sbw1 has good advice. Talk to some local boaters, do you have friends who boat locally? Walk around the local marinas and start conversations, we all love to talk about boats and share experiences and give advice! Good luck in your search.
Here is the reply from Airmar: "For Smartcraft product you will need to contact Mercury or a Mercury dealer as they would be able to assist you in finding a replacement if one exists. We do not have a reference of compatible parts for Mercury as they are an OEM."
I also have a 260 but a 2005 --- same issues. Very tippy except when it is super smooth and no wind. Usually just my wife and I on the boat, but at the first sign of the slightest chop or wind, over she goes. The constant adjustments you mention are a pain. With the 8' 6" beam I think it's top...
I have a 2005 Sundancer 260. My transducer no longer works (flashes 0 ft depth). Dealer told me they can no longer get replacement part # 1754589 Techsonic transducer. What are my options? I'd like to simply replace it without having to buy one to connect to a new GPS unit (my current Garmin is...
When I bought my boat 3 years ago, I used Tom VanDerMaas (313 910-9290) who is local to the area.
I thought he did a nice job.
There was a thread about this same subject last year you may want to check out:
http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/66163-Southeast-Michigan-Surveyor
Looks like 2015 Great Lakes water levels will be at a record high this year. Huge difference from when I bought my boat in 2012 and launched it on Lake St. Clair.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/new...lems/21981281/
Looks like 2015 Great Lakes water levels will be at a record high this year. Huge difference from when I bought my boat in 2012 and launched it on Lake St. Clair.
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/environment/2015/01/19/great-lakes-rebound-rising-tides-pose-problems/21981281/
On a related note, Michigan's governor is expected to sign new legislation making boaters subject to the same blood alcohol level as driving a car.
http://www.wxyz.com/news/michigan-boaters-and-snowmobilers-could-face-stricter-blood-alcohol-limits
Update - Man pleads guilty in fatal boat crash:
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2014/12/09/michigan-man-pleads-guilty-fatal-boat-crash/20132055/
Welcome! You will like the 260.
Is this your very first boat? I got my 260DA 2 years ago, my first boat, so I will be following your thread to see all the comments and suggestions.
There are lots of comments in the 260 thread, you may want to look here as a starting point:
http://clubsearay.com/showthread.php/414-260-Sundancer-Thread-Comments-questions-and-answers/page23?highlight=official+260+sundancer+thread
I haven't had mine out in any kind of big chop, but it seems...
I'm looking at a used boat near Ashland, Virginia. I'm wondering, were boats flooded there during Hurricane Sandy in 2012?
I'm from Michigan, so I'm not sure how bad things were down there.
John