Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread

molson9 said:
DWNA1A
Tried to message you, your mail box is over filled! Guess its like a sea box ya got to clean the crap out of it every now and then to get them flowing again! I may be up your way Saturday are you going to be at the marina?
Mike
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i just cleaned it all out... I will be there from about 10 on. You coming up by boat? Do I need to find you a slip? I'm under the first boat house about 3/4's of the way down. My Golden will be running around
 
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molson9 said:
I replaced both of my Nav lights with LED's. A buddy tapped on the hull next to the Nav light so I could figure out where the wires penetrated threw the hull. My case there is a bolster that covered that area. Once I removed the bolster I had access to more wire.
3 screws and the housing came off, only problem was the wires were too short to splice from outside the hull. So when I removed the old lights and replaced them with new ones I pulled the wires inside for the splice. This added addition wire with all that said (looked like past replacement jobs reduced them to impossible). Now I have enough wire to make a splice from ether side if necessary. But I'm told it will never be necessary cause LED's last for ever and don't use any power! The replacement light housings were large enough to cover the thew hull hole but had a different hole pattern. I filled the old holes and drilled new ones. Job done got nice bright LED Lights.
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molson9 said:
I replaced both of my Nav lights with LED's. A buddy tapped on the hull next to the Nav light so I could figure out where the wires penetrated threw the hull. My case there is a bolster that covered that area. Once I removed the bolster I had access to more wire.
3 screws and the housing came off, only problem was the wires were too short to splice from outside the hull. So when I removed the old lights and replaced them with new ones I pulled the wires inside for the splice. This added addition wire with all that said (looked like past replacement jobs reduced them to impossible). Now I have enough wire to make a splice from ether side if necessary. But I'm told it will never be necessary cause LED's last for ever and don't use any power! The replacement light housings were large enough to cover the thew hull hole but had a different hole pattern. I filled the old holes and drilled new ones. Job done got nice bright LED Lights.
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Great job... Any pictures of the new LED lights?
 
Re: Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread- Weekender v Sundancer

I have narrowed my search down to a pre-'89 Weekender or Sundancer. Please let me have the pro's and con's of each. Don't really have any need of the extra bunk in the Sundancer and afraid of water intrusion around the outdrives. Weekender looks best but worried about the 29" draft; we'll be operating in a large Arkansas lake and beaching the boat on numerous islands will occur quite often, maybe a couple of times each outing. PLEASE let me have your thoughts.
Norris:huh:
 
Re: Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread- Weekender v Sundancer

norriscathy said:
I have narrowed my search down to a pre-'89 Weekender or Sundancer. Please let me have the pro's and con's of each. Don't really have any need of the extra bunk in the Sundancer and afraid of water intrusion around the outdrives. Weekender looks best but worried about the 29" draft; we'll be operating in a large Arkansas lake and beaching the boat on numerous islands will occur quite often, maybe a couple of times each outing. PLEASE let me have your thoughts.
Norris:huh:
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I'm sure you would be happy with either one, just try to find the best deal for the dollar. When I went hunting for mine, there were lots around to pick from, and both styles were around the same price. I found prices between $10,000 to $15,000. The one I picked was $13,000, she had the best survey, and in the best kept unmolested condition.

Good luck with your shopping!!

Ken
 
Re: Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread- Weekender v Sundancer

norriscathy said:
I have narrowed my search down to a pre-'89 Weekender or Sundancer. Please let me have the pro's and con's of each. Don't really have any need of the extra bunk in the Sundancer and afraid of water intrusion around the outdrives. Weekender looks best but worried about the 29" draft; we'll be operating in a large Arkansas lake and beaching the boat on numerous islands will occur quite often, maybe a couple of times each outing. PLEASE let me have your thoughts.
Norris:huh:
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IMO you've already hit the largest pros and cons. First Mate and I thoroughly enjoy the roomy feel of the 11' beam--it may be an illusion, but somehow it seems MUCH larger than younger models with 10'6" and 10'2". I really wanted the extra bunk, though, so I accepted outdrives and everything that entails. Had I not wanted that add'l interior space, I would have gone with the WE in a heartbeat since it affords the same feel. I've toured some WEs since purchasing my DA and found them to be lovely.

In practical terms, is there much chance you'd find a substantially shallower draft in a vessel of this size? I'm sincerely asking because that wasn't a major consideration when I purchased--if it's not practical, then perhaps you can strike it from your concern list on the assumption you'll adjust your beaching/anchoring methods to accommodate?
 
Re: Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread- Weekender v Sundancer

molson9 said:
If anyone has a source for the plastic curtains t clips. I need some too!!
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Bumping for our shared need for curtain clips, too....anyone? Anyone?

Still no luck googling because I don't have a good search term. :(
 
Re: Official 1980's Weekender/Sundancer 300 thread- Weekender v Sundancer

Yes......maybe....please be hold on for a few more days. And that's a BIG maybe
 
Made progress on search terms for curtain clips....

"Curtain carrier" and "curtain glide" generate more relevant results than what I was typing.

Haven't found the exact dimensions of this product yet, but at first glance it looks like it might do the trick....
JR Products Curtain Carrier Sew-In Elastic Type C
Several online sources have them in packs of 14, ranging from $4.99/pk to over $15/pk.

Guess I need to go count clips tonight.....
 
Have I got the PERFECT 88 Sea Ray 300 Weekender for you!
Is in the project stage but what a deal! (Am reupholstering the cockpit, currently)
And is already in Arkansas!!!!
Fresh port engine, ready to drop in. Onan Genny, refurbed and ready to drop in.
 
trflgrl said:
Made progress on search terms for curtain clips....

"Curtain carrier" and "curtain glide" generate more relevant results than what I was typing.

Haven't found the exact dimensions of this product yet, but at first glance it looks like it might do the trick....
JR Products Curtain Carrier Sew-In Elastic Type C
Several online sources have them in packs of 14, ranging from $4.99/pk to over $15/pk.

Guess I need to go count clips tonight.....
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I removed the privacy curtains altogether. They were getting nasty looking after all these years, and I took them down to see what I could do with them. Once I saw how much it opened up the cabin, I left them off, and then took down the tracks and packed them away in case I want to go back to using them.
 
Today I broke out the buffer, some wax and went to work.



 
JVM225 said:
I removed the privacy curtains altogether. They were getting nasty looking after all these years, and I took them down to see what I could do with them. Once I saw how much it opened up the cabin, I left them off, and then took down the tracks and packed them away in case I want to go back to using them.
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I get what you mean--my mechanic said he's rarely seen curtains in these boats, and that's probably why.

First Mate and I LOVE our "cave," though--we're sleepers, so being able to close the V-berth is awesome. I probably won't re-hang the aft curtain, but will get it fixed--one of the POs did a top-notch job replacing the curtains and the sleeping cushions in Sunbrella-type fabric so I feel a little bit obligated to keep good things going.

TALON said:
Today I broke out the buffer, some wax and went to work.
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Nice! First Mate mentioned doing this, but how about you make a field trip to middle TN instead? Pretty please, with <insertyourfavoritebeverage> on top?
 
TALON said:
Today I broke out the buffer, some wax and went to work.



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Looks great!
My Makita does a fantastic job below the rub rails, but anything above has to be done by hand. It's slow going compared to using the machine, but it's worth the effort.
 
I had to do the most difficult thing today... I drilled a hole in the hull... LOL. It took me over an hour to get up the courage.


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H2ONUT said:
I had to do the most difficult thing today... I drilled a hole in the hull... LOL. It took me over an hour to get up the courage.


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LOL! Nothing a little epoxy can't fix.:thumbsup:
 
Somebody got a brand new upholstery job! All new, resin coated, wood, marine grade vinyl. (-20 degree crack proof)
(Yes, did it all by myself with my "Sailrite" sewing machine.)
Couple of wrinkles, here and there, but......



















 
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