1997 250 DA, first pics after "rescue"

[boatman37]

I have only used it on decks and hulls. Not sure if it works over bottom paint. My model does not have settings.

MM

I have the same model#. There is a left and a right button. This toggles through the options. Mine has 4 buttons total. Power, hold, and the left and right arrows. The arrows let you choose which surface.

I went out to my boat just now and with the soft wood setting I got about 2% on the sides of the hull and anywhere from 11-25% on the transom but it was raining and the boat was a little wet in spots. Will try again on a dry day. Just pulled it and brought it home the other day. No bottom paint on it but there is alot of algae and growth that I haven't cleaned off yet and this is where I got the higher readings. Will check again when it is dry then again after I clean the algae off to see the difference.

 

[Island Time Buffalo]

As for the outside, the good news is that you should have no trouble buffing that baby to a nice shine when you get to that part. Hard to say from the pics, but it doesn't look too bad. Sea Rays use a pretty healthy amount of gelcoat, especially the older ones. Even with a lot of oxidation. Wet sanding is always an option in an extreme case.

But you have a lot in front of you first. Good luck, keep the pics coming, we love this stuff here.