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So this happened at our marina on Saturday. These folks just launched the boat on Saturday, the owner mentioned that they have not had the boat in the water for two years and they were so excited to get back to boating! They launched with out incident, took a short ride and returned to the...

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Added these. The wife mentioned than she could not rest her feet on the footrest. Actually, I wanted something higher as well. Could not find what I needed so fabbed these up. Stainless steel round tubes and aluminum side pieces. I was concerned about clearance to open the door so made that...

So I have a few scratches on my rear step on our 320. I thought I could touch it up with gel coat but it looks like crap. I made a template and machined a few out of 1/4” aluminum. My plan is to get them chrome plated but would like input before I attach. I was originally concerned that they...

so am I crazy to consider this? I am three years from retiring, we recently bought 65 acres just 4 miles from our marina. Currently designing our retirement home and shop/storage. There already is a small pole barn on the property we used to store a few boats. 50’ x 40’. Here’s the deal, the...

I am getting ready to winterize and while doing a general inspection of the bilge area, I notice a few drips of water just above the fresh water intake, directly to the top left of the pipe plug. Engine is not running. Any idea what might be causing this? Replaced bellows last year, prior to...

I have reached out on the Raymarine forum as to what unit is recommended for my boat. Hydraulic assist power steering twin I.O. After two days, no reply. Called their tech line, 20 minutes on hold, lost my patience for that. Anyone else add autopilot to there I.O.? I will be looking to...

both sides have has numerous coats of some type of caulking. I removed it from one of them. Question, do these joints need to be sealed? Sure looks better without the caulk.

so last week end, while troubleshooting a no start situation on the starboard motor, I noticed that with only the port engine running, I had no power steering. That got me wondering about the operation of the power steering pump on the port engine. Does the fluid just recirculate thru the...

When I purchased my boat last year, one of the recommendations I received from the surveyor was to replace the plugs and wires as they are original. 2007, 200 hours. I choose to run it a season just to get a baseline. I put about 60 hours on the boat last year, starts great, runs strong...

Sleep well my trusty friend for you have served us well this summer. It is time for you to rest all 750 horses as in a few months we will gently awaken you from your slumber. We will gently warm you in the sweet spring sun, wash and wax every part of you. We will fill you with the sweet...

apreciate advice on the following. I will store my 320 in a pole barn. I have the ability to plug in the shore power through out the winter. Are there any negatives regarding this? Towards the end of this season, i just replaced all 4 batteries, they are wet cell.

Alright, here is what went down yesterday and today. I pulled my 320 out to service the starboard outdrive. Changed the gimbal bearing, all bellows, water intake hose. Non eventful other than the typical pain in the but working on twin 496 motors. Buttoned it up this morning, put on the...

I picked up a Samsung 32" tv for our boat. It uses a external converter, 110 AC input, 19 volt 55 watt output. I can pick up a 12 to 19 volt, 90 watt converter for around 20 bucks. Any reason I should not consider this? I was originally going to put in a much larger inverter, add a third...

so, I just finished installing a Axiom 9 in our 2007 320. The SmartCraft currently installed works fine. I reached out to Mercruiser as to what is needed to interface. They stated either to buy a new unit at over 1500 bucks, or install either a NMEA Gatateway or a VesselView link. Anyone...

I am looking for some advise regarding recomended service on our new to us 2007 320 sundancer. 219 hours. Bravo 111. We just purchased the boat this winter. It was surveyed and sea trialed. No major issues. A technician at the marina where we will slip this boat recomended that we do a...

I reciently got our new to us boat home from Lake Ozark. She has been under cover in the driveway, yesterday, the weather got up to mid fifties and I just had to open up the boat. First order of buisness was to put up the canvas. Note that other than the biminies and the cockpit cover, none of...

I just got my boat home from Lake Ozark. Prior to picking it up, the marina acid washed both lower units. The prior owner did not keep up with the anodes and there is a fair amount of corosion, paint bubbled off. I started with a pnuematic right angle grinder with a scotch brite pad. It...

been throwing around the idea of buying a 3500 chevy duelley to pull this boat. The specs state that in order to pull close to 19000 lbs, you need a fifth wheel hitch and a goosneck trailer. If that is so, then most folks are probably not legal. Hell, when looking for a shipper, when asked...

Not wanting to jinx the deal so have been pretty quite regarding our recient purchase of a 2007 320 Sundancer. Reciently closed, so it is official. We can barely contain our excitement. Unfortunately, she will stay put in Missouri untill early spring. All I have untill then are pictures and...