It seems like every model has an "official thread" except for the 370 DA. What an awesome boat! Not to big, not to small, moves okay with gas motors. What's not to like? Any 370 owners with me on this? I'd like to hear from you guys. With a few changes I made to my boat (camper canvas, flat screen TV, & custom bar) my cockpit area is an incredible place to hang out with friends, have a few drinks, or a cup of coffee in the morning. I'm pretty happy I accidently found this boat. What do you think? Mark
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Thanks Spiro, I checked today and found what I think is the inverter. It was only about 2 in X 2in and the only thing on it is Sea Ray Part #BL ISV OR W 556Y. There are four wires coming out of it two on one side which are yellow and blue and two on the other side which are white and black but nothing else. Does this sound like the one yu are talking about?
yes that sounds right, its black with a white sticker on the side
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Thanks Spiro, do you know if there is a way to test inverter and what the 12VDC to ??? is.
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They were the first ones to call, they said they did not carry it.
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WOW, removing the carpet in the salon is a lot of work! Worth it but A LOT of work. I have learned several tips and tricks if anyone is interested and have posted a few more pics at my boat upgrades website. There is a lot going on behind the scenes as well... the cushions are being re-upholstered as we speak and the new teak/holly flooring is about to be ordered along with some new carpet. This is FUN! http://s1050.beta.photobucket.com/us...oat%20upgrades
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Wow, looks meticulous! How many hours do you think you have into the entire project?
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Ji Andy, well yes a little meticulous but I am also pretty anal about things being perfect...lol, The part that has taken the longest has been to remove the old glue from the carpet to try and get down to a clean smooth fiberglass deck for the new flooring. We also had to do some "fairing" to level the floor since we are putting down a Plasteak flooring and we wanted an absolutely perfectly smooth floor. With out the carpet all 3 deck hatches have to be replaced since they would be too small for the openings. Tearing it out wasn't bad or wouldn't have been too bad had it nor been for me wanting to save each piece as a template for the replacement carpet. Since I am not a carpet layer5 I wanted every advantage that I could get. A lot of this was a "learn as we go" project since I wasn't sure how some things were originally installed. This blog has been a tremendous help in learning the construction/deconstruction details. So, hours into it??? I wish I could work 8 hours a day on it but I usually only get 4-5 when I get to it...lol So here goes:
New curtains (thanks to my wife)...She had to deconstruct the old ones to use as patterns for the new and this whole process probably took her 12 hours as she is a GOOD seamstress but curtains were not her specialty, especially these with 2 different fabrics we chose and the special bunching that Sea Ray did originally.
Seat cushions are at the upholstery shop as we speak. New fabric was $400 and the work to be done will cost $700,These are going to look GREAT!
Master berth bolsters: 20 minutes to get them all out, 2 hours to remove all the FRIGGIN staples they used ( I think the boat just lost 100 lbs...lol), 2 hours to reupholster them all and 1 hour to install. New rope lighting 1 hour.
Carpet removal: Once I figured out the secret or the proper tool to use this was a breeze but I wasted 4 hours doing it wrong. Not including the "learning" time the carpet can come up in a few hours, maybe faster if you are not trying to save pieces as patterns. I have 8-10 hours into this part of the project.
Pattern matching the carpet to the old pieces: 3 hours
Re-carpet master berth, 1.5
Removing glue from floor: I'll bet I have 8 hours into this along with the fairing and leveling process. If I was putting carpet back down you can pretty much delete a lot of this time.
Steps with new lighting (Removal, cleaning, patterning and molding the trim to fit the curves 4 hours). Pics of this are forthcoming.
Mid Berth teak filler cushion supports...these were a bugger and it took an hour to get them off. Sea Ray stripped the screws when installing this so it was a real B I T # $...I didn't want to damage the teak so I took more time...2 hours.
Mid Berth carpet install trim, fit and glue...2 hours
Making a template of the entire cabin sole out of mylar..4 hours...you CAN'T screw this step up...lol
Cutting the NEW flooring...out of everything this was the scariest part and I did it last night, (you can see the new pics I just posted at the same link as the previous post). I can either get it right or it will cost me $900 to order a new piece. I will dry fit it today..PRAY for me please.
3 hoursAmount of time it took to decide on the fabric colors 3 weeks of looking and thinking.
Time needed to decide on flooring type and color...we started looking at carpet in August..went round and round with carpet dealers, installers and the amount of opinions was so varied we couldn't decide. We finally decided on the Plasteak flooring 3 weeks ago for the main cabin sole. A lot of research and discussions went into this, a lot of thinking on how to actually install it and get it right...countless hours...LOL
So to date, not including "thinking time"...we have about 60 hours in to it since Labor day. Obviously we don't get to it everyday. In the middle of that we had some fiberglass repairs done at a shop and some engine work done so it has been hit and miss so to speak. We are almost done with the flooring but I am guessing I will have 4-5 hours into trimming out the hatches alone so that they look perfect etc.
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Master berth bolsters: 20 minutes to get them all out, 2 hours to remove all the FRIGGIN staples they used ( I think the boat just lost 100 lbs...lol), 2 hours to reupholster them all and 1 hour to install. New rope lighting 1 hour.
How did you remove the Master berth bolsters and the bolster over the little seat???
Master berth bolsters: 20 minutes to get them all out, 2 hours to remove all the FRIGGIN staples they used ( I think the boat just lost 100 lbs...lol), 2 hours to reupholster them all and 1 hour to install. New rope lighting 1 hour.
How did you remove the Master berth bolsters and the bolster over the little seat???
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Just did this project last year, this is what I found:
Master berth blosters: The fabric is tucked behind each end of the bolster, pull on it a little bit to untuck it, you will see a couple screws on each end holding the bolster in place. IIRC, on the longer starboard side bolster they have a couple in the middle.
Bolster over the little seat: open the closet above it and look on the backside of where the bolster is mounted, you will see the screws that hold it in place. There is also one screw that holds the end in place where you enter the stateroom, pull back a little of the tucked fabric to expose it...............reinstalling this screw is a PITA.
I installed the new fabric right over the bolster for the master berth, the bolster over the little seat was done by the upohlstery guy to match the new material on the seat.
My MIL did the new curtains for us, even included the Sea Ray pleats, which is a must have IMO. We did new carpet and reupohlstered every seat in the cabin. We did not put back the curtain that closes off the aft cabin, looks much better without it hanging there.
Very happy with the outcome, looks like a totally different boat down there.
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John is correct...except on my boat the starboard headliner bolster only had screws on each end. It was a long span being screwed only on the ends but the curve of the wood made it work fine.
The master berth bolsters around the bed were very simple if that is what you were asking for. There are screws on the top side ledge which may be tucked behind the fabric a little bit...very easy to get to. The screws at the bow under the mirror...pull the mattress back and out of the way, become a contortionist, add a 3" extension to your screw gun and look up from underneath. there were about 6 screws holding the bolster on from underneath on both sides.
After removing this it gave me great access to the 12v rope lighting so I could replace it as well.
I agree on the pleats for the curtains...they are a must and look great when completed. I will post pics at my photobucket site as we did the new curtains in a two tone look with 2 different fabrics...
The master berth bolsters around the bed were very simple if that is what you were asking for. There are screws on the top side ledge which may be tucked behind the fabric a little bit...very easy to get to. The screws at the bow under the mirror...pull the mattress back and out of the way, become a contortionist, add a 3" extension to your screw gun and look up from underneath. there were about 6 screws holding the bolster on from underneath on both sides.
After removing this it gave me great access to the 12v rope lighting so I could replace it as well.
I agree on the pleats for the curtains...they are a must and look great when completed. I will post pics at my photobucket site as we did the new curtains in a two tone look with 2 different fabrics...
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:smt038Thanks for the info. The port side is stained from a leak we had and I really want to redo the bolster. When you changed out the rope light, did you replace it with LED's?
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Howdy...I did not replace with LED but now that you say that it would have been a good idea...LOL I had enough trouble finding the led's in the length I wanted but ultimately found them and installed them. They look great but LED's would have been the ticket. If you need the link to the site I purchased from I can add that and maybe they have led's as well.
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More pics of the flooring installation today...lots of work yet to do with trimming the hatches and last pieces of carpet....coming together though.
http://s1050.beta.photobucket.com/user/Thewolftc/library/Boat upgrades
http://s1050.beta.photobucket.com/user/Thewolftc/library/Boat upgrades
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Looking pretty darn good! Keep the pics comin'
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I like it. What is th flooring you are using?
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Flooring is Plasteak from post #1571.
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