Recent content by makinc80

This is what I'm feeling too....seems shady!

dipsticks are clean. reservoirs for drives are in range and clean. have not checked oil in drives yet.

I had that misfortune this past season myself. broke a brand new starter on a locked motor. I put a used motor in (5.0l 2bbl) which cost me $2400 complete and running. My marina pulled the motor after I freed it from the boat and installed used motor for $850. took a month to get them to do...

more pics. current owner is original owner. boat bought new in 07 as 06 leftover

rear eisenglass is now broken out

I found a 2006 280DA (twin 4.3 MPI w/ Alpha gen3) from a private seller. He is in the middle of a divorce and the boat has been on the hard and winterized for the last 2 seasons. He stated it needs ALL the regular maintenance items (manifolds, risers, ect) and it has been uncovered so the...

thats where the water is. THANKS! I'm going to look a bit closer tomorrow. I appreciate the fast reply and I will scour that thread!

I am looking at a 2006 Sundancer 280 with twin 4.3 mpi's / alpha gen 2's. The boat needs complete maintenance work (manifolds, risers, tune up, impellers, bellows, ect...) as its been on the hard for a few years after a divorce. I got the guy down to $25,000.00 but the real issue I see is...

THANKS!!

looking for correct part numbers for new manifolds/ risers and elbows for my newly acquired 280. included is serial numbers of starboard motor and pic of manifold assembly. thanks guys. first searay!!!