survey we got done...
A bad day on the water is better than a good day at the office.
So we left Scotts Hill today to get fuel at Wrightsville Beach, which is about a 20-25 minute drive via boat. All was well, we got fuel, and left Wrightsville. Right before I throttled up to get on plane, right engine cuts off...
We've been using the pink colored West Marine boat cleaner to clean our boat. We've got a small streak in the canvas that won't come out when we clean it. We're in need of some stronger cleaner for that. Small amount of oxidation on the hull in a few places as well. Also, our vinyl seat cleaner...
We sat on the boat at the dock for a few hours yesterday and made margaritas, listened to music, and hung out. It was a beautiful day and plenty of boaters were out. The ramp and parking spots were completely full! Yesterday, we could see in the distance an aerobatic aircraft near Topsail island...
When you don't slow down when passing the marina. Our boat managed to come over much further than I ever thought it could, and ripped this part of the side off against the dock. In normal conditions, this would never have happened. Someone must have really made a tremendous wake for this to...
We had another awesome day on the water. Lots of boaters were out, and a few jet-ski's decided to jump our wake which was pretty cool. Had a bit of trouble docking when we got back because the wind picked up so much, but we got it done.
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Heading out
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I had the weirdest dream last night. We were out on our boat in an area of very clear water (obviously not where I live) and we found some other Sea Ray owners and rafted up. I got off the boat and went on land. The next thing I know, I turn around and our boat is taking water and fast. She ends...
Had a fun day on the water, along with hundreds of other people (or so it seemed). We departed around 2:15 from our marina and headed to Wrightsville Beach via the ICW for the 10 minute drive.
We saw plenty of other boaters and one really nice Sundancer. I think it was either a 480DA or 500DA...
We finally heard from the Image Monster guys today and they met us at the dock to do the rename. We just bought the boat a few weeks ago and the people at Image Monster have been working on the logo design for about a week. It was installed today and came out even better than we thought. The...
Stopped for fuel at Wrightsville Beach Marina yesterday. We took the boat out for only the second time since we got it two weeks ago. Took a cruise around Wrightsville, through Masonboro Inlet, and back up the ICW to the marina 6 miles away.
The channel was white capping and the boat took it...
So today was the big day. After weeks of waiting on minor repairs, we were setting out on our tour from North Myrtle Beach to our home port in Wrightsville Beach. The steering issue was an easy fix, luckily. However, now we have a problem with the generator cutting off after a couple of minutes...
So I'm sitting here going over the manuals on all the systems of the boat and the owners manual along with engine manuals. I cannot find fuel burn statistics for my 290DA anywhere (gallons per hour burned at certain speeds/rpm's). I found a chart online, but it didn't list the year model or...
Closing on the new to me 290DA today. It feels like it's been forever since I first found it. There were a couple of minor things that had to be fixed. One guy was docking and his anchor pulled the bow rail and bent it, his insurance paid to fix it. Needed a new radio, owner put in a new one...
Hey everyone,
I'm new to the forum and the Sea Ray community. I've been boating in the Wrightsville Beach area for years. Were buying a 2001 Sea Ray 290 Sundancer down in Myrtle Beach. We're planning to drive the boat up this week to our boat slip.
Are there any fellow Sea Ray owners in the...