Is there not any 500 sundancer owners on here

Almightys · Sep 4, 2020

Well got the cockpit all cleaned up. The carpets were nasty but brought them back to life with pine sol then baking soda borax after they dried . They are so fresh now!
On to the next project which is a southern Manhattan tonight

Almightys · Sep 24, 2020

Looking for ideas on flag mounting. I’d like to put one on the stern of boat. Curious to what others have done on their 500 or similar boats

Marc Rainaldo · Sep 25, 2020

Almightys said:
Looking for ideas on flag mounting. I’d like to put one on the stern of boat. Curious to what others have done on their 500 or similar boats

I always like a flag in the middle of the stern. Flag should never hit the water. Sometimes you see enormous flags.
Our flag size is 75cmx100cm and ofcourse removable. We choose this size because we didn’t want the flag hit our dingy.

LClifton · Oct 17, 2020

We own a 340 dancer and I bumped into this thread while looking for flag ideas. Fun stuff. Congrats on the boat (although I'm late) Almightys !

Almightys · Oct 28, 2020

Well all hauled out and tucked away for winter. Was a great to take this boat around the mitten and experience all of Michigan. Wife and kids have really enjoyed staying out on boat over weekends and looking forward to some good trips next year!

techmitch · Oct 28, 2020

Almightys said:
Well all hauled out and tucked away for winter. Was a great to take this boat around the mitten and experience all of Michigan. Wife and kids have really enjoyed staying out on boat over weekends and looking forward to some good trips next year!
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She's a beauty and a beast! Enjoy.
More pics always welcome.

Marc Rainaldo · Oct 29, 2020

Same here. But no sleep, lots of work to do.
- making new hydraulic cilinders for swimplatform
- upholstery job several panels
- sump fix
- fixing soft deck around windlass
- fixing spider cracks
- and a hundred of more small jobs

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bahamabreisus · Oct 29, 2020

Sure am glad to live in the south. Winterizing here is a foreign word.

Marc Rainaldo · Oct 29, 2020

bahamabreisus said:
Sure am glad to live in the south. Winterizing here is a foreign word.

So jealous.....

Almightys · Oct 29, 2020

Here is another pic of the beast. She is very girthy

stephens013 · Nov 2, 2020

Almightys said:
Here is another pic of the beast. She is very girthy

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Nice way of putting it

Almightys · Nov 9, 2020

Well she is all tucked away for winter. Let the projects begin!

Marc Rainaldo · Nov 18, 2020

Shower sump.

The sump in the 500da is not a standard sump. I really can’t believe why sea Ray made it this way.
- not 1 sealant will attach to the PE material of the sump.
- an overflow tube in case the pump stop working (as if the water won’t go over The lid that ain’t waterclosed.
- the sump is attached by screws true holes in the sump???
- the galley sink is connected to the sump. When you cook a lot and even when you try to take all grease out of the frying pan with kitchen paper still a lot of grease accumulation in the sump.

that said, we had many times (stinking) water under the sump. In the first period when we owned our 500 we thought that there maybe is a water leak, but where..

Every month I had to clean the sump. My girlfriend felt quilty of all the grease. I am done with the sump. I took it out and went to a plastic factory and decided to let them build a new one. I let it build the same with all the openings except the overflow hole. I changed the pump and the float switch fo a pump that has an integrated floatswitch. The galley sink I am gonna change to directly overboard (the same that was on all our previous boats). So from now only clean water from shower, bath sinks and airco. Under the lid they made a groove with a rubber so it’s waterclosed

I thought it’s gonna be an expensive sump but I was really really surprised. Had to pay €575,00. In the Netherlands you pay in the shop for a small sump around €200,00

Because I know by experience this 500da sump is really bad here the result: they made it so good that it is almost a shame to put it back in the sump compartment. Judge for yourself.... happy life on 500da

bahamabreisus · Nov 18, 2020

Marc, what you had made looks great, but I am not sure what you gained. We never have water under the sump unless the pump or float fails. I agree with taking the sink to the exterior, but I think it may be below water level. If you decide to go that route, please let us know, I would like to do the same.

Marc Rainaldo · Nov 18, 2020

bahamabreisus said:
Marc, what you had made looks great, but I am not sure what you gained. We never have water under the sump unless the pump or float fails. I agree with taking the sink to the exterior, but I think it may be below water level. If you decide to go that route, please let us know, I would like to do the same.

I think the previous owner made a mess of it, drew some extra holes in the bottom for new pump and made an extra hole on the side for I don’t know what, that kills the sump.

what I gaine, is a sump that doesn’t leak water .

Making the galley sink exit below the water level requires an extra pump and another hole below the water level. I don’t go that route. I do it simple and drill a hole just 10cm or so above the water level under the sink.
Maybe in other countries it’s not allowed but here in the Netherlands I see the same on a lot of boats.

Marc Rainaldo · Nov 18, 2020

Restoration of the ACR Searchlight.

When your ship gets an age of 26 something gets really worn out. Our search light was in really really bad shape. The cooling ribs on the back were oxidized and paint felt of all around the search light.

normally I buy a new one but I was in shock when I saw the new price. That money I like to spent on something else. But the search light is on top of the front of the ship and not a nice view when it’s rotten all over.

After dismounting the search light I knew this job gonna take some time. I removed all the paint, primed it twice with a 2 components primer and airpainted it with 2 layers of 2 components paint
Finally after almost 2 weeks (1-2 hours a day) it’s ready and I am so happy...

carterchapman · Nov 18, 2020

Marc Rainaldo said:
Restoration of the ACR Searchlight.

When your ship gets an age of 26 something gets really worn out. Our search light was in really really bad shape. The cooling ribs on the back were oxidized and paint felt of all around the search light.

normally I buy a new one but I was in shock when I saw the new price. That money I like to spent on something else. But the search light is on top of the front of the ship and not a nice view when it’s rotten all over.

After dismounting the search light I knew this job gonna take some time. I removed all the paint, primed it twice with a 2 components primer and airpainted it with 2 layers of 2 components paint
Finally after almost 2 weeks (1-2 hours a day) it’s ready and I am so happy...

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Nice job Marc! What did you use to fill the mounting holes where they were corroded?

Marc Rainaldo · Nov 18, 2020

Oh here is also another thing i worked on. Grills v belts Detroit

This time 2 layers of heat resistant primer and 2 layers heat resistant paint.

Marc Rainaldo · Nov 18, 2020

carterchapman said:
Nice job Marc! What did you use to fill the mounting holes where they were corroded?

I made a half aluminium ‘circle’ on top and used jb weld to ‘glue’ it together. Because of putting it above the bad mounting holes it can hold enough pressure to mount it again. I was afraid to weld it and make it worse. Overall a simple solution.

bahamabreisus · Nov 18, 2020

Marc Rainaldo said:
Oh here is also another thing i worked on. Grills v belts Detroit

This time 2 layers of heat resistant primer and 2 layers heat resistant paint.

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Interesting, our 8V92s do not have any drive belts. Everything is gear driven.

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