Official 240 Sundancer Thread

rpasquarello said:
.......I also rarely adjust the engine tilt -- the tabs are more than enough IMHO.

-Rocco-.
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You'll want to learn how to trim it out properly. It will save you lots of wear and tear and money of fuel to cruise nicely.

Lominack said:
Not sure. How do I find that out? Also what are celery sticks?
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The celery sticks are essentially adjustment shims in the out drive where the trim rams connect to a cross-through pin. The pin goes through the outdrive and allows the outdrive to be raised and lowered. The black shims may be on the leading edge of the pin. When removed they look like the shape of a cut celery stick. If they are relocated to the trailing edge of the pin (in the oval cross-through hole on the outdrive) it will allow the outdrive to tuck under further and possibly give you a better hole shot.


Once you are around 3000 RPMs and running 18knts+ you can and should raise the outdrive trim to provide better performance, lift the bow and make for a better ride. This also allows you to fine tune your trim tabs and enjoy the ride.
 
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Lominack, not to direct you away from CSR, but "we" have a boat club for the Carolinas on FB. It called Carolina Boaters, we go cruising a lot during the spring, summer, and fall. There are a few members that are very local to you. Check us out.
Don't misunderstand, CSR is an invaluable resource. Our club is in addition.
Well actually, we did the club so that any brand boat owner would feel welcome to participate. The core group seems to be Sea Ray owners, but that's because we mostly met here.
 
As you know Todd, I've been pretty critical on the 240da. Specially on the handling. Well hold on to your seat..........

The 240 and 260da's are good boats. Yea they handle funny, but you can figure them out. The good boat part comes in, in their ability to do so many things. Maybe not great but good enough. Specially for the size package they come in. I bought my 240 because I trailer all over the East coast, all the way down to South Florida. It is so easy to pull, and the size doesn't really limit you to huge truck stops, or over the top gas stations.

The ability to overnight with two full grown adults, in realitive comfort is wonderful. (I'm 300+ lbs) So all in all, I appreciate the boat for what it is. I don't love it........but then I haven't sold it after 7 years of running it either. It does it's job, sometimes better than I would give it credit, but that's because I so dislike the handling traits!!!!!! haha
 
islandhopper00 said:
As you know Todd, I've been pretty critical on the 240da. Specially on the handling. Well hold on to your seat..........

The 240 and 260da's are good boats. Yea they handle funny, but you can figure them out. The good boat part comes in, in their ability to do so many things. Maybe not great but good enough. Specially for the size package they come in. I bought my 240 because I trailer all over the East coast, all the way down to South Florida. It is so easy to pull, and the size doesn't really limit you to huge truck stops, or over the top gas stations.

The ability to overnight with two full grown adults, in realitive comfort is wonderful. (I'm 300+ lbs) So all in all, I appreciate the boat for what it is. I don't love it........but then I haven't sold it after 7 years of running it either. It does it's job, sometimes better than I would give it credit, but that's because I so dislike the handling traits!!!!!! haha
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I nearly bought the newer body style hull 240DA like you have before finding Nehalennia. I will tell you the older ones are not as squirrely as the newer 240s and 260s, by far. I also trailer ours all over the Puget sound area and into local lakes. It's perfect for us now. When I grow up, I'd like to get an older nice shape 450DA with diesels.
 
islandhopper00 said:
Sorry Rocco, I've been busy busy busy lately. Anyways, yes I've installed a tv in my boat, however I have the small 7in tv also. I installed a stand alone 19" DVD/TV on a swivel bracket next to the microwave. It can swivel to the front or rear depending on where you want to watch it from. I just ran the 12v wires behind the microwave to power it up, and use a small bat wing antenna to get local channels. It works ok.
The Sea Ray installed unit is located above the hanging locker door, and has a DVD player mounted next to the breaker panel. I'll take some pics when I get a chance. A picture is worth a thousand words. haha
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Hello i also am kicking around installing a tv in cabin did u ever post pics of your set up also does the tv/dvd
drain your batteries to much? thanks jay
 
In case all you 240DA owners hadn't heard, the 240DA is now out of production. (Sea Ray also stopped making the 185 Sport.) The only new ones available would be those in dealer stock. No word yet on whether they will make a replacement from what I have heard. Maybe Dennis (LAZY DAZE) could comment on this since he sells Sea Rays.

Personally I think this will have a positive impact on resale values of used 240DAs.

Dave
 
Dave S said:
In case all you 240DA owners hadn't heard, the 240DA is now out of production. (Sea Ray also stopped making the 185 Sport.) The only new ones available would be those in dealer stock. No word yet on whether they will make a replacement from what I have heard. Maybe Dennis (LAZY DAZE) could comment on this since he sells Sea Rays.

Personally I think this will have a positive impact on resale values of used 240DAs.

Dave
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SeaRay screwed up, in my opinion, when they changed their numbering scheme. A 260DA today is actually an older 240's size.

A new 280DA is only 4 inches wider but same LOA as my boat. Granted maybe they should have started with that proper length naming a long time ago, but since the mix up, it's all apples and oranges.
 
Todd

Granted it is confusing but one look at the prices of the new boats makes one think Sea Ray also had to come up with a another way of explaining the very high prices of the new boats. My dock mate in the slip next to me had a 2009 250DA (which was re-named 260DA in 2010). He paid a lot more for his boat (new) than I paid for mine and the size difference was clearly evident with the two boats sitting side by side. Go into the cabin and the size difference is even more evident with my boat being clearly roomier. The bigger issue is trying to explain all that to a customer looking at a used Sea Ray.

Dave
 
searayjay said:
Hello i also am kicking around installing a tv in cabin did u ever post pics of your set up also does the tv/dvd
drain your batteries to much? thanks jay
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I have yet to install or buy a tv yet but I still plan on doing it. I have postponed it due to the my marina not having electric until June .
 
searayjay said:
Hello i also am kicking around installing a tv in cabin did u ever post pics of your set up also does the tv/dvd
drain your batteries to much? thanks jay
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I have the pics on my phone, but need to figure out how to get them on here. I don't have the patch cord, but I'll figure it out. I just need a 6year old to help me! LOL
I'll see if I can figure it out tonight.
 
Ok.....I figured it out!

Here is a picture of the TV I installed on the microwave cabinet. I just ran wires behind the cabinet for power, drilled holes in the cabinet to mount 12 volt plugs, and just plug in the tv there. Then I use a cord to the stereo aux to get amplified sound. It is mounted on a swivel mount, and can be turned around to see from outside. I bought the mount from Best Buy I think. As for an antenna, I bought one online from Amazon. It is called a batwing antenna. It is plastic and is stuffed in behind the basket on top of the microwave. It does good enough to pull in local tv stations when I'm close to a city, which is most times.


And here is a picutre of the Sea Ray installed unit, 7" screen hooked to a DVD player in the Electrical panel.


I think the 7" is going in the Yukon! haha
 
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thank u for the great pics really helps me vision what it will look like, im leaning to installing the mount right where u have it pictured, i do have a few more questions if u could help 1 being battery draw , will it run down your batteries say in a night of watching tv or dvds maybe 3 or 4 hrs ? and second does the tv bounce around with that articulated mount? you have been a great help thanks again jay jersey shore
 
searayjay said:
thank u for the great pics really helps me vision what it will look like, im leaning to installing the mount right where u have it pictured, i do have a few more questions if u could help 1 being battery draw , will it run down your batteries say in a night of watching tv or dvds maybe 3 or 4 hrs ? and second does the tv bounce around with that articulated mount? you have been a great help thanks again jay jersey shore
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Battery draw,
It doesn't seem to draw to much. However, I have (2) big Optima D31M AGM's tied together for house loads. I did that so I never have to worry about power! haha I run the tv, stereo, lights, anchor light, water pump, refrigerator, swim platform lights, ect ect overnight and the next morning there is still enough juice to fire off the motor. (I have a Optima D24M as a dedicated start battery if necessary) Even when I had just (1) D31M for house loads, it seems like I never fully discharged the battery. Most times the (1) battery wouldn't fire the motor up the next morning though. Hence why I added the second.

TV bouncing,
I haven't noticed it bouncing, but then I store the tv with the mount folded in. That way the weight of the tv is not on the extended arms. The mount I bought has thumb nuts that tighten up to stop that also.

I wanted to add I bought the TV from a 12 volt truckers web site. I figured maybe it was designed with a little more vibration resistance. haha probably not!
 
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ok good info do do u think with the standard 2 battery set up that comes with 240 if i turn the battery switch to only 1 battery while kids watch tv in cabin and a radio in cockpit the 1 battery would be enough for and evening?
 
It did for us on our 230 Sundancer doing the exact same thing - TV and radio with the night lights on all night. As islandhopper00 stated, you'll usually have to use your other battery to start up in the morning though. Once I installed LED lighting I could sometimes use the same battery the next morning.

Our new-to-us '99 240 has two house batteries and I'm thinking of going 100% LED and then removing one of the batteries for weight purposes.
 
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If your system works well with two batts keep them. It's like that raincoat Mama talked about. The 30lbs isn't going to make that much difference but the battery capacity will be nice.
 
searayjay said:
ok good info do do u think with the standard 2 battery set up that comes with 240 if i turn the battery switch to only 1 battery while kids watch tv in cabin and a radio in cockpit the 1 battery would be enough for and evening?
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As Gerald stated, you should be good to go with only one battery. However, I would install a......I can't remember what they are called, but it isolates the battery when it gets down to a certain voltage........battery isolator! hahaha Install a battery isolator on one battery and you will be fine. A battery isolator keeps charge in the starting battery if you forget to flip your switch.


Gerald, like Todd said, if your system works with two house batteries I'd leave them. On extended trips you'll like the extra capacity.
 
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