Recent content by xrochester

Thanks everyone. Any opinion on my asking price or any other critiques on the ad?

It is a sad sad day. Layoff forces sale of my 250 Dancer. My GF is just sick about it - even more than I am. We had an epic time last season traveling on the boat. It was our first and only season with the boat. I'm going back to my 14 ft. Lowe fishing boat with a 25 hp outboard - now that is...

Is there anything wrong with using the 5 gallon bucket trick for winterizing the engine? (7.4 liter, Bravo 3) The guy I bought my Sundancer from has used that trick the past few years and it only takes 5 minutes. So I did the same thing last fall and this spring, my impeller was toast. The...

No, but I will when the boat comes out of the water.

I didn't want to do an extensive paint job on the lower unit 3 weeks before the boat is due to come out of the water, I plan on pulling the drive and doing that over the winter in my workshop.

Not sure if this is a success story or not yet, but after three weeks back in the water, no signs of any new galvanic corrosion on the outdrive after installing new magnesium anodes (turns out the old ones were zinc), a propshaft anode from boatzincs.com and the red mercathode system. This was...

Stupid question, but do you spray the trilux or brush it?

Yes, Freshwater. I just assumed there was not a galvanic isolator in the boat, but if there is already one there from the factory, that is great news. One less thing I have to deal with. Thanks for the tip.

This is my first season with the boat and my first time dealing with Bravo 3 corrosion problems. Apparently, galvanic corrosion is ocurring unabated right now on my Bravo 3 on '97 250 Dancer. Many people commented on my photos saying it doesn't appear to be too serious at this point as long...

It was a total of about $2K, $1500 for the platform and $5K for shipping from Phoenix to Rochester, NY which is a long haul.

Generator? Why not! good idea

I was very tempted - they look awesome! But I had to draw the line somewhere on the cost.

H2ONUT - It was roughly $1500 for the platform and about $500 for shipping from Phoenix to Rochester, New York. The shipping will vary depending on your location. It came in a huge very well built custom wooden crate with legs on it and arrived in perfect condition as a result. The platform...

I don't know what Sea Ray was thinking about when they designed the factory 'swim platform' if you can call it that. It was pathetic, nearly useless and downright dangerous when at the beach with the outdrive trimmed up. This swim platform from swimplatforms.com solves those problems and more...

Actually, can anyone tell from these pictures if this is the 'old' style Bravo 3? This drive was supposedly replaced 3 or 4 years ago by the previous owner under his insurance. So it should be the newer style, post 2004. If you can't tell from these photos, I'll take a better overall picture of...