davijoh
New Member
- Jan 4, 2015
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- Boat Info
- 1983 Sea Ray 310 Sundancer. Garmin GPSMap 440s.
- Engines
- Re-engined in 2007 with twin Indmar 5.7l Vortecs.
Ahoy, friends. I've recently become the proud owner of a vintage 1983 Sundancer SRV 310 with nearly new Indmar engines in it. I got in a barter, proving that the most expensive boats are the free ones. Anyway, I have her on the hard right now - she was coated in marine growth (on the trip from where she'd been berthed to the shipyard, full throttle got me 8.5 knots... her hull was REALLY crustacean laden). The hull has been soda-blasted, new bottom paint applied, new zincs installed, I'm almost finished installing new rudder support brackets, and I'm winning the battle with long-neglected brightwork. The old girl is starting to look pretty good. Before I put her overboard, I'd like to inspect the fuel tanks. Where are they and how do you get to them? Or do you? I can easily find the port and starboard fuel filler points and assume that the respective tanks are directly below. How does one access them from within the hull? Hope I can get some advice without me disassembling the galley or the entire head, only to find that if I'd known where to look I'd find access panels hidden by the furry 1983 shag carpeting.