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Earlier this month we were cruising up in Desolation Sound and while I was at the helm running about 26 knots at 2800 rpm, we suddenly felt a very bad vibration and loss of power. I immediately put the boat in neutral (450 DA with Zeus pods). We didn't feel that we had hit anything but checked...

There has been some discussion on a few threads about reasonable options for Sea Ray owners wanting to move up past a 40'-45' yacht but with Brunswick making the decision to stop producing larger yachts, it appears that owners wanting to move up will have limited options if they're wanting to...

Hi everyone, I’ve been pretty quiet on the forum lately so I hate to now post with bad news... our Sea Ray was broken into this morning at our marina in Seattle - Fisherman’s Terminal. The thief used our own tools to force open our cabin door and helped himself to my laptop and a few other...

I was just watching a YouTube review of our boat and noticed that the helm seat appeared to be much higher than the port cockpit seat - much higher than ours. I decided to check the features listed on the Sea Ray site for our boat and what do you know... Seating, Double-Wide Helm w/Flip-Up...

Our yacht club visited Percival Landing in Olympia, WA this past weekend and I wanted to provide some feedback for any boaters considering Olympia for a weekend cruise. The cruise down from Seattle was just lovely - nice, flat, calm water and mostly nice weather. When we arrived we side-tied on...

On our way home from our Memorial Day cruise we experienced some strange behavior on our gauges. It happened a couple of times though there were no issues with the engines or boat performance when the gauges decided to flip out. Check out this video: https://vimeo.com/220428565 (It's...

Hello! We don't do a lot of lake boating or swimming from our boat but during opening day earlier this month we were enjoying some ceviche and margaritas with a fellow yacht club member and after a couple of margaritas I decided to hop back over to our boat, carrying the open container of...

We took our 2010 450DA in for annual maintenance and when the Zeus technician examined the props, he found that the starboard prop shaft seal was leaking (see pic): https://www.amazon.com/photos/share/o3Z8f5tv7SclgczWhGgpypcyuEz8R97afZUES2p746T We agreed to order the necessary parts last week...

http://www.nwyachting.com/articles/ask-the-experts-boat-canvas/ Since I'm currently dealing with mildew issues on the inside of our canvas, I find that some of the recommendations here make good sense. I wonder what the ratio is for the vinegar/water treatment he suggests? And I wonder which...

Hello all! We've been busy cruising the past few months now that our boat is finally free of hydraulic leaks! It was hauled out for maintenance today and in addition to the usual fluid/filter/impeller changes, we're having our swim platform fixed. Apparently when we had our dinghy incident...

After we arrived in port yesterday we got settled, hooked up to shore power and shore water and went about our day. We kept hearing the sound of what appeared to be the fresh water pump repressurizing but then realized the pump was off since we were connected to shore water. Nevertheless we...

Hi everyone! We haven't had the opportunity to attend a Sea Ray event since we've been owners but we're signed up for the Port Ludlow get-away in September. Are there any other CSR members who will be attending? We'd love to have an opportunity to meet more Sea Ray owners in person. Looking...

This must be a cruel joke. We've now had coolant tubes on both pods replaced due to transmission fluid leaks and now this morning, as we were headed out for a 10 day cruise, we had an error message flashing that said, "TVM: Hydraulic oil pressure low". It appears that this time it's the fluid...

We have a toaster oven on board but it's really too small to bake anything useful. Does anyone have a recommendation for a convection oven/toaster that I could replace this with? We found a nice one at Costco yesterday but it draws 1800 watts. I'm hoping to find something that won't blow a...

For those of you who cruise with a dinghy on a submersible swim platform, do you cruise with your dinghy cover on or off? We've been cruising with ours on but often will have water pooling into the dinghy cover when in rough water which worries me because of the extra weight that it's adding to...

This is more of a cautionary tale for boaters who have canvas and isinglass on their boats. When we purchased our 2010 450 DA last month one of the major issues it had from a cosmetic standpoint was the isinglass that had been completely ruined by the previous owner. Here is a picture...

We need to replace the door latch on our Sea Ray. The plastic piece that fits inside the Mobella door latch is broken and can't be replaced so I purchased a whole new unit: http://www.fpmarine.com/Mobella-flush-entry-door-lock-sliding-door-latch-p/mf-05-530-24proflushstar.htm We...

We just purchased a 2010 Sea Ray 450 Sundancer at the end of February 2016. Based on what the broker told us prior to our purchase, the boat had been regularly maintained and although the prior owner didn't use her much, supposedly the broker or his mechanic ran the boat at least one a month...

Well our first weekend cruise on our Sea Ray 450 turned out to be a bit of a disaster. Just to rewind a bit - we took delivery of the Sea Ray one week ago Saturday from our broker. We drove at idle speed over to get fueled up and then went straight to our new slip at Fisherman’s terminal. We...