410 Sundancer/Express Cruiser and 400 Sundancer/Express Cruiser **Official Thread**

Strecker25 said:
Bringing back the carpet to the top, finally pulled it out and took some pics. It is brand new, there are a few wrinkles from being rolled up. It is a light gray with just very faint hints of tan but mostly gray light gray. It also had rubber backing

looking for $450 shipped. Pm if interested!

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I have a 2001 410, same configuration, I just bought her in January. Are the carpets still for sale?
 
Evan Brody said:
I have a 2001 410, same configuration, I just bought her in January. Are the carpets still for sale?
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I had a 410 2001. Sold last year. New owner sold her in January. I have the original carpets still. I put seagrass carpets in. New now old owner pulled those and added teak.
 
Evan Brody said:
I have a 2001 410, same configuration, I just bought her in January. Are the carpets still for sale?
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hey Evan, yea I still have them. Dave needed a different color so they’re yours if you want them. PM me anytime!
 
sounds great and will take them thanks! Do you know if 2001 and 2000 are same configuration?
 
Finally back from traveling. Prob just going to have to hire a mechanic as I have no time to do things. But another question, anyone replace their fridge on a 400 DA?
Need to replace mine. Sold my Baja yesterday. Sad to see her go. She went to a friend and is already on the water in Sarasota.
 

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knotonduty said:
Finally back from traveling. Prob just going to have to hire a mechanic as I have no time to do things. But another question, anyone replace their fridge on a 400 DA?
Need to replace mine. Sold my Baja yesterday. Sad to see her go. She went to a friend and is already on the water in Sarasota.
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I replaced mine 2 years ago 1998 DA.

Tips: Remove upstairs the dual seat 1st, only 8 nuts hold it on. Lay it back on the un-cushioned rear bench seat. Make sure bolts don't puncture vertical vinyl. Removing this seat ensures no damage and makes for a convenient rest spot for the fridges when moving old and new.

Remove vinyl pads on both sides of the door, you can probably squeeze the fridge in but this ensures no damage. The screws can be located by pinching the vinyl inside and "peeling back". Caulking topside will need to be redone, do not tape it to re-caulk. When you remove the tape, the vinyl may stretch and make a mess.

Remove old from cabinet. The cabinet must be removed to get old out and new in/out the upstairs door. The abridged version is remove microwave, find the all the screws on the right side of cabinet and remove. On the left side, remove the stairs starting with the chrome plate on top and work your way down. Very difficult to find screws under the carpet treads. I ripped it up and replaced.

Move old out and put new in boat. Replace cabinet and slide new in.

While you have the stairs out, consider replacing your sanitation hose to the front head, or at least as far as the coupler.


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knotonduty said:
Finally back from traveling. Prob just going to have to hire a mechanic as I have no time to do things. But another question, anyone replace their fridge on a 400 DA?
Need to replace mine. Sold my Baja yesterday. Sad to see her go. She went to a friend and is already on the water in Sarasota.
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Oops, forgot to mention - the trim piece on top of cabinet has to be removed to access more screws. Gently pry it off with a set of small screwdrivers or auto trim removal tools. It's held on by christmas trees.
 
Sgrochow said:
I replaced mine 2 years ago 1998 DA.

Tips: Remove upstairs the dual seat 1st, only 8 nuts hold it on. Lay it back on the un-cushioned rear bench seat. Make sure bolts don't puncture vertical vinyl. Removing this seat ensures no damage and makes for a convenient rest spot for the fridges when moving old and new.

Remove vinyl pads on both sides of the door, you can probably squeeze the fridge in but this ensures no damage. The screws can be located by pinching the vinyl inside and "peeling back". Caulking topside will need to be redone, do not tape it to re-caulk. When you remove the tape, the vinyl may stretch and make a mess.

Remove old from cabinet. The cabinet must be removed to get old out and new in/out the upstairs door. The abridged version is remove microwave, find the all the screws on the right side of cabinet and remove. On the left side, remove the stairs starting with the chrome plate on top and work your way down. Very difficult to find screws under the carpet treads. I ripped it up and replaced.

Move old out and put new in boat. Replace cabinet and slide new in.

While you have the stairs out, consider replacing your sanitation hose to the front head, or at least as far as the coupler.


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Thank you for the write up, what fridge did you end up getting?
 
knotonduty said:
Thank you for the write up, what fridge did you end up getting?[/QUOTE

Norcold DE 0061 was direct replacement for the original one that was in there, DE-461 I think. Seems that Norcold gets a bad rap at times but I wanted something that fit without cabinet mods and that’s all I could find. Also, the original Norcold lasted 20 years and was still cooling when I replaced.

Thank you for your service. A bit chilly in Buffalo December 2017, wasn’t it?
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Yeah that was the one I was looking at and the Norcold in my RV works great.

Buffalo was freeeeeezing! Had a great time though. We ended up stuck in Montreal from Christmas Eve till April 6th due to ice. That was even colder. Loved Buffalo def want to see it in the summer.
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Strecker25 said:
That's it, forecast in western NY is 40+ for the next 10 days - shrink wrap is coming off tomoow!
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Understand you are going in on the 16th. I put my props back on last week, not going in until 30th. Interested how your work out and new RPM range and speed. Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks Turkanon
 
Turkanon said:
Understand you are going in on the 16th. I put my props back on last week, not going in until 30th. Interested how your work out and new RPM range and speed. Look forward to hearing from you.

Thanks Turkanon
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I’m excited to test as well. First time pushing the throttles forward will undoubtedly be a pucker moment with all the work I did just hoping to not have any major issues.

coolant hoses and clamps, aftercoolers, turbos, props, strut and shaft, intake and breathers, cutless, and dripless seals. Here’s to hoping I didn’t forget a screw :)

they sure look nice though

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Strecker25 said:
Awesome! We're scheduled for 4/16 first thing in the morning. Lots of work still to go in the next 2.5 weeks or so...
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Strecker25 said:
I’m excited to test as well. First time pushing the throttles forward will undoubtedly be a pucker moment with all the work I did just hoping to not have any major issues.

coolant hoses and clamps, aftercoolers, turbos, props, strut and shaft, intake and breathers, cutless, and dripless seals. Here’s to hoping I didn’t forget a screw :)

they sure look nice though

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That is a beautiful pic.
 
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