Mkguyvr
New Member
- Apr 20, 2016
- 6
- Boat Info
- 1989 Sea Ray Sedan Bridge 300, twin 7.4/ quicksilver 4.0 gen set
- Engines
- 7.4 FWC Mercs
Hi, I just bought a 1989 Sedan Bridge 300 last weekend in Miami and sailed it home Sat/Sun to Jensen Beach (120 miles). Stayed the night on anchor in Lake Boca, at the mouth of the Boca Inlet. It was a great trip home, a bit windy (18 mph) even at night. Cruised at about 7 knots all the way home, got somewhere in the .95 miles per gallon. Took about 18 hours of travel. Few minor issues that made the trip less than ideal but I paid accordingly.
First thing was the black tank was almost full and the overboard pump was stuck on dump( good thing there was a ball valve on the discharge line (no Y valve) just a T. The trim tab motor was not responding to the switches, boat will not plane off without them (fully loaded with fuel, water, sewer and 4 occupants on the bridge, and some gear. I don't know the performance of these boats yet but with these engines it seemed like it should have been a little more but like I said, no tabs working, just a huge wake and a bow up attitude with a 3000 rpm achievable like that. ( maybe someone can chime in on this if it seems normal in this case). Generator has a fuel starvation issue I think, starts and runs then shuts down after a few minutes, starts again but only for a few seconds, let it sit for a couple minutes and it will seem to reset to like in the beginning of starting. Probably a bad fuel pump and or filter (I have the part number to covert to AC Delco). AC pump is trickling water when running, I think the sea strainer is clogged. I stopped at the first chance I got to inspect the bottom in a very clear water area, bottom was in great shape, no growth of any kind. I cleaned all of the water intake through hulls with a wire brush and checked the through holes for critters. The forward AC is working good but I turned it off until I can service the pump, the rear AC isn't starting up. It may be a water flow issue. The stove top electric side isn't working, I haven't tried the alcohol yet, the fridge and ice maker aren't working at the moment but pretty much everything else is in good working condition. It's a mild project for me, I've had May more projects that were a lot worse so I'm not worried and like I said I got a good price on it. Looking forward to you comments and advice, good-bad or indifferent I welcome you input on this model and the Sea Ray products overall, thanks ahead of time.
Guy
First thing was the black tank was almost full and the overboard pump was stuck on dump( good thing there was a ball valve on the discharge line (no Y valve) just a T. The trim tab motor was not responding to the switches, boat will not plane off without them (fully loaded with fuel, water, sewer and 4 occupants on the bridge, and some gear. I don't know the performance of these boats yet but with these engines it seemed like it should have been a little more but like I said, no tabs working, just a huge wake and a bow up attitude with a 3000 rpm achievable like that. ( maybe someone can chime in on this if it seems normal in this case). Generator has a fuel starvation issue I think, starts and runs then shuts down after a few minutes, starts again but only for a few seconds, let it sit for a couple minutes and it will seem to reset to like in the beginning of starting. Probably a bad fuel pump and or filter (I have the part number to covert to AC Delco). AC pump is trickling water when running, I think the sea strainer is clogged. I stopped at the first chance I got to inspect the bottom in a very clear water area, bottom was in great shape, no growth of any kind. I cleaned all of the water intake through hulls with a wire brush and checked the through holes for critters. The forward AC is working good but I turned it off until I can service the pump, the rear AC isn't starting up. It may be a water flow issue. The stove top electric side isn't working, I haven't tried the alcohol yet, the fridge and ice maker aren't working at the moment but pretty much everything else is in good working condition. It's a mild project for me, I've had May more projects that were a lot worse so I'm not worried and like I said I got a good price on it. Looking forward to you comments and advice, good-bad or indifferent I welcome you input on this model and the Sea Ray products overall, thanks ahead of time.
Guy