Thanks for the info. guys, I picked one up at my marina today and getting it installed next week along with pressure tests and checking the seals of the upper. Thanks for reaching out.
I have a 1989 250 DA with a Mercruiser 7.4L with a single Bravo one outdrive. I’m looking to replace my lower unit. My current outdrive is really corroded and was apparently badly neglected by the previous owner and didn’t believe in anodes. I went to replace the anode behind the prop and...
Thanks guys. I appreciate the input....and no I'm not panicked. I've had other I/O's in the past and usually did change everything in the fall, but just not this year. If not the fall, for sure in the spring before everything got going again, but I've never had a problem with oil being left...
Thanks for the advice guys. I really appreciate these forums where you can cut through all the nonsense usually and get right to common sense, tried and true experience. Time to start ordering stuff...
Thanks, Steve
Not my first boat, but first "older" boat. I have an 89 Sea Ray Sundancer 250 DA. It has a Mercuiser 7.4 w/ Bravo 1 out-drive. I purchased the boat this past year, but have been restoring it cosmetically in a few areas and generally cleaning it up. It was not in the water this year except...
Pirate Lady, all the wood looks the same. In other words it doesn’t look like anyone cobbled anything together, it appears anyways, that it was made like that. Like that table doesn’t fit into that track unless I bring it all the way back to the galley countertop at the sink. But when I do...
Pirate Lady, to be honest...I don’t know what it actually is for yet. I thought initially that it made up for the space that the table did not cover for the base of the vberth. That actual pic was not taken by me, but rather the previous owner. I did run across that piece while cleaning out...
Well, I decided to buy the boat. After careful inspection and a ton of questions we had our sea trial this evening and everything checked out well. So tonight I have a new to me Sea Ray sitting in the driveway. Can't wait to work on a few projects. This site has been very helpful and...
Have been looking for a little while. This would be my 4th boat. The largest I've owned is a 21" cuddy. Looked at an 89 Sundancer 250da this morning. Pros: It is powered with a Mercruiser 7.4L with Bravo one outdrive with 800 hours. As I said in another post, it has had all the bellows...
Lake Erie is where we boat. This boat will be water slipped which is also new for me. That largest boat I've personally owned is a 21' cuddy so we always trailered it. I appreciate your willingness to offer advice. I've not bought this boat yet, but I've done quite a bit of research on it...
I don't know that I have to, however I'm assuming that given the age of the boat, that there may need to be some updates. My last boat had some spliced wiring from a DIY'er that wasn't as OCD as I was and certainly wasn't very safe. I just felt better rewiring the whole boat myself so I knew...
I'm looking to purchase an 89 Sundancer 250da, it's in good condition with most of the big stuff already replaced like the bellows and gimble bearing and shift cables. However, I'm wondering about rewiring the boat. I've performed this before on a previous 89 boat, but it didn't have as many...