Idiots Delight 3
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- Apr 9, 2018
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- 2000 310
twin 350 mpi's
V drives
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- twin 350 mpi's
V drives
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Could you please post some pics of your cockpit fridge? ThanksYou will love the boat. However, I would recommend getting a 2" memory foam topper for the for the bed in the v-birth. Cut a queen size down to fit the strange shape. Also, I got a mini fridge and placed it in the storage compartment on the port side. Really helps out having the beer fridge in the cockpit. I think mine is a heiler or some such brand.
OK, folks I am hoping you can help. I have a 2000 310 that I am trying to sell. When I bought the boat I had it surveyed. During the survey I noted some flex in the front deck. I pointed it out to the surveyor and he tested it for moisture and said that it was fine. I have used the boat for nearly ten years with zero issues related to the front deck.
Its not normal for the deck to flex. Balsa core is rotting. Our era boats had 3m rubber seals on hatches and portholes. They fail and leak, resulting in rot! They should be rebedded.
The following is our saga with our 310.
By some extraordinary stroke of luck my wife and I missed owning a boat with this same p problem on the deck! Short of it is we bought our brokered boat through our local Sea Ray dealer. Deal had been made, boat had been Surveyed and we were expecting to sign and take ownership of our 310 on a Friday. Bank didn't get there end done and we had to wait. We asked the broker and owner of dealership if we could clean and organize 1 day and he said sure as long as we didnt move the boat. While addressing some minor light problems on deck I stumble upon a soft spot between V birth hatch and windlass. Upon notifying broker he confirms it and tells us that he cannot sell us the boat. He notified owners who were also surprised. I had there survey from 2 years prior and ours with no mention on either of the soft dpot. Broker contacted Sea Ray who said hull warranty was only good for original owner. Broker endedup working a deal with owners stating the profit on boat will be held in escrow till the deck was repaired. It sat in heated storage all winter to dry for repair. In April, 2 guys from Sea Ray in Fla. Spent 4 days cutting the deck off, putting new balsa in, replacing deck, glassing and regellcoating. I got towatch the last day. They said they had done several of them on boats from that era. They werenot fans of the 3m seals.
Now I am trying to sell it and the broker is telling me that the front deck needs to be completely rebuilt because of the flex and that he can't present it to customers without telling them that. This is obviously a very expensive fix. Do other 310s of this era have this flex? Did the surveyor screw me over when I bought the boat?
OK, folks I am hoping you can help. I have a 2000 310 that I am trying to sell. When I bought the boat I had it surveyed. During the survey I noted some flex in the front deck. I pointed it out to the surveyor and he tested it for moisture and said that it was fine. I have used the boat for nearly ten years with zero issues related to the front deck.
Now I am trying to sell it and the broker is telling me that the front deck needs to be completely rebuilt because of the flex and that he can't present it to customers without telling them that. This is obviously a very expensive fix. Do other 310s of this era have this flex? Did the surveyor screw me over when I bought the boat?
Crap, sorry for the above Pakmule! Was trying to rep ly to your post, not hijack it!
Any ?'s feel free to pmon me. Good luck with the repair. We were told Ours was almost $6k.
OK, folks I am hoping you can help. I have a 2000 310 that I am trying to sell. When I bought the boat I had it surveyed. During the survey I noted some flex in the front deck. I pointed it out to the surveyor and he tested it for moisture and said that it was fine. I have used the boat for nearly ten years with zero issues related to the front deck.
Now I am trying to sell it and the broker is telling me that the front deck needs to be completely rebuilt because of the flex and that he can't present it to customers without telling them that. This is obviously a very expensive fix. Do other 310s of this era have this flex? Did the surveyor screw me over when I bought the boat?
Good luck with whatever you end up doing. As I said I stumbled upon ours by dumb luck. We were fortunate to have a great broker/ dealership that were on the up and up. Sounds like your broker was less than straight with you.No problem. Thanks for the information.
So my first boat, I travel 6 hours away for the survey. Surveyor got there and in 1 min. found the "soft spot" right around the windlass. He went right to it, like a kid to the cookie jar. We talked for a time. Jumped on the deck -- which was solid. Decided no to go thru with the sale, because it was a structural area being the anchor tie off and all.
That said has the flex increased since you bot the boat? How heavy are you? Could that lead to the flex? May be worth having it checked out by a surveyor to see. Maybe find some access points to open up and see, or drill the small hole to see if water comes out?
Sometimes you can get delamination without water intrusion and rot. Maybe that is the "flex" you seeing. A surveyor should be able to sound the area, outline the extent of the issue and determine if it is structural. Good luck.The flex hasn't changed and the surveyor did a moisture check when we bought it and came up as dry. I haven't had a single issue related to bow flex and the boat has been in some very heavy waves (for a lake). I'm going to talk to the broker to see what my options are.
Could you share what your cruise speed and rpm is with the 4 blades vs what is was with the 3 blades.I also have the 2000 310 with Vdrives. As stated the seakeeping characteristics are great. I've had the boat out in 8-10ft waves with the occasional 12 footer thrown at us (not by choice) but the boat handled it very well, I'm 6'1" and my wife and I sleep in the forward berth. We use a thick foam mattress pad on top of the existing cushions and it's comfy enough to sleep well.
The Close-quarter maneuverability with the inboards and 4 bladed props can't be beat. We can sleep 8 on board with two in the cockpit under the camper back. I am very happy with the choice we made 17years ago when we bought it new.
Just a thought but you could pull your deck hatches and look foe signs of water intrusion. Very easy. Rebed with 3m 4200 uv.The flex hasn't changed and the surveyor did a moisture check when we bought it and came up as dry. I haven't had a single issue related to bow flex and the boat has been in some very heavy waves (for a lake). I'm going to talk to the broker to see what my options are.
Check the plug near the floor just in front of the mid-cabin.Bobeast, I thought about that too. The out under the cockpit sink is not GFCI. Would there be one somewhere else in that circuit?
Check the
Check the plug near the floor just in front of the mid-cabin.