480 DB Owners Club

[quality time]

What do you guys with wood floors in the salon do when you have to pull the hatches for aftercooler service etc...?


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[Robert Mead]

I have been think about putting a wood floor in my salon area and i don't know much about the product you used. I would love to see some photos of it. I have been trying to find where Sea Ray gets the wood floor in the dinette area. I have written them 2 weeks ago thru their website but no answer.

 

[Greg]

Mirage was the manufacturer of my flooring. Santos Mahogany. Look back a few pages and you can see pictures of my install.

http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php?p=755368

 

[Yzfspike]

This is what I did. Left carpet in the salon area so access to hatches is no issue. Doing the entire floor certainly gives the boat a more classic look.

 

[dcpringle]

This is what I did. Left carpet in the salon area so access to hatches is no issue. Doing the entire floor certainly gives the boat a more classic look.
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How did you guys get the trim to match like that on the dinette? Is that a piece of actual wood or is it some type of laminate...

 

[Yzfspike]

The dinette trim is solid wood as far as I can tell. This was installed prior to my ownership. I believe it to be a "factory" option.

 

[Greg]

Same here, I also believe it to be factory. I find it interesting that both of our boats are 2003, but yours has an additional trim piece. The trim around the dinette floor also seems wider (taller?)

 

[quality time]

Is the floor under the table running in different directions also? I don't have wood floor there but wish I did.

 

[boltman]

I do and yes it's the same direction,but we haven't extended our wood floor either.our carpet still looks brand new since the original owner never took out the carpet liner .

 

[jrpurse]

I think I have a leak in a connection to the common drain manifold. Can anyone advise on how to detach the sofa so that it can be moved away from the port bulkhead for access?

 

[quality time]

Can you roll out the couch then remove the seat back to gain access? That's how I used to get to the water heater on my 380DA.

 

[Cherman]

I opened the sofa to the bed position. Look underneath and you will see the screws holding the front cushion the the frame. Remove them and then you can remove the back cushion. The frame assy is screwed down to the floor in multiple locations. Don't forget to disconnect the power to the motor. After it is out of the way, you will see the acess panel to part of the common drain. Hope this helps. Chris

 

[jrpurse]

I opened the sofa to the bed position. Look underneath and you will see the screws holding the front cushion the the frame. Remove them and then you can remove the back cushion. The frame assy is screwed down to the floor in multiple locations. Don't forget to disconnect the power to the motor. After it is out of the way, you will see the acess panel to part of the common drain. Hope this helps. Chris

Thanks Chris, that worked!

 

[Cherman]

Your welcome, anytime. Any luck finding the leak?

 

[mquiet]

Ok. So here is a question for the different 480 owners. I am interested in the gallons per hour of the Detroit, cat 3196, and Cummings at 1100rpm and cruising speeds. Not which one people think is best, as that will cause problems


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[quality time]

QSM's
1100 = 11 GPH
1700 = 31 GPH
1900 = 38 GPH
2000 = 42 GPH

I generally cruise between 1850-1950 at 22-23 knots depending on fuel level and tide.

 

[RollerCoastr]

Ok. So here is a question for the different 480 owners. I am interested in the gallons per hour of the Detroit, cat 3196, and Cummings at 1100rpm and cruising speeds. Not which one people think is best, as that will cause problems

What good (fun) are facts without opinions?!

I built a calculating spreadsheet on my iPad this summer to track the burn on a 1998 480DB with 6V-92 DDEC's. Unfortunately, I didn't complete it. I'm kicking myself for that, but the data I collected shows that at 1000 RPM, the consumption curve is already heading up.

I'm not sure how much I can trust the DDEC data at low RPM, but it was the only data I had. She liked 850 for a slow cruise, returning 8.2 knots for 7 GPH. At 1050, GPH went to 10, speed was only 8.6 knots.

At 1800, we saw 40 GPH pushing us to 19.8 knots. Part of this can be explained by the "2-stroke penalty", but we were also carrying full water, full fuel, a 20 hp dinghy on the platform, and gear and supplies for an extended vacation. The top of the exhaust ports were barely above water.

 

[Cherman]

Here is the results from Boat Test with the 3196 Cats in it.

	Range
RPM	MPH	Knots	Total GPH	MPG	NMPG	Stat. Mile	NM	KM	KPH	LPH	KPL	dBA
700	7.8	6.7	2.0	3.9	3.4	1744	1516	2807	12.60	7.57	1.65	70
1000	10.1	8.7	8.0	1.3	1.1	565	492	909	16.30	30.28	0.54	73
1250	11.4	9.9	18.0	0.6	0.6	285	248	459	18.30	68.14	0.27	74
1500	19.8	17.2	24.0	0.8	0.7	370	322	595	31.90	90.85	0.35	76
1750	25.5	22.2	32.0	0.8	0.7	359	312	578	41.00	121.13	0.34	83
2000	30.0	26.0	42.0	0.7	0.6	321	279	517	48.30	158.99	0.30	83
2250	33.2	28.9	54.0	0.6	0.5	277	241	446	53.40	204.41	0.26	84
2325	35.6	31.0	58.0	0.6	0.5	276	240	444	57.30	219.55	0.26	86

All fuel consumption numbers are the total for all engines in the boat. Speeds are measured with Stalker ProSports radar gun or GPS. Fuel consumption (gallons per hour) measured with Floscan digital fuel-flow meter or by on-board factory-installed diagnostic instruments. Range is based on 90% of published fuel capacity. Sound levels determined using Radio Shack digital decibel meter on A scale. 68 dBA is the level of normal conversation.
Performance Chart

Test Conditions

Time To Plane	N/A
0 to 30	N/A
Test Power	2 x 640-hp Caterpiller diesel Inboards
Transmission	Twin Disc
Ratio	1.73:1
Props	28x33
Load	-fuel, -water, 4 persons on board, min. cruising gear
Climate	Temp: 85F, Humid: 66%, Wind: 10-15 knots, Seas: 2-3 feet

 

[Jacob]

With the Cat's that is impressive performance for a boat of this size. No one expected it to be cheap. Our 6V92TA's (non DDEC) did about 36GPH at 18 knots, which was our normal cruising speed.

 

[Big Daddy II]

With the Cat's that is impressive performance for a boat of this size. No one expected it to be cheap. Our 6V92TA's (non DDEC) did about 36GPH at 18 knots, which was our normal cruising speed.

I monitor my fuel very close and the sweet spot is 2000 rpm doing 31mph burning 46 GPH. The bottom is always perfect as boat is kept out of the water