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I wanted to give an update. I received the frame from Great Lakes and they sent only the rear camper piece and not the entire frame. When I ordered it I was very clear that I needed the entire frame - both Bimini and camper. I thought the price they gave me was low as I previously posted so I...

It is not solely up to any of the people you mentioned to determine if there is diminished value it is also up to the law in your area. If you indeed can sell it for more money because of the items they redid then you have no diminished value and if you can't then there is. I went through...

You know what they say about "assume" and I was assuming the price would be really high for the factory frame. I took the advise of a poster and called Great Lakes to get a quote and it was only $220 complete for the camper frame. Of course shipping added another $105 as it comes freight but the...

Thanks Dennis that's what I thought. On my boat the rear tubing fits inside the other tube and is held in place with a spring clip piece of metal. Is that how the newer ones are done? I can't find those clips anywhere and I am missing two.

I do mean the framework that holds the canvas. It doesn't look that hard to do as I have the old one as a template. The pitting is not that deep but I have tried everything I know to polish it and it just doesn't come out right. Is the original tubing stainless? I had always thought so but the...

I purchased a new canvas for my 260 and when I was installing it I realized the tubing had damage from the couple years the boat was in saltwater. The ends are fine it is just the tubing that looks bad. Has anyone bought tubing and bent it to fit? I did electrical work at one point and have...

I had an experience with a one year old car I owned that may apply here. I was involved in an accident (not my fault) that did over $20k damage and the insurance company wouldn't total it but insisted it could be fixed good as new. While that may or may not be true I would need to tell any...

127 views and only one response - I have to believe I am not the first person to change out to new seating!

Were you able to buy them directly from Sea Ray?

I want to replace the seats on my 01 260DA with factory replacements. I recently replaced the canvas and was able to buy one from the original manufacturer, can you do the same with the seats? I realize I could have a local upholstery shop do them but I don't know if they would come out the same...

Thanks for the reply's. I must not be the most observant soul as I never noticed any change in the noise level. I did have the boat put away for three years and just put it back in last year so if it was off all of last year then I must have forgotten what it did sound like. The bellows was...

Over 40 views and not one opinion? I even gave you multiple choice so you have a 25% chance of being right even if you guess, that is if I knew the right answer.

Getting the boat ready for the water I needed to replace a trim tab and while doing so I noticed that the exhaust bellows was in two pieces with a several inch gap between them. I went to the local Sea Ray dealer and asked for the part and what they brought out didn't really resemble what was on...

For what it's worth I am not changing my canvas from rubber to snaps to get away from the rubber. The point of my original post was that I have a chance to buy a never installed entire camper canvas for less then two pieces were going to cost me to replace. My concern was also around the fact...

The snaps that fir into the grove sound very interesting. Would you happen to have a picture of them or any idea where I could get them? Perhaps the name of the folks that did it for your boat? Thanks

Thanks for the replies. I realize I could have a custom shop make whatever I want and I have priced that out. I was going to have just the top two pieces (bimini and top to camper) made and then I came across a new never installed full camper set for the same money. I have the full camper set...

On my 2001 260 the front canvas has a rubber lip that fits into the windshield frame to attach. Did they change this arrangement to snaps and if so can a replacement canvas with the snap set up be made to fit my older style? I believe it would work as my cockpit cover (which I bought and never...

On this forum I have seen a lot of posts about the handling issues with a 260. Were they not as severe on a 2001 model? I bought my 260 new in 01 and it was my first real boat so I didn't have anything to compare it with. The first few years we had it in the ocean and I will say docking it was...

sdarc - that heater looks like the mount is on the front and mine are on the sides. It is also over $100 more expensive. Northern - I am assuming round as most tanks I have worked with are and I would think round is easier to build but I really don't know. I have my old one in the garage and...

I understand it is really a marketing mag and not a boating piece and that they are trying to sell new boats not help us fix our old ones. I just think they are really missing a large potential market. There will always be people that buy things like boats so they can show other people how...