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    Peace Out Sea Ray

    This past Friday marked the end of an era for this mariner. After 20 straight years of Sea Ray ownership we have sold our last-ever Sea Ray, our beloved L650FLY. It’s been quite a ride - from a 1998 370DA to a 2003 410DA to a 2006 58DB and finally the 650. But now it’s time for me and my first...
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    L650 FLY Sea Gull

    It's official! Sea Gull is on the market https://www.yachtworld.com/boats/2015/sea-ray-650-fly-3507649/?refSource=enhanced%20listing Please visit her at the Miami Yacht Show, and be sure to say hi to Captain Rusty while you are there.
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    Full Circle

    Those that do the Great Loop, circling the eastern United States, celebrate when they “cross their wake”. This is the point at which they have come full circle and returned (or passed) their starting point. Today Sea Gull has reached such a threshold. We didn’t quite do a big circle, but we’ve...
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    Winter freeze protection complete

    The New England weather was starting to turn cold in late October. Time for the nearly-patentable “Sea Gull” winterization process. It took 6 full days to complete, but there is a near zero chance that any of the boats systems will be damaged by freezing temps. Actually it took 7 days from...
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    L650 FLY, one year later

    It’s hard to believe that a year has gone by since we took delivery of Sea Gull, our L650 FLY at Port Canaveral Florida. As we approach this happy anniversary, Sea Gull is again at Port Canaveral for bottom paint and some service work before she makes the trek back to the Northeast for the...
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    Wetpaint sighting

    Some of you may recall Wetpaint, a member and regular contributor to CSR who gave up his Sea Ray and almost all ties to land based life in favor of a sailing catermaran and a life at sea. Well, we connected with him this morning in Great Harbor Cay in the Berry Islands, Bahamas. It turns out we...
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    Any licensed captains get their TWIC?

    I went and applied for my TWIC yesterday. They finally opened an office nearby and it could not have been easier. Just wondering what others' experience has been. I pre-registered online and also made an appointment online. When I got there I was the only customer there and the whole process...
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    Transmission oil all over the bilge

    I stepped into the engine room last night and right into an oil slick of amber colored oil. Somewhere, I have developed a leak in the port transmission oil system that has allowed several ounces of oil to drip into the bilge and onto the propeller shaft. The shaft has sprayed this stuff all over...
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    MM Getaway at Ziegeler's Cove

    Anyone going to the MM Getaway this Saturday at Ziegler's Cove?
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    Equipment failure preparedness

    I don’t want to perpetuate the “Yacht Controller” thread because I don’t want this to be a big boat versus little boat discussion. I also don’t think this should be airplane versus boat or car versus boat. But, some interesting points were raised in that thread about equipment failures and I...
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    Registered letter from Sea Ray today

    I received a registered letter from SR in today's mail. :smt100 It seems that they overlooked an important step in manufacturing my boat. :smt021 Consequently they have issued a service bulletin to correct the problem. :thumbsup: This problem involves certain model year 2006/2007 44DB, 480DA...
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    Bilge pump spinning in "neutral"

    Yesterday, while cleaning my bilge I noticed that my Rule pump was running but not sucking any water. There was nothing visibly cloggging it and it went off and on correctly with the float switch but it just would not move water. I whacked it a couple of times and it kicked in and worked as it...
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    Felt like a postal carrier

    We went through rain, wind and hail to get here, but we made it to Baltimore Inner Harbor! We have had a great cruise so far. From CT we stopped in Port Washington, NY for the first night. Early Sunday morning we cruised through NY harbor and down the NJ coast. While in NY harbor we were...
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    Noise from automatic fire extinguisher

    OK, here is a really strange problem. We are at anchor and the generator is running. The Fireboy engine room fire suppression system is powered up because the genset is running. At the helm station there is the standard override switch with a couple of status lights and an annunciator horn...
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    Need Help with NJ to Chesapeake Bay planning

    We are making plans for our July cruise. The discussion taking place in the “Navigating the Chesapeake†thread has me thinking about heading south this summer. Unfortunately we will not be able join those of you going to Baltimore at the end of July because of family commitments. Most likely...
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    Miami Boat Show?

    Anyone else going to the show? We are heading down to South Florida on Friday and will attend the Miami Boat Show on Saturday and Sunday along with the crowds of tourists. We will probably spend the early part of Saturday at the convention center looking at toys for the new boat. By the end...
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    Paint peeling in repair area

    Spots on my bottom have been repaired where thru hulls were added post molding or where there were imperfections in the mold. These repairs do not hold paint like the rest of the gelcoated bottom. The photo below shows one such area, but it also is evident around the shafts and and other exhaust...
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    Log in issues

    I have two issues with logging in: First, even though I check the box that says "Log me on automatically each visit" I have to re-enter my user name and password each time. I don't think it's a cookie issue on my end since all other websites that offer this feature seem to remember me with no...
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    Passport Premiere extended service?

    My general take on extended service agreements is that they are a rip off. We once had a Passport warranty on a boat and they never paid a penny (fortunately I was the second owner and only paid $50 to transfer the policy. On our 410 we had a CAT extended warranty and that actually almost paid...
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    Just joined from SRO - new username, new boat

    Those of you from the SRO board might remember me as DreamCatcher with a 410 Sundancer. I am glad to have found where the action is. I was getting pretty bored watching single threads on Boat/US and BoaterEd boards. The new user name Sea Gull reflects the actual boat name for the past 4...
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