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New to me 1990 280 da. Just had the drives off, and had the prop seals, pumps serviced by a Merc mechanic. Reinstalled the drives yesterday. In checking forward and reverse engagement, I wasn’t getting reverse on one side. Went through the cable adjustment procedure. Ended up having to move...

Hello all. I just purchased a 1990 280 SD. I'm trying to acquire the Merc service manuals. I have the Engine covers off to get the drive serial numbers. For the heck of it, I compared to the numbers on the side of the drives themselves. They don't match. The numbers that are stamped into...

Thanks, already have those .

Indeed. That’s why I’m trying to hunt one down.

Bummer

I wonder if someone at Sea Ray can be emailed to get the manuals?

Hello everyone. New to Sea Ray, but not to boating. I've had my '95 Eliminator Eagle for the past 13 years. I'm picking up a '90 Sea Ray Sundancer 280 this weekend. Once I get this project fixed up a bit, I'll be slipping it on the Mississippi. I'm looking to start out by obtaining an...

Hello all. I'm purchasing a 1990 SD 280 this weekend; and I'd like to get the proper service manuals. It has twin 4.3L's with Alpha drives. I thought service manual #18 was the correct manual for the engine, but I haven't found one to be applicable to the '90 model year as of yet. I believe...