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  1. Dave Batistig

    Raymarine i70s Instrument Display - Anyone using one?

    Thank you! I will read thru this thread. I've looked at the Actisense unit before but haven't decided to tackle this project yet.
  2. Dave Batistig

    Raymarine i70s Instrument Display - Anyone using one?

    At the risk of sounding dumb...how are you getting RPM data from your 6V92s onto the NMEA2000 network? I have a pair of i70 displays that I'd love to get engine data onto. My boat is a 1994 500DA with 6V92 engines
  3. Dave Batistig

    B&G Network pilot for sale

    Pulled this out of my 1994 500DA. It powers on, but I don't know if it actually works because there is no GPS signal to it to tell if it actually runs the pump to steer, etc. If anyie is interested, let me know. In a week it will be dumpster bound!
  4. Dave Batistig

    Top sliding hatch broke - 1994 500DA

    Sooooo.....the spousal unit claims she has no idea how this happened...but she managed to break the top hatch of the cabin entryway, the part that pushes back on a sliding track. Pretty sure this is no longer a prodcution part, but maybe someone knows where I can maybe have one made????
  5. Dave Batistig

    Replace the genset with an inverter

    I just did a LiFePo install on our 500DA. I put in three, 200aH LiFePo batteries, and a Xantrex 3000W inverter. I sized the batteries to handle all expected 120V loads, which for us would be, currently, the salon fridge (120v only), icemaker, lights, microwave/convection oven, coffee maker, etc...
  6. Dave Batistig

    1994 500DA - Secondary water pump?

    OK, that makes sense. So it isn't imperative for that second pump to be operational for just the wife and I. I'll replace it, simply because I can't abide something not working...it bugs me till I fix it! LOL!
  7. Dave Batistig

    1994 500DA - Secondary water pump?

    On our 1994 500DA, there is a primary 24V water pump, and also a secondary 24V pump, both located in the sump area in the middle of the salon. The secondary pump is bad, in that is run and runs and never shuts off. Appears the pressure switch is bad. What is the purpose of this second pump? Just...
  8. Dave Batistig

    New refrigerator for 1994 500DA

    After doing a lot of research on various 12v/120V fridges, I decided to put an inverter in. Granted, the upfront cost is more than swapping fridges, but I'll also gain 120V power without having to always run the generator, and also keep the larger fridge.
  9. Dave Batistig

    New refrigerator for 1994 500DA

    Looking to replace the 12 cu ft GE 120v only fridge on our new to us 500DA. We want to put in a AC/DC fridge. We spend a lot of weekends, and also weekdays, on the hook and I don't want to have to run the genset other than to top batteries off periodically. The outer dimensions of the existing...
  10. Dave Batistig

    Open Array vs Closed

    Thanks for the quick response! You confirmed what I was thinking, but I didn't want pass on a opportunity without running it by some folks who know more than me when it comes to this sort of thing. Appreciate the help!
  11. Dave Batistig

    Open Array vs Closed

    I have a chance to upgrade the Raymarine Quantum 2 Doppler radome to the Raymarine Magnum 4kw 4 foot open array. What would be the advantages of doing this? The boat is a 1994 SR 500DA. It will be on the Allegheny river for the next 4 years, and on the West Coast of Florida after that. Thanks...
  12. Dave Batistig

    New SR owner - 1994 500 Sundancer

    That's what we are hoping! Planning on SW FL cruising when we retire in the next handful of years.
  13. Dave Batistig

    New SR owner - 1994 500 Sundancer

    That worked!! thanks!
  14. Dave Batistig

    New SR owner - 1994 500 Sundancer

    My wife (Sharon) and I (Dave) bought a new to us 1994 500 Sundancer in October, 2021. She's currently in heated storage in Port Clinton, OH, waiting to be trucked out to us in May on the upper Allegheny river north of Pittsburgh, PA. She'll be the queen of the Upper Allegheny for 4-5 yrs, and...
  15. Dave Batistig

    Foredeck sunpads for SeaRay 500

    I'm about 4 hours from Port Clinton. When the new swim platform gets here in Mid March, I'll haul it out there and install it before it is trucked here to the Allegheny River north of Pittsburgh, PA. So it will be a month or so yet before I am near the boat and can get measurements.
  16. Dave Batistig

    Foredeck sunpads for SeaRay 500

    I hadn't thought of that....we have an excellent upholstery shop near us. He recovered the cockpit seats on our Wellcraft last winter. I'll be out in Port Clinton, OH, where the boat is currently stored for the winter, in a few weeks and I'll measure the area between the rails. No doubt he can...
  17. Dave Batistig

    Foredeck sunpads for SeaRay 500

    I'm looking for an aftermarket supplier for the sunpads that SeaRay had shipped with the 500s, ours is a 1994 500. Anyone know where I can buy these pads? They look like they were to fit between the rails on the foredeck. Thanks!
  18. Dave Batistig

    Swim platform

    Yes...ordered one for my 1992 Wellcraft Gran Sport. They had already done one for a Gran Sport, however, when I got my platform it didn't fit. They were willing to build me a whole new patform, but we're pretty handy with this sort of stuff and after some work, we got it installed and it looks...
  19. Dave Batistig

    Replacing olde B&G units with Raymarine?

    Hello! On our "new to us" 1994 500DA, we have newly installed Ramiarine Axiom+ MFDs. Also in the dash are these older B&G units, one of which is a non functional AP that we covered in an earlier post. I will be investigating the pump and the overall hydraulic steering when I am out where the...
  20. Dave Batistig

    Official 510 DA Owners Group

    I'm curious...what do you plan to replace your fridge with? I am looking to replace the 110V only fridge in our 1994 500DA with a suitable 12/24 VDC/110VAC unit. We stay out on the hook most weekends and running the generator to keep the fridge cold seems like a waste. Who makes a large dual...
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