Docjason
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- Jul 8, 2015
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- Boat Info
- Currently Boatless
2006 44 Sundancer (SOLD)
2001 Donzi 39 ZSC (SOLD)
- Engines
- 8.1
The boat search continues. Having a hard time finding any threads related to newer 51 Sundancers. Any help appreciated
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What part of Florida?
Makes a big difference on service and on the chances of a bottom strike.
Well, you will love NW Fla. We are in Panama City Beach. Destin is a little too crowded for us with everything clustered around the harbor and bridge area. The anchoring spot is behind t he bridge in an area called Crab Island where you will be anchoring with 5000 of your closest friends. We chose Panama City beach, no longer the redneck Riviera, about 25 years ago because of the barrier island and Gulf access. We can anchor inside 12 mile long barrier island and walk across to the Gulf on the windiest of days. The city, PC Beach is actually 18 miles long so traffic isn't the nightmare that Destin has.
As far as the boat goes, There are decent independent mechanics in Destin, but there is no Zeus trained service in NW Fla. Treasure Island Marina is a Sea Ray Servicing dealer in Panama City and they do everything on a Sea Ray (mechanical, bottom work, fiberglass, canvas/upholstery, interior work, Sea ray warranty repairs) except Zeus Pod repairs. They can do routine servicing but they do not have a Zeus certified mechanic. The reason is that pods are not popular here.......way to much shallow water and a general lack of service for both IPS and Zeus. The inboard 510DA would be a great boat in this area.
Thanks for the info. We are looking at different areas in or around Destin. Just have to be within 5 hours of Tuscaloosa to go see our daughter perform at the Univ of AL. Any recommendations of areas would be appreciated. Have to have the boat in my backyard though. Good to know about the water depth. I actually just received info on a 2013 51da with v-drives and synchronized bow/stern thrusters. At first I thought "who orders a 2013 without pods?' but then I started thinking about maintenance, service, etc. Now I'm even more interested.