Nater Potater
Well-Known Member
- Oct 19, 2020
- 2,646
- Boat Info
- 1992 300DA Sundancer
- Engines
- Twin Merc Alpha I Gen II I/O's with 5.7 V8's
Hello everyone,
The Mrs. and I recently acquired a '92 300DA. It had sat in the PO's backyard for four years without ever being launched, so it's been at least that long since it was in the water. We checked the u-joints and replaced the water pumps for good measure, fired-up the engines (they sound just fine), then backed it into the lake, only to find the shift cable bellows were leaking. That's the one thing I didn't think to check!
Since the outdrives had to come back off anyway, we decided to take them down to bare metal and give them a fresh coat of paint. They look to have sat in salt water for quite a while, and, based on the amount of corrosion seen, I'd guess the anodes were probably never replaced. Everything else looks to be in pretty good shape, so we're hoping we can launch after the Spring thaw.
Here she is with a couple of friends and my wife:
The Mrs. and I recently acquired a '92 300DA. It had sat in the PO's backyard for four years without ever being launched, so it's been at least that long since it was in the water. We checked the u-joints and replaced the water pumps for good measure, fired-up the engines (they sound just fine), then backed it into the lake, only to find the shift cable bellows were leaking. That's the one thing I didn't think to check!
Since the outdrives had to come back off anyway, we decided to take them down to bare metal and give them a fresh coat of paint. They look to have sat in salt water for quite a while, and, based on the amount of corrosion seen, I'd guess the anodes were probably never replaced. Everything else looks to be in pretty good shape, so we're hoping we can launch after the Spring thaw.
Here she is with a couple of friends and my wife: