Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread

Hey Guys
i just purchased a 88 sundancer 300 from the original owner with 210 hours and she's nice and clean I'm adding a windlass were these pre wired if not optioned with a windlass at order?
 
Captain Ron NW said:
Hey Guys
i just purchased a 88 sundancer 300 from the original owner with 210 hours and she's nice and clean I'm adding a windlass were these pre wired if not optioned with a windlass at order?
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Congratulations on the purchase. I think you'll be very happy with your boat. I haven't gone looking for windlass wiring, but I don't think it has it. I'm pretty sure you'll need to run your own wiring.
 
Congratulations! That's a great boat and you'll really enjoy it. I had an 87 300 DA and although it came with a windlass I had to replace it. The factory wiring was a little thin and I changed to a thicker gauge. It's a relatively easy run along the starboard side for any kind of wire you may want to run.
Once you remove two side panels on the starboard side (one in the cockpit behind the helm seat and the long one alongside the helm seat), the breaker panel, and pull out the fridge you'll have plenty of space to snake whatever you need with the help of the starboard hanging closet.
Sounds like a lot to do but it really isn't.
 
JVM225, I'm getting ready to run the wiring for my new windlass install and I was thinking about using the tube that runs from under the battery shelf forward to the compartment under the Vee berth, at least for the heavy gauge wires. Am I off base on this? It would be a shorter wire run, that should cut down on resistance. Thoughts?
 
You will definitely need to run your own wiring.
 
SCORPIO said:
JVM225, I'm getting ready to run the wiring for my new windlass install and I was thinking about using the tube that runs from under the battery shelf forward to the compartment under the Vee berth, at least for the heavy gauge wires. Am I off base on this? It would be a shorter wire run, that should cut down on resistance. Thoughts?
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I did it differently because I wanted access to it in the forward hanging locker so I could place the relay for the windlass in there. It's a nice high and dry well protected space for it.
The relay was inline in the heavy gauge power and ground wires, and then the wiring from the switch ran from the dash to the relay.
We used the space under the Vee berth for (forward part) storage of life jackets, and my tool boxes, (aft section) linens and pillows in vacuum space saver bags so I did't want to be making connections in there.
We never hung anything in the forward hanging closet so it was wasted space for us. Everything we kept in there was on the floor and accessible through the double doors on the bottom.
Since my boat came with a windlass there was factory wiring running from a breaker at the helm to the bow. After installing the new heavier wiring for the windlass I pulled back the factory wire to that forward closet. Hooked it up to a fuse panel I mounted in there and then installed a coupe of 12 volt receptacles in the cabin for everyone to charge there cell phones with and re-labeled the breaker at the helm "Cabin Outlets".
It came out nice and neat and I was able to access everything by opening the mirrored door and there was still plenty of room to hang something in there if I ever wanted to, but I never did.
 
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Well folks I got sprung yesterday. Couple of really bad days followed by many great ones. If anyone has to do a complicated bypass and they offer you VCU....go! Surgery was on Monday, Tuesday was hell. They had me up and walking on Wens morning. I had a great view of Rocketts Landing, it killed me to see all the boats. Momma is allowing me to go to our dock on Friday and be with all my boating friends, I need to find away to thank them all.

thank all of you for you support, I don't know how I could have handled this scare. Another 10 minutes and Seahorse would have had a new owner.
 
dwna1a said:
Well folks I got sprung yesterday. Couple of really bad days followed by many great ones. If anyone has to do a complicated bypass and they offer you VCU....go! Surgery was on Monday, Tuesday was hell. They had me up and walking on Wens morning. I had a great view of Rocketts Landing, it killed me to see all the boats. Momma is allowing me to go to our dock on Friday and be with all my boating friends, I need to find away to thank them all.

thank all of you for you support, I don't know how I could have handled this scare. Another 10 minutes and Seahorse would have had a new owner.
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Glad you're through it and getting stronger. Every day is a gift and I hope you see many, many more.
 
Glad it all went well and you're on the rebound.
 
Good to hear that you are doing so well so soon, I'm very glad that it went well and is behind you now. Lots to look forward to now.
 
I have an 89 Sundancer. I ran the windless wiring along the port side. There is actually a recess behind the behind the port hanging locker, behind the dinette cabinets, behind the forward berth port side fascia leading to the anchor locker. This is the way Sea Ray did it according to something I found. Wires go from battery to port, up the cockpit bulkhead by the sliding door locker then into the hanging locker at the top. A piece of plastic channel covers up the wires in the behind the dinette cabinets.
 
Do you have any pics? I was given a Good Windlass with the solenoids attached in working order. I plan on installing it during the open season after I purchase a helm switch, circuit breaker and the proper gauge wire.
 
Had an issue with the cabin vent fan, the one in the galley, not working yesterday. It worked fine all last season and at layup. I trouble shot the thing and determined that one of the crimp on terminals on the back of the switch was not tight causing a bad connection, fixed that but now I have a question. I was not able to locate the fuses for the two cabin blowers. There is a sticker on the blower stating they need a 3 amp fuse. I wanted to check that first but couldn't find it in the panel under the dash or any of the inlines I looked at. Does anybody know where Sea Ray buried these fuses for future reference?
 
Cruisair filters: I believe the Dometic part number for mine is 23500060, 10 7/8" x 10". BUT: have any of you found or made a cleanable/reusable variety? I'm not very excited to pay $30 each for disposable.... A PO made a poor substitute out of window/door type screen material and duct tape edges, so right now I remove everything and vacuum frequently....would be nice to do it less often!

Also, do any of you use coil cleaner? Never have, but if it's beneficial to do periodically, I can update the maintenance list.


And hey, dwna1a....have you gotten any more field trips to the dock? If I lived nearer I'd offer to chaperone so the Admiral could trust you weren't getting into projects not authorized in your rehab plan!
 
My boat has the same window screen filter and it's a Cruise Air so I think that maybe WAS the factory filter. It's basically a lint filter and does a reasonable job. I don't use coil cleaner, it mainly dissolves grease and is a strong base. I don't want to cause any corrosion on my unit so I just clean the 'filter' and vac the coils a few times per season. I do run Lime Away through the coils internally every few years to get rid of marine growth build up.
 
Mine has the same type of filter, and for the a/c I use a soft brush to clean the coils behind the filter.

T, I've been allowed to go to the boat and one of my friends who own a 34' SeaRay took me out on mine for a raft up with many of our slip neighbors. I'm still waiting for a doctors note to go boating. I still can't work, so there must be three unfinished projects on the old girl but they will get done as soon as I can.

Can someone forge me a doctors note?
 
Has anyone added an extended swim platform to their classic WE? How did it work out on the boat?
 
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