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Take what the seller says with a grain of salt. I recently went to checkout a boat the seller said "everything works as it should" and his buddy, who knew boats, took it out and said all was good. Got there to find the steering was almost completely frozen-up (V-drive), one eng waay down on...

Yes, there are a few marinas on the other side of the lake that can deal with bigger boats but none on my side. Our side of the lake is mostly cliffs and most of the marinas are floating with minimal infrastructure on land. Basically just a parking lot and a tram down to the docks.

I've heard of folks upgrading the BTU's when replacing but wasn't sure if it was a plug and play thing or if boat mods were needed.

Pirate Lady>> I'm liking the 32-34 ft range. Plenty of room for friends and family and still able to get up and run with relatively affordable power (7.4's/8.1's). The marina, that we're on a waiting list for, doesn't have dry stack, wash racks or even a ramp. A third party would have to get...

I have a Taylor Made square umbrella for the cockpit of my current go-fast boat. It works pretty good at noon, but as the sun dips in the afternoon, it's hard to find shade. At that point, you pretty much have to jump in the water if you're hot. I was envisioning something that looks similar...

I've been doing pretty much all my own maint up to this point. As I look at larger boats that are too large to trailer, I wonder how do you get it out of the water for maintenance? I asked around locally and sounds like there's only one guy that can do it and it isn't cheap. If he does pull it...

That's a good idea with the water cooled foredeck as long as there were no leaks into the cabin. I bet the shade idea would work too but would get in the way and look kinda odd. Were you able to wet the entire foredeck? I'm trying to picture how the water could be evenly distributed. I had an...

That's kinda what I expected. Anyone ever try a shade for the bow? Something that would temporarily attach across the bow rails would help with the sun I suspect. Like a tarp but nicer..

After a brief diversion looking into larger cruisers, seems I'm back to trailerable cruisers. Found there seems to be a lot more 270's out there with out arches than the other lengths. I've found one on a trailer locally and measured total length. It's within one foot of being the same length as...

Not familiar with your setup, but if there's a vacuum hose connected to the sensor, make sure it's not cracked, pinched rotted, etc. Does Vessel View allow you to view the pressure reading?

My neighbor bought a new Expedition. Drove it home and noticed a bit of smoke from under the hood. Took it back the next day and they said the valve cover was leaking and they had to order parts. He got a loaner. That was 6 months ago and he's still driving the loaner. Unbelievable...

Thx for all the good replies. Wish I had went with the 14' door now. Oh well.. I've found a couple of archless Sundancers online. Was that limited to certain years or a maybe a factory option? Also found a 27' Sundancer called a Special Edition with a 8.5' beam. Anyone familiar with that version?

I agree with everything you said and if I was buying new, I wouldn't worry abt it. However I'm looking at 15 to 30 year old boats. If I could find a single owner boat that was loved and well cared for, that's one thing, but those are hard to find with 15+ year old boats. No wood would be one...

My original plan to find a cruiser that would fit thru my 12' X 12' shop door seems to be vaporizing, so now I thinking abt something in the 30' to 38' range that will be living at the marina full time (on a lift hopefully). My first 2 boats (Glastron and a Chaparral) were both good boats, both...

Hehe, should probably say "later models in my price range". I've done floor, stringer and transom repair, don't want to ever do that again. Wanting to know how much wood is in the Sundancers from abt 1990 to 2004. Transom/stringers/floor, etc.

Do the later model Sundancers use wood for transom and stringers? Was there a cut-off year for wood construction? I'm looking at Sundancers from abt 1990 to 2004. Thx!

Thx for all the great replies! I was thinking about using a 6' piece of rigid pipe (with a level attached) held against the highest point and drop a plumb-bob over the side that's exactly the same height as my door opening. Seems like that would get me pretty close. I saw where someone on a...

Shop is 50' deep so no issues there. I can see how the trailer definitely comes into play when you're only talking about an inch or 2. I've envisioned different ways to make the trailer squat but not sure there's much to be gained with that idea. Could probably get an extra inch or so by...

Looking for a twin eng 28-29 ft cruiser with gen and A/C that will fit thru my 12'x12' shop door. Will most likely be trailered back and forth until a slip opens up which could be a couple of years from now. The 280/290 Sundancer series caught my eye but I'm getting confused with all the...

Moving from a Go Fast to a trailerable sport cruiser.