ProConMan
Member
- Jun 17, 2021
- 51
- Boat Info
- 2003 Sea Ray 280DA w/ 5E Kohler
- Engines
- Twin 4.3L MPI w/ Alpha 1 Gen II Drives
Hi all!
I purchased a 2003 280DA in April of 2021 with twin 4.3L MPI engines driving Alpha 1 gen 2 legs equipped with electric windlass, AC, and 5KW 5E Kohler generator. This post is intended to document my journey of ownership including repairs and upgrades. I hope it will serve well when I go to sell and upgrade to something bigger in 5 years. I also hope it will show others information I have learned along the way.
At the time of purchase, the boat had 200 hours on the motors, and 43 hours on the generator. Regardless of the low hours, most everything worked. When I bought the boat, the gauges were screwy, there was a prop issue, the motors were missing topend, and the PO covered up the fact that the port engine transom assembly steering pin was leaking about 1 gallon per day by vacuuming out the bilge every time I looked at the boat. Insert “get a survey” comments here.
Im actually on the boat as we speak so I’ll add the first records when I return to land life on Monday.
I purchased a 2003 280DA in April of 2021 with twin 4.3L MPI engines driving Alpha 1 gen 2 legs equipped with electric windlass, AC, and 5KW 5E Kohler generator. This post is intended to document my journey of ownership including repairs and upgrades. I hope it will serve well when I go to sell and upgrade to something bigger in 5 years. I also hope it will show others information I have learned along the way.
At the time of purchase, the boat had 200 hours on the motors, and 43 hours on the generator. Regardless of the low hours, most everything worked. When I bought the boat, the gauges were screwy, there was a prop issue, the motors were missing topend, and the PO covered up the fact that the port engine transom assembly steering pin was leaking about 1 gallon per day by vacuuming out the bilge every time I looked at the boat. Insert “get a survey” comments here.
Im actually on the boat as we speak so I’ll add the first records when I return to land life on Monday.