290 sundancers 1994-midyear 97 "We need a thread"

ChrisO said:
Hey.

What i know from the manuals om sea ray. And the standard engines in 94-97 is with 454 bravo 3. Twins is optional. So its a little interesting why the 96-97 has more weight
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Nobody that knows?
 
ChrisO said:
Nobody that knows?
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Just wondering if anyone could help out here I am looking at a 1997 290 sundancer with the 4.3 twins and bravo one. I have haggled the price down to £20k or $26.6k is this a good price? Thanks
 
Robert A said:
Looks like its just you and me. LOL I'm working on a 1996 290. Will post pics soon.
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I have a 1995 290 and I'll bet that I can give you a run for your money about "working on it..." pics! One owner salt water dock queen-now in fresh water-which has tried to sink me twice over the past two days! :)

I just replaced the starboard engine, out drive and a whole bunch of needed maintenance...however...
...the original owner left the Lowrance 3500 thru hull transducer in when he upgraded to a Garmin at some point. What was left of the plastic flange sealing it to the bottom of the boat let go on the first launch allowing the transducer to pop up through the hull leaving a clean, open 1 1/2" hole in the bottom!

Yesterday the port side bellows let go....

More to come....

:O
 
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Oh wow! You win! I don't even want to compete with that. My current list of fixes is mostly cosmetic, except for the taking on water while sitting at the dock due to a loose hose clamp on the cooling intake, batt charging issues, and stalling EVERY time I shift from neutral to gear.....very fun when trying to dock at the end of a narrow fairway in the wind.
 
Robert A said:
Oh wow! You win! I don't even want to compete with that. My current list of fixes is mostly cosmetic, except for the taking on water while sitting at the dock due to a loose hose clamp on the cooling intake, batt charging issues, and stalling EVERY time I shift from neutral to gear.....very fun when trying to dock at the end of a narrow fairway in the wind.
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Hey, yours actually shifts into gear?? I'm jealous...!

To be fair, I actually did take mine onto Lake Ontario this past week-which is when the old transducer jumped ship-and it did shift properly although way too stiff for maneuvering at the docks. Lower shift cables will be going in this week along with bellows and new trim limit switches and senders. Once I get the mechanicals straightened out I can begin installing all of the new electronics, including radar, before we take some trips to far away places on the lake!

Everything does work on the boat including ice cold a/c.

To be continued....
 
Robert A said:
Well, I tried to post pictures, but I either don't know how or don't have enough posts to do so. :(
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I should try to post some pics here, too. I don't have many posts but I do spend a lot of time reading them
 
I think I got it figured out. Here are just a few teaser pics taken on the day I bought the boat.
290 Aft.jpg 290 Port Side.jpg 290 Stbd Side.jpg 290 dash.jpg
 
That's a nice looking boat. Mine came out of SC and is now in NY.
 

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Robert A said:
Looks great. I love the bow light.
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It's actually a nice looking boat; well equipped with windlass, generator (134 hrs), a/c, hot water (brand new) and the dinette seating option. It's getting Garmin radar, heading sensor, touch screen chart plotter, Airmar bronze transducer and a new ICOM VHF and antenna. It should be a very capable Lake Ontario boat.

It is clear that there was a major amount of maintenance performed, and some expensive replacements (canvas, transom plates etc...), over the years and still I've put 8 to 10 hour days in over the past two months replacing and bringing up to snuff the engines and running gear. Although I didn't pay much for this boat and trailer-and have scrounged NOS and replacement parts relatively cheap-I will probably not consider a salt water boat for any future purchases. I have one more day of bellows, trim senders and lower shift cables before I can even put it back in the water so late in the season and will finish the electronics and lighting upgrades if she stays afloat in the slip this time!
 
The shifting issue on your boat is eather the knock down switch or lower shift cable. If shift cable is sticky it will hold switch too long and stall engine
 
Jeff Delbuono said:
The shifting issue on your boat is eather the knock down switch or lower shift cable. If shift cable is sticky it will hold switch too long and stall engine
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Hey Jeff,

I hope that all has been well! I spent the day yesterday doing bellows and lower shift cables on the boat. Other than parts supplies seemingly non existent these days I did manage to get one side done. My lower shift cables were in good shape although one of the boots decided to crack while in the water last week! Amazing how much water will come through one of those...

I haven't finished the other side yet but, at least on the trailer, the side I finished didn't seem to be any less stiff shifting. My helm control box is clean and corrosion free. I also backed off the shifter tension adjustment to nothing. I'll see what happens when I splash the boat again but I'm now guessing there's resistance in the control cables from the helm. I'll probably not mess with those his year, though.

Have I mentioned how much I'm learning to hate former salt water boats... :O
 
Garintheair said:
It's actually a nice looking boat; well equipped with windlass, generator (134 hrs), a/c, hot water (brand new) and the dinette seating option. It's getting Garmin radar, heading sensor, touch screen chart plotter, Airmar bronze transducer and a new ICOM VHF and antenna. It should be a very capable Lake Ontario boat.

It is clear that there was a major amount of maintenance performed, and some expensive replacements (canvas, transom plates etc...), over the years and still I've put 8 to 10 hour days in over the past two months replacing and bringing up to snuff the engines and running gear. Although I didn't pay much for this boat and trailer-and have scrounged NOS and replacement parts relatively cheap-I will probably not consider a salt water boat for any future purchases. I have one more day of bellows, trim senders and lower shift cables before I can even put it back in the water so late in the season and will finish the electronics and lighting upgrades if she stays afloat in the slip this time!
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It is a nice looking boat, mine is not. LOL

Mechanically, it is in ok shape. A few things I have to fix, but I had it pulled out of the water when I bought it for power wash and complete mechanical check. I'm told everything was checked. While it was out of the water, I had them install a new transducer to work with the chart plotter I plan to install. So far I have had the the cockpit seating redon, new canvas, cockpit flooring in a bot in the garage waiting to be installed sitting right next to the new dash, gauges, and switches. Sadly I live in California (not for long I hope), and the boat sits in the water in North Carolina. So time to work on it is limited.
 
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