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I‘m I the process of surveying a boat and the starboard transmission gear has water in it. The lab couldn’t give an accurate reading of any metals due to the water. What should I do? Walk away or demand exactly what from the seller?

I have a deposit on my boat but as part of the contingency for the sale to go through the buyer wants to pay a captain to run my boat 10hrs so he can get oil samples. Anyone heard of this? It seems ridiculous to me. Boat is in the northeast so it has brand new oil since it’s wrapped on the hard.

Anyone have an idea when MarineMax will start to sell the Williams Jet Tender lineup? The deal is supposed to close 3/31/24. https://boatingindustry.com/lead-news/2024/03/05/marinemax-completes-williams-tenders-usa-acquisition/

So I bought a new dinghy and launched it in my slip from my GHS hydraulic platform. Unfortunately when raising the platform up I jammed the power cord in the gap and now I can't get it out. The remote isn't responding to up or down. Is there some type of safety mode it went in being the cord is...

I went to use my bowthruster last weekend and it didn't work at all even though it worked a few days prior. It lights up green but nothing happens when I hit it left or right and it actually goes from green to a blinking red for a few seconds. Does anyone know what this means? My mechanic is...

I was wondering where to go for boat insurance. I had Falvey through NBOA but as of August 31 they are not writing policies anymore. The new quote from NBOA is $2400 to go with Safewaters insurance company they found. Has anyone ever heard of or had experience with Safewaters?

I wanted to buy the new Yamaha Gp1800 waverunner which weighs 760lbs. Would I be ok with this on the hydraulic lift?

I just took delivery of a new to me 2007 48 sundancer yesterday which made it's way up from Maryland to Long Island. I was wondering how the waste tank monitoring worked in the boat? The control panel is lit up power in red but the empty, 1/4, half, ect. isn't lit up at all. The bathrooms...

I was just contacted from my local marinemax dealer here in Lindenhurst, Long Island that they took a 2005 sea ray 320 sundancer on trade. I am looking at trading in my 05 280 for it. The boat is equipped with generator, radar, white hull, basically all the major options. It has 6.2l bravo 3's...

Don't know if this has been posted already..... http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/ticker/article.aspx?Feed=AP&Date=20080416&ID=8494325&Symbol=HZO

I currently own a 2005 280 sundancer and I am seriously considering moving up to a 2007 320 Sundancer. My dealer contacted me today saying the price of the 320 was slashed 15k from Sea Ray on incentives. The deal he is giving me is 72k on the trade and 193k on the 2007 320. Isn't that high for a...

Yesterday while backing into a slip i cracked my swim platform on the right side in my 280 dancer. It is a horizontal line about 6 inches long but did not go all the way through. Help!! It's a new boat and i can't stop looking at it. It's driving me nuts. It happened to another guy with a 280 in...

Last weekend i mistakenly left a wet life vest on my white vinyl seat on my 280 sundancer and now it has an orange stain from the vest. I tried to remove it with acetone but no luck. Anyone have any suggestions? What about soft scrub? It looks terrible and is driving me nuts.

What is the maximum number of people that can be brought on this boat and still achieve plane with no problem? I would like to bring 6 adults(2 guys 4 gals) and 2 kids out this coming weekend. I am powered by twin 4.3 alphas. Is the maximum occupancy and weight listed somewhere in the boat? If...

As i was out on the water on sunday i suddenly lost the ability to trim my 2005 280 sundancer. When i pressed any of the trim tabs nothing happened at all and i had a difficult time getting the boat to hold straight on plane. What do u think this might be? Could it just be a fuse somewhere. I am...

I was thinking of buying a king size sealy 4" memory foam mattress topper from overstock.com and then cutting it for the aft cabin and the v berth? Do u think this is a good idea or would you guys suggest something else? Also where can I buy sheet sets to fit the v berth shape and aft cabin?

I have a 2005 280 sundancer with 30hrs on the 4.3l v6 engines. I just received the spring recommissioning flier from marine max and they said i need to add to the sheet and put tune up x 2 "A" service only for the 2 engines(no spark plug changes). Do I need this to be done? I added change the...

Where is the best spot to put one of those magna grills and do i have enough room for one at all? Which mounting option is best to get? I went to west marine yesterday and there are about 20 different mounting options all the way up to an extra 80 bucks for the brackets? Are the grills any good?

I just purchased a 2005 280 Sundancer with 30 hrs. My question is whether i should get the warranty. My options are Marine Max 3yr Legacy for $3300, 2 yr for $2300, or 1 yr for $1900. These are supposed to cover the whole boat. Another option is engine only from Sea Ray also would be $2480 for...

I am purchasing a 2005 Sea ray 280 Sundancer with 30 hrs on the boat. It has the twin 4.3 alpha drives. I will be going over the boat with the surveyor in one week. Any problems i should be looking out for?