Official 370 Sundancer thread

Hey fellas,

I asked this over the winter but i figure since people are around their boats now i might get a better response. I replaced my dash vent window gasket (taylor) a few years ago but i'm not sure i did it correctly. I ran the vertical gasket all the way down to the base and the horizontal gasket between the two horizontals along the lower edge. My horizontal section has shrunk leaving a gap on either end. Can somebody who has done this confirm that i have it backwards, or can somebody just take a photo of how theirs is laid out. I got some new gasket material and will put in this weekend but want to make sure i do it right. Left it out in the sun for a bit to try to 'pre-shrink' it as my mechanic was right as soon as this stuff is out in the sun it shrinks right up.
 
Anchor and chain......

Lost my anchor when the rope cut, now needing to get a new anchor and I'm going to all chain.

On the Lofrans windless, it says "5/16". What I can find is the link size, does anyone know that size?
Also, is there any particular chain type that is best?

Had what I believe was a 35# anchor - plow type. Inland lake, sand, mud, rock bottom, anchoring in 10 - 30' where wind is the biggest factor.

Anyone have any suggestions based on experience for a replacement? Would it hurt anything if I went to a heavier....44# anchor?

Thanks.....
 
Does anyone know the size/weight of the OEM anchor that came on our boats?
 
Anyone have some photos of dinghy davits or dinghy/motor storage options? I have a 9' inflatable dink with a 5 hp Nissan 4 stroke outboard. Been tying the dinghy on the swim platform while underway, but haven't found a good solution for stowing the motor.

Everyone tells me Weaver snap davits, but haven't actually seen one to get a decent visual aside from the Defender website. Anyone using them on our vintage 370's?

Bryan
 
Bubba Shea said:
vintage 370's?
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No, no, no. Not VINTAGE!!!! IMHO our 370's are among the best boats SeRay ever designed and produced. There are other great SeaRays, no doubt, but vintage is not a word I would use to describe our 370s.

Vintage makes it sound like a description of moldy wine for sale on eBay. Yuk.

"Classic" might be better, but visitors to my dock confuse my 17 year old boat with the newer boats in the marina. I think "timeless" might be the best description. My 370 is not old.

Gene
 
Rubber duckey i agree,everything i do on my 370 makes her younger,and me a little older.At least for a few days.I installed a new water heater monday,aged at least two years but the bruises are going away now.
 
RubberDuckeeToo2 said:
No, no, no. Not VINTAGE!!!! IMHO our 370's are among the best boats SeRay ever designed and produced. There are other great SeaRays, no doubt, but vintage is not a word I would use to describe our 370s.

Vintage makes it sound like a description of moldy wine for sale on eBay. Yuk.

"Classic" might be better, but visitors to my dock confuse my 17 year old boat with the newer boats in the marina. I think "timeless" might be the best description. My 370 is not old.

Gene
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I agree with you Gene but the poster was probably meaning "our year range 370" when he said "vintage". Not necessarily meaning old.
 
The line in the sand is when Sea Ray stopped producing boats with arches leaning towards the rear of the boat........IMO.

Classic = arches leaning towards the back of the boat
Timeless = arches leaning towards the front of the boat

Heck, there may be a day when they go back the other way, but until they do boats with forward leaning arches are timeless
 
I did indeed mean our "year range" and agree with what everyone is saying, people in our marina can't believe it is a 1996 model.

Sorry to get everyone stirred up!
 
Bubba Shea said:
Anyone have some photos of dinghy davits or dinghy/motor storage options? I have a 9' inflatable dink with a 5 hp Nissan 4 stroke outboard. Been tying the dinghy on the swim platform while underway, but haven't found a good solution for stowing the motor.

Everyone tells me Weaver snap davits, but haven't actually seen one to get a decent visual aside from the Defender website. Anyone using them on our vintage 370's?

Bryan
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Hi Bryan,
I will have my dinghy on the platform this week and will get you some pictures of how we created a great option. I had the snap davits and tipped the dinghy up and laid it on the transom, took the motor off and tied it to the platform etc etc...PAIN in the ARSE!!

I connected with a guy through Club Sea Ray and he made me exactly what I needed for the davit mounts. If you want to private message me I will shoot you over a couple of pics and connect you with Dale in New York that fabricated the mounts etc. It was quite easy and the cost was extremely low!!! This system sits on my platform, is rock solid and I don't have to take the motor off!!! A couple of tie down straps and you will be cruising without any problems.

Have a great day,
Bill
 
Has anyone tried to replace the #%^$#% 2 armed wiper blade system with "regular' single arms. Mine are so messed up it's not funny. I know I've read something about it somewhere but thought I'd just ask.
 
Summershack said:
Can anyone tell me where the screws holding the fwd cabin TV slide are located?
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It has been awhile since I replaced mine on the previous boat but I think there is an access panel in the hanging locker next to the TV cabinet. Remove that panel and you should have access to remove the TV. Hope this helps and that my memory is good.
 
SillyKnot2 said:
Has anyone tried to replace the #%^$#% 2 armed wiper blade system with "regular' single arms. Mine are so messed up it's not funny. I know I've read something about it somewhere but thought I'd just ask.
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Hoping someone can provide this solution too.....
 
370DAs in Florida. I"m looking at buying a 96 370 DA that was repowered with Merc 420 HOs in 2004 with smartcraft. The boat appears to have sat at the dock for awhile. The motors only have about 100hrs. The generator is inoperative and possibly not serviceable. Last haul out and bottom job was about six years ago. Everything seems to be solid exempt for a soft spot in the midcabin floor and a soft spot where the cockpit ice maker was. Owner is wanting about 28K. Are 370s selling well in South FL? Should I be concerned about the soft spots? I'm all ears.
 
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jamesrladd said:
370DAs in Florida. I"m looking at buying a 96 370 DA that was repowered with Horizon 8.1s in 2004 with smartcraft. The boat appears to have sat at the dock for awhile. The motors only have about 100hrs. Last haul out and bottom job was about six years ago. Everything seems to be solid exempt for a soft spot in the midcabin floor and a soft spot where the cockpit ice maker was. Owner is wanting about 28K. Are 370s selling well in South FL? Should I be concerned about the soft spots? I'm all ears.
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You'll probably find that all of the plywood seat structure is rotted out and may need replacing along with the flat panels on the inside of the radar arch. I've also heard of issues with the floor of the cockpit storage lockers. The price sounds good on the surface but if the boat has been neglected and sitting for a long time there's a lot of things that can be wrong with it that will really start to add up. If you can do the work yourself you might be getting a good deal but if you have to pay someone forget it. Try to determine what the retail value of the boat would be in good condition then start subtracting for all of the work that turns up on the survey, then subtract for your time, then subtract for what you will probably miss. If the number you come up with is getting close to 28k I would walk away or negotiate the number down. You need a good buffer to make the risk worthwhile. You can do the same math in reverse but the main point is you want to make sure you end up with enough equity to make the all the trouble pay off. Mark
 
Fly'n Family said:
Hoping someone can provide this solution too.....
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What do you mean when you say they're messed up? I remember having some trouble with mine and after playing around with them and getting them adjusted I adapted automotive wiper blades to them and they were fine.
 
jamesrladd said:
370DAs in Florida. I"m looking at buying a 96 370 DA that was repowered with Horizon 8.1s in 2004 with smartcraft. The boat appears to have sat at the dock for awhile. The motors only have about 100hrs. Last haul out and bottom job was about six years ago. Everything seems to be solid exempt for a soft spot in the midcabin floor and a soft spot where the cockpit ice maker was. Owner is wanting about 28K. Are 370s selling well in South FL? Should I be concerned about the soft spots? I'm all ears.
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If the motors are strong, that's at least half of the purchase price, maybe more. The mid cabin floor softness comes from leaks in the coaming lockers, trust me I know. I'd open every locker in the cockpit and start pushing on the floor where it's likely carpeted. If it's soft, you have probably found a boat where the cockpit ice maker line was leaking for a few years., or the "DUMBASS" rod holders were letting water into the lockers. It goes straight to the foam space between the hull and deck components. another possible culprit is a blown out water heater in the mid cabin port aft seat locker. I've got video.
I have a 98, and have experienced all of this, along with the aft deck under the aft coaming locker getting water from questionable sealing of the bolts to hold it on. This is all possible to overcome, which I have, and can share some insight with you about.

Bottom line: Make sure the power plants are okay via survey and oil analysis. Make sure the deck is ok by walking all over it, especially around the front hatch and windlass. Make sure you are ok with the soft products in the cockpit, i.e. bimini, covers, and seat cushions, or at least understand what it will take to bring them back to your satisfaction. Then, if you can run away with that boat for 28K, plan on spending almost that to get it right, and you are still 30K under average book for a 370 Sundancer (this week). Good luck. Mine is in Southwest Florida. That boat can't even do a sea trial without a bottom job after 6 years in a lake, much less the barnacle capitol of the world! Take no B.S. Insist on a bottom job before it even leaves the dock.
 
So we all love our 370s...that's evident. We've modified ours a bit with new canvas, entertainment system and stereo. This year my son & I waxed the whole boat prior to spring launch. We had the bottom paint redone and cleaned all the canvas before we hit the water.

So far, I've discovered I'm going to have to pull my Chartplotter. The GPS works fine for the first 5-10 minutes then the signal is lost. I checked the light on the radar arch and noticed the light flashes once the signal is lost. So I figure a loose connection and I'll tackle this minor issue this weekend.

We had to replace the caps on the ends of the heat exchangers. Those parts took 3 weeks to get here as they are now aftermarket because of the age of the boat. So there was no boating during that time. No problem, I was on the road.

I returned and we headed to the boat. The refrigerator downstairs in the galley is shot. While it runs, there is no cooling at all. So, we use the cockpit small fridge for the food items that need refrigeration. Our big cooler now houses anything that is classified as a drink! We'll replace the fridge in the off season when I can take the time to pull it, dismantle and remove and then install a new one.

I guess it has just been one of "those" years for us!

I feel better now.

Mark
 
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