sandydlc
Active Member
We just purchased a 2010 Sea Ray 450 Sundancer at the end of February 2016. Based on what the broker told us prior to our purchase, the boat had been regularly maintained and although the prior owner didn't use her much, supposedly the broker or his mechanic ran the boat at least one a month since the prior owner purchased the boat in 2012. We were specifically told by the broker that the latest service on the mains and pods was completed in September of 2015.
Since we took ownership I took it upon myself to contact Lake Union Sea Ray and although they can't give me the service records without the permission of the previous owner (unlikely to happen), they were able to tell me verbally when the latest full service had been done by them. They said it was in June of 2014.
It is possible that another mechanic completed the September 2015 service however I'm more inclined to believe that it's likely that the service happened in June of 2014. The survey did indicate that fluids should be changed prior to the upcoming boating season but I'm sure you can all imagine that we're not excited about laying out another few boat bucks so soon after purchasing the boat.
The boat has about 340 hours on her engines. So for a 2010 boat that means it was only used approximately 70 hours per year.
Do you think that it's reasonable to wait until the end of the season to do a full service? What are the risks of delaying the service by 6-8 months? Is it reasonable to start with just a transmission fluid change and then do the remainder in the fall? How annoyed should we be with our broker??
We have Cummins 480 HP Diesel engines with Zeus QSB pod drives.
Thanks for any help/recommendations.
Sandy
Since we took ownership I took it upon myself to contact Lake Union Sea Ray and although they can't give me the service records without the permission of the previous owner (unlikely to happen), they were able to tell me verbally when the latest full service had been done by them. They said it was in June of 2014.
It is possible that another mechanic completed the September 2015 service however I'm more inclined to believe that it's likely that the service happened in June of 2014. The survey did indicate that fluids should be changed prior to the upcoming boating season but I'm sure you can all imagine that we're not excited about laying out another few boat bucks so soon after purchasing the boat.
The boat has about 340 hours on her engines. So for a 2010 boat that means it was only used approximately 70 hours per year.
Do you think that it's reasonable to wait until the end of the season to do a full service? What are the risks of delaying the service by 6-8 months? Is it reasonable to start with just a transmission fluid change and then do the remainder in the fall? How annoyed should we be with our broker??
We have Cummins 480 HP Diesel engines with Zeus QSB pod drives.
Thanks for any help/recommendations.
Sandy