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This is a real headscratcher, I sincerely hope someone can help. This is really, really weird; and a long story that I will make a lot shorter by leaving out a whole lot of troubleshooting steps already taken that don't matter anymore. 2002 260 Sundancer w/a bow mounted Golight wireless remote...

Hello, I am third owner of a 2002 Sundancer with a Bravo III outdrive that looks to have a newer lower unit that must have been replaced at a later time. So it may be an older and newer "hybrid" Bravo III unit. It's time for me to get new zincs. Everywhere I look online for anodes they state...

Last weekend, I found out that shore power is not charging my battery. 120v, lights/frig, and A/C converter switchs were all turned on the main panel. While on shore power Friday night, I had the battery switch turned to "2", running air conditioner, frig, and left the engine bilge blower fan...

We are thinking of an overnight trip down to Sarasota and asking for current info on the anchorages in the area. I looked at Active Captain and most of the posts seem to be a few years old. Does anyone have suggestions for a good place to set the hook there? We have a dog and will need to be...

My fuel pump quit coming on for a few seconds when I turn the ignition key on and the engine now will not start. I thought I would try a cheap fix before spending big bucks so I plan to replace the relay. Can someone tell me where it is located? A photo might be helpful too if you have one :)

I am sea trialing a 2002 260 Sundancer tomorrow and got the mechanical survey results back. Engine has 665 hours and all cylinders except for #5 read 160-170 which I am completely comfortable with. #5 reads 145, is that anything to be concerned about?

Need recommendations for a shop in the Charlotte area to recover our vinyl seat cushions in the cockpit. The local Sea Ray dealership provided a referral to someone who quoted $4,500. I've gotten quotes half that much in the Lake Hartwell area of SC but that's a long way away. Does anyone have a...

I'm using a rotary buffer to restore my gelcoat, and it is taking a high setting to effectively work the compound into the gelcoat and get the shine back, something that would be impossible - or take countless hours of exhausting labor - to attempt without the power rotary buffer. I am at a...

I am sure the answer lies in several places here buried in some of the "thousand post" threads, but hopefully I can get just a quick general rule-of-thumb from the experts here. I have been offered a job near a beach city in South Carolina and am considering being a liveaboard on something like...

My old Raymarine finally bit the dust, and I bought a new VHF radio from West Marine. However the newer radios are a little bit smaller than the old Raymarine was, and the cutout in the helm is a little too big for the radio. Does anyone make a plate to cover the extra space, or will I need to...

Hi all, I thought I would see if anyone else has experienced this problem and can point me in a specific direction before I start the arduous task of tracking down a mysterious electrical gremlin hiding out somewhere on the boat. '99 240DA. Last year the horn starting making a sick warbling...

Will a Bearing Buddy provide enough pressure to the grease in the hub to pack the outer bearing? I did a lot of trailer maintenance yesterday, replacing one hub and then packing them all with Amsoil synthetic marine grease, replacing disk pads, and installing Bearing Buddies. I am 90% sure that...

I am looking for a flag mount for our stern, and the logical place to mount it is on a vertical 7/8" rail supporting the rear seat on our center stern. I can find dozens of flag rail mounts designed for horizontal bow rails etc, but cannot find one that would mount to a vertical rail. I've also...

Alpha 1 gen 2. I'm paying a local shop to replace my cracked exhaust bellows so they are also doing the gimbal bearing at the same time. I was quoted $250 parts for a "transom repair kit" which I was originally told had all the parts, and 5 hours labor at $119/hr. That totaled $845+tax etc which...

Original cost $15million now on sale for $180k. If only I could afford to fill its tanks.... http://blog.caranddriver.com/off-topic-but-awesome-buy-your-own-7000-hp-experimental-navy-warship-for-just-180k/

I thought of something after I installed my swim platform from swimplatforms.com on my '99 240DA. It completely covers the boat ID # that is stamped into the transom on the starboard side. Where else on the boat is an ID #?

I am thinking of purchasing an updated steering wheel for my '99 240DA. I found a good looking one without a center cap so I'll need a center cap to put on it after installation. It takes a 2 1/8" ID center cap... does anyone know which Sea Ray center caps will fit?

The Sundancer I bought last year has two deep cycle batteries for the house bank but they are smaller batteries (either 24 or 27 series?) and run down in the middle of the night if we run lights, all fans, and the refrigerator. I've already gone LED on lights and made other mods to reduce...

http://keoweeboatshow.com/ It doesn't look like much, but will be a chance to splash for a shakedown cruise and get ready for the summer. We plan to be there and then anchor at an island later on. Will anyone else be on Keowee this weekend?

2009 5.0MPI in a '99 240 Sundancer. I believe the original engine was a 5.7 While working in my bilge, I heard an electrical arcing noise and saw that I had stepped on a red wire on the port side bilge floor that I had evidently pulled out from somewhere while stepping on it. The wire was very...