Does anyone have this. It comes in handy sometimes. Merrit Island sent it to me when I was checking into shipping by land. Mark

 

Look at that! Less than 24 hours, and already we're hittin gold! Great drawing!

 

SR Mark,
That is a neat document to have. Thanks for posting it.

We've had our '97 370 two seasons now, and love it.

 

I don't have any pictures of my TVs, but here is what I did. Pulled the original TVs out, utilizing the existing wooden shelf they were screwd to, I fabricated a mount out of 1/2" plywood, then spray painted everything black. I then secured the new flat screen to this using long bolts that screwed right into the back of the TV and slid the assembly back in the hole that the old TVs were in. Carefully measuring before making these mounts enabled the TVs to be flush against the wall, you can not tell there is a big hole behind them. Since the old TVs are taller then they are wider, I really couldn't find a TV that would hide the entire hole, so I made a filler peice to fill the void, worked out pretty good. I went with Polaroid TVs as they covered most of the hole compared to other brands.

Hope this helps

John

 

SR Mark

Great info! Thanks. The drawing says 1997 and it appears to be a 95-97 radar arch and not the higher arch.... right? Doesn't your 98 have the higher arch?

I have received simillar drawings from Merrit Island on a few occasions. I added a Sturdy Syncronizer to the boat two years ago and added a macerator 5 years ago. Both times I got the layout drawings from the factory to assist in the installation. If anyone wants me to post them, let me know.

 

J, I think you're right about the drawing being 95 -97. My boat has the higher arch and it looks a little different then the drawing. I guess you have to be a real 370DA egghead like us to notice the difference. I can spot the difference from a mile away when I see the real boat. Didn't your boat come with a macerator when it was new? I thought they were standard. I don't know if anyone else on this thread has had any dealings with the guys at Merrit Island but I would reccommend you call them if you have any questions. They're awesome! There's a guy down there named Jim McDonald that helped my out alot when I had my 37DB. He actually ran the assembly line in 1992 when my boat was built and he said he probably did the sea trial on it before it left the factory. The guy knows every nut and bolt on these boats. When you need some help and you can pick up the phone and talk to the guy that built your boat 10 - 15 years ago it makes you realize you get what you pay for.

 

A lot of stuff was optional in 1995 that became standard later. My boat did not have the macerator, the TV in the master stateroom, the docking lights, the windshield washer or the aft seating on the port side (I have a removeable boarding ladder), the cockpit heater, the stainless steel windshield, the ultra leather interior or the sycronizer. Interestingly enough it does have a 40 gallon holding tank which was not even listed as an option in 95 instead of the then standard 28 gallon tank. I have since added the masterator and the sync. I had to use the macerator a lot when I had the boat in Morehead City, NC which at the time had limited pump outs. Since I moved to NJ in 2005I have never run it again and probably never will. I can call the pump out boat on my VHF and get pumped at my slip. The 40 gal tank is very helpfull with 5 of us aboard by the way. The sync is awesome and I use it everytime I go out.

 

Yeah .....I also remove my flat screen from the cockpit when its not in use.....I had a cover ( sunbrella ) made for it....... but thats only for keeping the sun from damaging the screen. We only use the DVD feature ....I haven't ran any antenna wires yet.

I made up " studs " on the back of the TV.....with wing nuts to hold it to the bracket.....this way no tools are required to remove it. Works well.

I would also like to see any pictures of larger flat screen's mounted in the main salon........need to get some mounting ideas.............thanks

 

I think we ALL hit GOLD when we bought our 370 DA's..........

 

Don, I always thought if I was going to put a flat screen in the main salon it should go on the big flat area as you're looking into the aft state room. It would be the area behind the privacy curtain if was in the closed position. You know where I mean? I've seen some of the newer, smaller Sundancers have it in that spot.

 

Mark......Thats the spot I was thinking also. You could use the storage locker for the CD player.....amps...etc.....with easy access to 110V power . Im still thinking of some type of trim around the TV .....to finish the look.....like the newer dancers.


Anyone with pictures of a finished project ???

 

Too bad we don't have a big place to put pictures. I've been keeping track of every '95 - '99 370DA on the market for the last three years and amassed over 3,000 pictures of 370's. Lots of great ideas for this model out there. And seemingly an infinite amount of variations of options and equipment.

My mods so far have been somewhat limited. Flat panels in the salon and forward stateroom, ipod stereo in the salon, new radar, chart and GPS and camper canvas.

We did something a little different with the camper canvas. We have two sets of camper parts - one set is solid sunbrella and the other set is just screening. Both sets come off as does the top, thus preserving the original bimini look on the arch.

Gene

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Too bad we don't have a big place to put pictures. I've been keeping track of every '95 - '99 370DA on the market for the last three years and amassed over 3,000 pictures of 370's. Lots of great ideas for this model out there. And seemingly an infinite amount of variations of options and equipment.
Gene, that's a great idea. It sounds like we all have done some mods to our boats that we want to share but we're somewhat limited with posting pics. Does anyone have an idea how we can dump our pics somewhere?(easily?) Mark

 

This official Sundancer thread really receives comments from the many other 370 users. I would like it if the official 380 thread received the same interest.

Anyway I just wanted to state the 370 is the reason I have my 380. I originally started looking at 290's, then 280's. A broker showed me a 310. After some additional research I decide I wanted a boat with V-drives, so I looked at a few 340's. I even paid for a survey for a 340, (non-motivated seller) I parted ways over a few survey issues. So I looked at a 370. I really liked the 370 and was looking for one when I ran across the 380. (I will support someone here at CSR who to paraphrase here, stated "send out about 20 low ball offers and someone will respond," I did) I have to admit to this day believe I got a very good deal. My insurance agent called me twice to verify the price.

Anyway about it there were a multiple factors with the 370 which convinced me I wanted something in the 370 range. I just missed a good deal on a 2003 360 by two hours which also has many features similar to the 370.

Most have been mentioned here, The wider beam, larger engine bilge access, separate shower, door to front state room, etc.

I have since added to my boat the Reverso oil change system and a hailer horn for my 230 VHF. The photo does not show the hailer horn, but it is mounted next to the horn on the arch.

A plug for Raymarine here;

My VHF radio cord was badly frayed on the 230 VHF and breaking off in little pieces. I went online to Raymarine and they have a one-cost repair service. I sent the handheld and cradle unit in and they replaced the cord for $149.00, plus my initial shipping cost, complete turn around time was around three weeks.

:thumbsup:

 

Gene, sounds great. I'll be down at my boat tomorrow so I'll take some pics while I'm there. Thanks, Mark

 

.....Sounds like a good idea.

 

Just come across more pics of some improvements to my 370DA.....I'll post 2 and save the rest for the new site.

This one was to replace the anchor light that was standard ( on the starboard side ) of the arch.....I didn't care for its look.......so I had a local weld shop make this up out of some old s/s bow rail I had laying around......looks much better centered on the arch with a flag too.

This one was to keep my wife happy......she wanted a cutting board. So I had a local wood worker make this up to cover the burners on the stove. Its made of maple wood....with a non toxic stain.....with the Sea Ray logo and my boat name cut into it ...also a groove around the boarder to catch any juice.

This is a great thread !!!!

 

Took a pic of my bar mod today. I removed the seat to extend the bar area, covered everything with 1/4" Swanstone, and replaced the lame faucet. I can remove the bar top and put the seat back in about 15 minutes if I need to. Mark

 

By the way, it was a sad day... She's in the parking lot:smt089

 

NICE Mark........ I also thought of doing the same thing ( removing the seat ) but I wanted to mount a electric BBQ in its place... ...like on the bigger dancers.


That faucet is the way to go..............

 

Don, those little white faucets that came with the boat were absolutely useless! I think everyone posting here should consider the faucets we have. What a difference. Hey, is that chrome cup holder you have attached to the boat? That looks pretty nice. Mark

 

Thanks Mark....... I grabbed it off e-Bay ....along with plastic Sea Ray cups.......looks cool !

 

What did you guys use for the faucet? - mfgr and model, please. I hate that tiny little plastic crappy thing. What steps did you go through to replace it? Was it difficult?

The website is about half finished. It's not pretty, but there are over 90 pages of photos up on it. I still have the '95's and '96's to go and I have to double check to see if I've got everything. Not easy when you are trying to put up 3,000 pics. But you guys can check it out as it is "live" of sorts.

If I get some more time tonight or tomorrow, I'll put up a page for Dog Daze and update Absolution's page too.

While we're at it, any one know what the production stats were for our favorite Dancer?

Gene

 

Gene, I'm not sure of the brand of faucet. A friend of mine gave it to me. You should be able to find one in your local West Marine type store. Very easy to install, I think it took me about 5 minutes.

 

Gene,
Did you provide a link to your site? I must have missed it, if you did.

 

Ready? You're gonna kick yourself when you read this.....:grin:

370Sundancer.com

Gene

P.S. It's still very rough, only half done, but it's live right now.

 

Gene.......Mine is a standard Grohe bar faucet........either on line or a local plumbing supply store will have them.

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

Marks right about that.............5 minutes and a pair of pliers.......and its done.

 

Gene, I'm impressed! My wife thought I was anal about knowing every boat for sale in the country but you've got me beat! That's an awesome library of info. I think anyone that visits our "official" thread will greatly appreciate what you've done.:smt038 I wish I had a resource like this before I started making changes to my boat. It would have been alot easier to figure what looks right. Well done! Mark

 

Gene.......... EXCELLENT JOB........



Thanks.....