Search results

Thanks guys - I am working on your suggestions now!

Hi - I desire to contract with a licensed, insured, boat transporter to haul a 2008 SeaRay 280 Sundancer from Marblehead, OH to Benicia, CA. Professionals only with references and pictures of the work. If you are a club sea ray member, just pm me with your favorite boat transport person...

it will be heavy duty shrink-wrapped. I can't stomach the thought of hurting the boat.

Hello - I am moving my 2009 280DA 496 SeaCore/Generator/CruiseAir to near Benicia CA from Lake Erie sometime in March. I have owned this boat since new. We have family out there and it will get more use than Lake Erie. I already have a slip. This move will occur as close to possible to...

Well, I finally needed to be towed. Right after the marina serviced my Bravo3, it suddenly froze near Kelly’s Island on Lake Erie. Right before it froze, they gave it a “clean bill of health.” After pulling the drain plugs they saw metal in the upper and bottom oil ports. They are...

Even if a pro does it, it can still leak. It happened to me this year. The dealer changed the bellows, but a month later, there was a noise, boat was pulled, and water in the bellows was found. All parts were destroyed. There were no tears in the bellows and no fault in the casting...

Guys, when I put in a MercMonitor Level 2 software version 7.X something, I put it in to tie my RayMarine system into SmartCraft an for the ECO feature. I have DTS with troll control. MY GREAT SURPRISE IS SMARTTOW CAME UP!!! And it works GREAT!. The you can select select the ECO Launch...

Ditto. Put one on my 2009 280 dancer. I'm totally pleased.

I alternately use a minnkota 55# thrust, gamefisher 3HP 2 cycle with integral gas tank, and a 9.9HP evinrude 2 cycle with a 3 gal external gas tank. The trolling motor is quite, maneuvers great, but slow. Great for being around cruisers and near people in the water - condition yellow at...

Hi guys i left some equipment with rubber feet on my bench seat. Now, the upholstery has thin greenish yellow ring where the rubber contacted the vinyl. I have tried a few mild cleaners. Tomorrow, I will try some things I saw on the web like baking soda and I might try some oil soak as well...

I modified the plumbing in my 280 so I could isolate the indoor faucets and plumbing from the outdoor. Extra circuits were run for bilge heaters and electric cabin heat. That plus the single point drain for the engine allows boating all winter. Open the engine seacock, removing the bilge vent...

Microwave Solution for Sylvania replacement. Guys - I just installed this one and it works great. It's more powerful than the Sylvania. This one is powerful enough to pop microwave popcorn - my main food staple if the admiral is not cooking. I purchased it at the Home Depot. The pictures...

I installed and briefly tested the MercMonitor Level 2 Version 7 with SmartTow Pro last weekend. Already, I can tell this is going to make an EXTREMELY POSITIVE improvement in my boating this year. I'm reporting this capability because I have not seen the "smart cruise" functionality with the...

Sorry for the delayed response. I purchased a Vetus 5512 from Florida Bow Thrusters. Details below: Florida Bow Thrusters did a great job. There were a few issues, but they made them right - thus proving they are a great provider. The Vetus control failed, and FBT installed a new one on a...

http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/40638-Dinghy-on-Sundancer-280?highlight=ChiefScientist Here is a good thread. My dinghy is a Saturn 290. It overhangs the swim platform a bit but really doesn't affect boarding. I have carried several ways on the swim platform. You can see the davits I...

I keep my boat in the water now year round. I use a bilge heater. But as a precaution, I drain. When the boat is in the water however, the drain never stops watering. Eventually, I have to vent the pressure release. I'm assuming that this is because one drain is actually below the water...

I purchased an Evinrude E-Tec. It doesn't smoke and is very quite. I have often thought a perfect boat for me would be an outboard powered 280 Sundancer. If I ever needed to repower my 280 Sundancer, a transom bracket (with appropriate reinforcements called knee braces) with a pair of 250...

Mine failed the same way. I have a new blu-ray player and a new microwave to put in as soon as the boat gets back in the water this week. Winter time projects!

When I started looking around, it appears Volvo in its OceanX series drives has a "water in bellows" sensor. Hmmmmm.

Henry - thank you for your always great answers. You nailed the next steps obviously. I might add its the last two years the boat is slipped all year except for maintenance. The bellows was visually inspected in June when the boat was bottom painted and a bow thruster installed. At some...