I painted the hull of my previous boat myself. I used a single part PU paint which made it very easy, Interlux's Brightsides. Prep was simple, just wash (no wax), wipe down with acetone, sand with fine grit paper, then tack cloth, then acetone wipe down again, and roll and tip the paint. I...
I think the water in mine came from a clogged step well drain (leaves) that caused the water to fill up the step well and come in that way or water that was in the step well drain line froze, cracking the drain line some where between the drain hole in the step well and the discharge through...
Wow. Mine was limited to the cabin floor, nothing in the storage areas under the vberth, nothing on the aft bed, and totally dry engine compartment. Was the floor in the cabin soft or flexible at all? Mine feels solid throughout but now Im wondering if I should check it.
I have a '97 240 DA that is a very similar situation, though the molding issue doesn't appear to have progressed to the extent that yours did. Just out of curiosity, was the water limited to the cabin or was it in the engine compartment as well? It looks like the pictures of the rot are in the...
You have no idea the stories I could tell, was actually thinking about writing a book. Plenty to talk about, over 1000 tows, countless salvages big and small, and over 600 repossessions.
I'm on Frog Mortar. Know Sue Creek well, practically grew up at BYC.
LOL. I gave them $2500, but I store it for free while I'm working on it. The interior cleanup wasnt too bad. It's totally clean inside now and I'm basically an expert on mold abatement now. Rest of the boat is in decent shape, only has 250 hrs on the engine. Still trying to figure out how...
During my time as a marine salvor I saw it too many times....owner installs bilge heater for winter (a lot of times even a space heater), winter storm blows in and knocks out power, no more heater so water in the intake lines freeze and cracks the lines, when power company restores power the...
Hi everyone just wanted to introduce myself. I recently became the owner of a '97 Sundancer 240. I've been around and on Sea Rays a long time, but never owned one until now. I'm CG licensed captain that has owned a towing franchise, been a boat repo investigator and captain and now a boat...