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  1. 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!
  2. 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????
  3. 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...
  4. 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...
  5. 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...
  6. 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...
  7. 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!
  8. 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...
  9. Dave Batistig

    Autopilot install on 1994 Searay 500

    Hello!! We recently bought a new to us 1994 Searay 500. It has 2 new Raymarine Axiom displays, new GPS antenna, etc. It has what I assume was an original install B&G autopilot which is non functional. I am planning to replace the B&G with a Raymarine autopilot unit, but it isn't clear to me how...
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