Official 320 Dancer Thread

leeron said:
Yep, I'm cutting them down to make them smaller in order to make the bed bigger.

So far I've removed the bolsters, bought a 3" king size mattress topper, made a template of the berth area (the mattress topper will be bigger than the mattress), cut the mattress using the template, test fit the mattress on boat and trimmed to suit.

Next step is to cut the bolsters down and recover with new material. Also, there is foam and vinyl attached to the hull. I will remove that and replace. This is necessary because the bolsters will be smaller.

There is a very good write up in this thread from another member here: bjac, you should be able to find it. He sent me all his photos. I can send if you want.
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@leeron I have just started the exact same project a couple of days ago. Of course I stripped a screw head and didn’t have the tools with me to deal with that, so I need to go back to the boat to continue. Anyways…. If you are able to share the pics you got from @bjac that would be great. They no longer appear in his old post and I did try messaging him a few days ago to ask if he could share but I haven’t heard back yet. I’d also really like to see updates on your project and any tips you have along the way. I’m especially interested in seeing how you modify the bolsters.

Cheers!
 
White Shadow said:
@leeron I have just started the exact same project a couple of days ago. Of course I stripped a screw head and didn’t have the tools with me to deal with that, so I need to go back to the boat to continue. Anyways…. If you are able to share the pics you got from @bjac that would be great. They no longer appear in his old post and I did try messaging him a few days ago to ask if he could share but I haven’t heard back yet. I’d also really like to see updates on your project and any tips you have along the way. I’m especially interested in seeing how you modify the bolsters.

Cheers!
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Congrats on your new boat, BTW.
Question, when you say cut down the bolsters do you mean length or height. I just got mine out on Sat and have them in my garage. I need to recover since they are original and now have some big stains from the leak:(
Are you recovering yourself or sending out? If you're doing it where do u source your material?
While removing the starboard bolster, the aluminum plate on top caught the edge of the laminate cabinet and pulled a 2x1 in chunk off, now I have to repair that as well. Must have been brittle from the cold here in NJ.
 
Harmon said:
Congrats on your new boat, BTW.
Question, when you say cut down the bolsters do you mean length or height. I just got mine out on Sat and have them in my garage. I need to recover since they are original and now have some big stains from the leak:(
Are you recovering yourself or sending out? If you're doing it where do u source your material?
While removing the starboard bolster, the aluminum plate on top caught the edge of the laminate cabinet and pulled a 2x1 in chunk off, now I have to repair that as well. Must have been brittle from the cold here in NJ.
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Thank You. Looking forward to some warmer weather and boating adventures.

By cutting down, I mean the height. I'm thinking they only need to be around 4 or 5 inches tall. I am planning to remove the old fabric and cushion/foam material, then decide on either a) cutting the existing pieces with a jig saw, or b) deconstructing them and attaching new plywood cut to the appropriate height. I hope to get to this sometime this week.

I'm not sure yet on installing the new covering. The existing material is simply stapled in place. It doesn't seem that difficult. But there will be some sewing involved in making the new covering so I may have them professionally made. If I do decide to tackle this on my own I will take a sample piece to a local fabric store and see what they have/recommend.

Yikes, bummer about the cabinet. I imagine there is a source for the laminate. Maybe search the site and see what you can find out.
 
Harmon said:
Congrats on your new boat, BTW.
Question, when you say cut down the bolsters do you mean length or height. I just got mine out on Sat and have them in my garage. I need to recover since they are original and now have some big stains from the leak:(
Are you recovering yourself or sending out? If you're doing it where do u source your material?
While removing the starboard bolster, the aluminum plate on top caught the edge of the laminate cabinet and pulled a 2x1 in chunk off, now I have to repair that as well. Must have been brittle from the cold here in NJ.
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Isn’t that ironic, I just pulled my bolsters out on Saturday and that same damn aluminum plate on the starboard bolster also pulled a chunk of laminate off my cabinet!

As for your question about cutting them, we both are cutting them down in height to make room for a bigger mattress. This picture is from @bjac showing his finished product which is basically what we are trying to do. You can see the bolsters are only about 3 or 4 inches high now.

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I see, thank you. That is a shame about your laminate though. Im thinking just a bit of prep and glue it back in place and clamp tight to dry in place I hope
 
So im still searching for the leak up in the corner by the speaker that started this whole process. I went down on Sat caulkin hand and applied where I think issues may be, rubrail mostly and hatch screws. I looked in anchor locker and I think i see part of the path the water is taking. It runs down the starboard side of locker at the very top, and goes down behind the bulkhead board in there separating the locker from Vberth. But where is the source, from that angle, it could be the hatch but why wouldnt it be dripping on the bed. Its not the cleat, thats dry.
 
I need the total height of the 320, bottom of keel to top of arch, for shipping purposes. Thanks.
 
Hey all, 2004 320 with smart craft gauges… anyone have an issue where the engine hours didn’t pop up on the LCD? I plugged into the computer and got the engine hour reading and then next thing you know the hours popped up on the LCD…… Thoughts ????

TIA
 
Harmon said:
So im still searching for the leak up in the corner by the speaker that started this whole process. I went down on Sat caulkin hand and applied where I think issues may be, rubrail mostly and hatch screws. I looked in anchor locker and I think i see part of the path the water is taking. It runs down the starboard side of locker at the very top, and goes down behind the bulkhead board in there separating the locker from Vberth. But where is the source, from that angle, it could be the hatch but why wouldnt it be dripping on the bed. Its not the cleat, thats dry.
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My 05' 320 I resolved this exact situation and 100 percent Its the deck hatch...re bed your deck hatch. the water gets in the deck hatch and slowy dribbles in the ceiling and drips and pools to that corner and stains the speaker and bed area.
 
Hammerdown said:
My 05' 320 I resolved this exact situation and 100 percent Its the deck hatch...re bed your deck hatch. the water gets in the deck hatch and slowy dribbles in the ceiling and drips and pools to that corner and stains the speaker and bed area.
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Similar question - on my ‘05 320 I noticed a couple of drips from one of the two round ceiling windows. I figure I will reseal them. What is the suggested material to use for this? Also any tips on how to do it?
 
White Shadow said:
Similar question - on my ‘05 320 I noticed a couple of drips from one of the two round ceiling windows. I figure I will reseal them. What is the suggested material to use for this? Also any tips on how to do it?
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Had it happen to me, woke up thought I was sweating but it rained that night and my hatch was leaking. Pop the screws out, remove hatch, scrape hatch and deck clean and use I 3M 4500 to re seal.
 
I had this happen to me also on the round dead-lights, I used 3M 4000 UV (white). For me the leak dripped onto the galley counter, into the cooktop, and caused the Norcold to fail.
 
Thanks for the feedback @MJD, too bad about the fridge - that sucks. Can I ask how in-depth did you get with resealing those round windows? Did you totally remove them, or did you just dig out the sealant that was there (from above) and reseal it with the 3M 4200? I assume there is probably around 1/2" or so of sealant up top?
 
Has anyone replaced the cockpit sink faucet, bathroom faucet ?? If so do you have a link for the one you purchased ? TIA
 
White Shadow said:
Thanks for the feedback @MJD, too bad about the fridge - that sucks. Can I ask how in-depth did you get with resealing those round windows? Did you totally remove them, or did you just dig out the sealant that was there (from above) and reseal it with the 3M 4200? I assume there is probably around 1/2" or so of sealant up top?
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Make sure it is the round windows. I started having drips from what I thought was the starboard round window, since it was coming from there. I removed the molding around window and was able to get a better look. It was actually coming from where the sun pad railing on the top deck attaches to deck.
 
Kbratko said:
Make sure it is the round windows. I started having drips from what I thought was the starboard round window, since it was coming from there. I removed the molding around window and was able to get a better look. It was actually coming from where the sun pad railing on the top deck attaches to deck.
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Good tip @Kbratko, I will check for that first. When you say you removed the molding, I assume you meant from inside? How did you do that? There are what appear to be a couple of small screw covers in the vinyl ring in the ceiling around the windows, is that actually what they are? Do they pry off to reveal screws, or is there something else involved?
 
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