Hi there!

Checking in from the 1000 Islands Region in Ontario, Canada.

A sad day yesterday, we pulled our 330 from the slip for the season and sent her to her winter resting spot.

Had a wet, but enjoyable summer on board this boat and really love it.

Thanks for the thread!!

 

Wet summer is right! I was over at DYC here in Michigan, and I was so ticked off about how short this summer was that I decided to move to Florida

That is a very sad day indeed when you have to put her away - are you going heated or shrinkwrapped/winterized?

If you go heated, are you going to visit her in the lockup during the winter? Any mods planned?

If you get withdrawals, feel free to visit south Florida and ping some of us folks on here, and we'll get you a fix out on the water.

Regards,
Tim

 

Does a 1995 330DA count? ;-)

 

Any 330 counts - If we were snobs, we'd not be captaining our own ships ;-)

Welcome!

-Tim

 

Hi from Fallston, Maryland.

Glad to see someone stepped up to the plate for the 330s...

We have about 4 weeks left before we start the winterization ritual. UGH!!!

 

98 330DA hailing from sunny North Myrtle Beach. Sorry you guys don't get to experience great fall cruising, the next couple of months are some of the best. Cooler temps, no humidity, and no traffic! Thanks for starting the thread.

 

Jamie,
Are you familiar with North Myrtle Beach Canvas? I'm looking for a new camper back canvas for my 97 330 DA and when I was in Myrtle Beach in Apr 09 I saw examples of their work. Any thoughts? Thanks in advance, Dan

 

Happy boating from Portland, Oregon!

Well it is about time that one of the most popular Cruiser models from Sea Ray gets it's own thread!

The 330 has been my baby for 8 years and over 700 running hours. I have done numerous trips with her and absolutely feel this is a fantastic vessel.

I look forward to developing this thread with you all!

 

great to see a 330 thread, next weekend our 330 comes out to sleep for winter,

lake simcoe, orillia , ontario

 

Hey,
Are any of you 330 guys in saltwater? If so, do rinse with fresh water after every run? And if so, what rig do you use? I have vdrives, and I'll need to explore my options there.

On another thread, I saw somebody with a pretty cool homemade rig - I was just wondering if anybody saw something cool specialized for the 330.

Thanks,
Tim

 

I'm in New Bern, NC, and now that I no longer have to run the AC at the dock all the time, I'm looking forward to fall and winter cruising.

Thanks for starting the thread.

 

Oh yeah - and here's a video of the first ride our family had on the new 330

-T

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Oh yeah - and here's a video of the first ride our family had on the new 330

-T

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I get a rush every time I see this...we have the same video times 10.

 

Greetings from Central Virginia. There must be one heck of a frost line in Northern Virginia. I stay in all year and boating season won't end here until mid November. We can boat year round if you have a heated bridge. Of course for me, boating season ended for all intents and purposes at $4.25 per gallon.

 

We were in salt water for 2 months this summer. We washed the hull down after every run (if not the next time on the boat the haul looked like someone threw table salt all over it) and did nothing special for the raw water system. I can tell you this, in 2+ years in fresh water our heat exchanger zincs showed little wear...after 2 months in salt they were halfway corroded.

David, lets hope Cato is below $4 a gallon now...especially since we have a 5+ hour cruise coming up.

 

sweet!

 

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25124211@N03/2649759351/in/set-72157606057120299/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/25124211@N03/2650590016/

Ok, time to get on the boat!

 

Wow, that looked like a really nice day!

 

Hello from Lake Erie, Niagara River Area
Good to see a 330 thread, happy boating to those still in, ours came out last Wed.... :smt015
Already starting to think about next year :smt038

 

Hello from the ROCK,

Took delv of 1996 330 7.4's V-Drive Dec 21st. Can't wait to get that baby in the water.

Great thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:smt038

 

Well with prices falling there has to be some more new (old) 330 owners coming onto the board. I searched for a thread for the 330 and missed it, must be brain dead or can't spell...

Our new to us 330 splashes in the Chesapeake hopefully on 4/15..

Now onto questions:

I want to replace the chartplotter on ours. Is an 8.4 in Garmin or Raymarine the way to go size wise. I am doubtful anything bigger would fit.

How often should the rudder posts be re-packed? Every 2 years??

Anything else that I should upgrade???

 

Hope you don't mind an express joining in. We purchased our 330 in 06 out of Georgetown,MD on the chesapeke. Loved the area but had to bring her back to Ohio. After getting her in water in Ohio noticed rudder post leaking so repacked both posts and have not had an issue since. Not sure what the actual recommendation is. As far as electronics go there are too many options out there. I upgraded to Raymarine digital/color unit and also have a garmin. Enjoy

 

After getting her in water in Ohio noticed rudder post leaking so repacked both posts and have not had an issue since. Not sure what the actual recommendation is. Enjoy

Thanks! for the reply. I guess its a once and done thing until it acts up again.

Well I ordered a new TV for her and some CO detectors to supplement the one already there. I think I will be replacing that one too as it looks original and could use a new marine one there. Any one have suggestions other then the standard Xintex Fireboy one on WM?

I saw a post on a faucet as a possible change out for the cockpit one..

http://www.efaucets.com/detail.asp?Product_ID=20 440 000

Looks like a perfect fit. I really did not like the marine ones I saw on line at WM...

Gonna need a new Delta plastice handle for the transom shower, I suspect I should be able to find it at a local shop.

Welll she should have splashed before easter and delivery is scheduled in the cold and rain tommorrow... Fingers crossed and hope that I don't find too many issues...

 

Anyone with a new 330DA have the cockpit TV? I have seen this mount in several pictures. How does the TV attach to the mount? Is the mount fairly sturdy? Do you have any pics of the back ot the TV? Here is a pic of the mount I am talking about.

 

Hello from Lake of the Ozarks, We've got a 94 330EC, just splashed her today and driving home from work by boat. Canvas is up, tanks are full, all systems ready for the season. Live at the 21mm back of Shorty Pants cove.

 

Hi All

I have a 1998 330 and in need of a port side air intake cover is there anyone out there with info to help.

Are the moulds still available to make new ones ?

Regards

TC Scotland UK

 

Tony,
If you mean the plastic trim pieces on each side of the stern that are intake and exhaust blower vents for the engine compartment, they are no longer available through Sea Ray - they are discontinued after 10 years. I also tried the manufacturer (forget who it was) to see if the molds or any 'extras' were still around - no luck. Only possible source that I can think of is salvage or make a mold if you can 'borrow' one. Sea Ray can give you part numbers - but it does no good at this point.

 

Well it's spring time and just a few weeks till launching...my poor baby had to spend the winter outside this year so hopefully she had no serious issues.

Great to have a thread to come to.

Not sure how to post my picture here, do I just use the album link?

 

Great...now that a few of us are here....just what is WRONG with your 330.

I'll start.

Saint Max has a heck of a time getting the bow over when coming on plane.

I was concerned about the tab deployment not being enough.

Bennett told me that they (Bennett) told Sea Ray that the OEM desired tabs were not enough to get the best results for the boat.

Sea Ray's response was that is all we are willing to pay for.

Bennett told me to get a welding fabrication shop to extend the tabs to 15 inches total. Bennett also said the addtional stress on the hydraulics was not a concern, the ram they used was built for more than what they recommended for SR in the first place...

I am going to lengthen the tabs from the current 9" to 15" or 18" and increase the width by a couple to 3" on each tab. I shall also have the 90 degree down angle on the exterior edge of the tab reduced to 60 degrees or removed altogether. I purchased a set of 4 blade props last year. Mrs. Robinson went from 3 to 4 blades and was very happy with both performance and a reduction in GPH.

I shall let you know how it works out.

Please tell me what you have found wrong or being a VLPITA to you


TIA

 

Please tell me what you have found wrong or being a VLPITA to you


TIA

Interested in your tab re-design sounds interesting. Our 97 does enjoy running with some tab all the time. As for 4 blade props I changed ours over to 4 blade as soon as we got the boat. I ran her with 3 blade on the sea trial. 4 blade are night and day different. Idle speed and around the dock is much better, they bite and respond instantly now. She gallops down the fairway in idle with the 4 blades.

Our boat still has some significant bow rise getting up there but the props help push her over so she stay bow high a bit less...

We were out in some tight chop last weekend and she rode much nicer then our old boat in it..

 

Hey out there in 330 land hi i have a 2008 330 and i love it death. But my now soon to be x wife saids we have to sell it. Shes said she wants her name off of it. So anyway she took 1/2 or everthing we had .but she knows i love that boat . Any way paid 340.000k pay off is 240,200k .if you are looking for a steal come on to memphis. And lets talk . David the hambone hamilton . 901-292-1807. if you want to take a look at her you can go to ABLboats.com it is the boat from eads tn

 

Any way paid 340.000k pay off is 240,200k .if you are looking for a steal come on to memphis.

Is that what they are getting for 330's? Wow they really raised the prices over the 320 and 340's. Or am I misreading your message. Did you pay $240k and you owe - $200k or did you pay $340k?

Sorry you are having to sell your boat. You may want to list your boat with - Jim the sponsor of the site. He has a target audience looking for Sea Ray's. ABLboats.com is okay - but - Jim could get you some exposure through Yachtworld and others.

 

Just joined 330 Thread. Proud owner of '96 330. Love it!
I have a parts question if anyone can help. My systems monitor just went on the blink? Does anyone know where I might find a new one ('96 330 DA). It's mounted on the dash and is in the shape of a boat hull with about 8-10 red lights. Any help would be appreciated.

 

Alegria

I have fitted a Garmin 3010C plotter in place of the B and G plotter, and it was a very tight fit indeed. You will need to place the cutting template very carefully as there is so little margin for error that the soft cover for the chartplotter has to have the bottom right hand side cornre removed to allow it to fit.

Secondly, there is no easy way to secure the plotter once fitted other than making up a silicon (I used "Silkaflex") gasket and around the perimiter of the cutout and fitted a braket to the rear of the plotter that a spring fits to and then this spring is fitted to a small bracket to the bulkhead behind the plotter to pull the plotter onto the gasket, by removing the switch panel and getting your hand around the back of the plotter to connect the spring.

A bit of a hassel and a lot of filing to get it to fit just perfect, but the end result is the biggest plotter in place and looks good.

I will pics asap

TC