Official 320 Dancer Thread

scooper321 said:
Got the fridge in this weekend. It for down the hatch easily. Into the Norcold space? Almost. The feet on the Vitrifrigo had to come off. I also had to trim about 1/2" off the top of the opening to get enough room to fit. But as I have used a jigsaw on my helm (twice) in the past, taking it to the cabinet was child's play. Lol. Here are a few pics.


Got it in this weekend. The C62 does fit easily down the stairway into the cabin. It does not fit perfectly into the Norcold hole. I had to remove the rubber feet from the fridge. And I also had to enlargen the hole vertically. That wasn't hard (I've taken a jigsaw to the helm, so cutting the cabinets was easy!). But it was sort of annoying. But I got it in and it runs well. And quiet. I think I'm leaving the face black and not going to try and put the wood grain on it. Looks more contemporary and I'm not sure the panel would fit perfectly anyway.
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Very nice!
 
MackinacMan said:
It is an electronic ignition, there's a pickup plate in the distributor.
These are the original 3 blade props, they were just scanned at Henry H. Smith 1 month ago, slight vibration on take off but nothing after that.
During the sea trial both motors spun up to full rpm, starboard went to 4825 port went to 4750.
I had some time to try and diagnosis it last night. I installed my fuel pressure gauge and started the engine, it spiked over 100psi on start up, it then went down to just under 60 psi after a minute. I pulled the fuel regulator on the cool fuel module fearing what I already knew I'd find, I was full of paint from the module. I pulled the entire module off and took it apart only to find a majority of paint coming off inside the module itself. I have no clue how this was never recall..... Thanks
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I have the same engine/tranny setup. Can you remove to the cool fuel unit without having to remove the manifolds? This bilge is really hard to work around...

Also what are you rpms and speed at cruising speed? and do you know your gph or nmpg?
 
I believe you can remove the cool fuel, my mechanic has it out right now but I have not seen what else he removed. I know he removed the water pump, and all the pulleys, but that was after he removed the cool fuel. Not sure how many of the exhaust hoses he removed, those are probably relatively easy to take on and off though. 99% certain he did not remove the risers/manifolds since he is not removing anything with coolant in it (to my knowledge)
 
Seascape2 said:
I have the same engine/tranny setup. Can you remove to the cool fuel unit without having to remove the manifolds? This bilge is really hard to work around...

Also what are you rpms and speed at cruising speed? and do you know your gph or nmpg?
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Yes, you can remove both CF modules without removing anything else. I’ve done it without even removing an exhaust tube. I have an 05 but I believe same setup.
 
Has anyone replaced the rubber gaskets around the two small windows in the middle of the windshield on the 320 as shown in the pic? If so, where did you purchase them, do you have the item order #, and, how did you do the upper window? The lower one would be easy as the glass opens up accessing the gasket, but the upper one I'm not sure about.


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TroyK said:
New 320 Sundancer owners in the Club! My wife and I just purchased this 2004 one owner boat. We were those pesky small boat owners who wanted to hang around the boat dock with the big boats and enjoy the social aspects of being with other boat owners. Now with our upgrade we can spend the night and really enjoy all the experience has to offer.

I want to thank everyone who has posted their knowledge and experience.

So far I have replaced the "HD ready" TV in the cabin with a 24" Vizio TV which I retrofit onto the pull out cabinet. It latches nicely and looks good to my critical eye. I also just finished pulling out the old XMD3 radio CD changer. I added the new Fusion MA-RS770 and I love having the ability to control everything from my phone and to setup separate zones for each listening location. I bought new speakers, sub and an amp that still need to be installed. I also plan to install a 32 inch tv in the cockpit over the sink. Lots left to do, but given she is in good mechanical order for the moment and all cleaned up, the electronics will keep me busy for awhile.
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Welcome to the 320 club!
 
Hey everyone. I’m looking at getting my first ‘biggish’ boat and it may be a 320. I’ve had a bowrider and grew up with my parents having a cruiser, so I’m not completely naive to the game, just slightly. I’m posting on this forum because I’m having a bit of a conundrum. I’m thinking that since this is my first biggish boat, to go older so if we decide it’s not for us after a season or two, we aren’t absolutely destroyed by depreciation (just painfully tickled). A Bush era 320 seems to fit the bill of still being a nice boat, but at the bottom half of its depreciation curve. However, on anything that’s 10-15 years old, if the previous owner didn’t already deal with the Gremlins and fix them, they’re coming, and I don’t want to turn myself and my wife off of boating for life, which has me considering that it may be worth it to pay a bit more for a newer boat.

I realize that all boats will have their maintenance, especially because mine will be sitting in a Los Angeles marina, but I’m not sure I want to sign up for things like replacing appliances, black water hoses, and chasing down a fuse every weekend I want to use the thing. What’s been your experience with this vintage of 320 (mid-2000’s)? Do you think getting a bit newer will stave off the gremlins, or am I just paying more for the same issues? I’m looking at V-Drives exclusively, there are some used Cruisers Yachts at the top end of my range that have IPS pods, but good Lord, I can learn to dock a bigger boat to avoid those costs.

Thanks!
 
I have a 2003 and other than stuff you would expect from a 15 yr old engine and fridge, it's been fantastic. Any boat will have maintenance items. With a good survey and your wife's eye for detail (they all have it) you should not worry about an early 00's boat. Just don't go too early or you get the white interior.
 
i have had mine for 2 years now (07 320). Initially, the main issues were: Fuel pump relays and relay harnesses, water pressure sensors, and IACs. Just recently, the water pump failed, and that was pretty costly (750$ part, lots of labor, and failed over time causing lots of rust). We also had a hose bust. Outside of that, I have replaced the cabin stereo, cockpit faucet, and cockpit Fridge, but they were not failing items, just did not look really good. However, I would do it again, and so would the wife.
 
Cali Dreaming- I have had mine for the last 3 years. I got an excellent deal and knew I would be replacing some stuff. On a 10+ year boat you will be replacing a lot of stuff unless the previous owner took really good care of it. The most important thing is to get a good hull survey and mechanical survey, and be there for the surveys. Get any paperwork detailing what has been done to the boat and when. Always be prepared to spend boat dollars. If things check out in the survey but you don't have paperwork for maintenance items have a 100 hour service done. Good luck and enjoy.
 
My 2005 boat has the tiny cockpit ice maker, and it doesn't work well. Anyone do the research to identify what options there are to either:
replace it with another ice maker (OEM or aftermarket)
replace it with a fridge (what is a good option and how much bigger the hole needs to be)

Thanks for the help!
 
Todd320 said:
View attachment 59134 I replaced my cockpit fridge with this one. The opening was 15.25” wide 21.0” tall. Replaced with Norcold universal from west marine, I can get you the part number if needed.
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That looks great! I did a quick search on WM website and can't seem to find the exact same one. I did find one that is similar though. If it's not too much trouble, could you please get me that part #?

Did you wire it for AC and DC just like the galley fridge?
Thanks for the help!
 
AC and DC, the AC was easy, there was a normal outlet to plug it into. The DC was just cut the wires on the old, then butt connect with the new ones. Looking up part number now...
 
And keep a bottle of WD40, and spray the stainless steel down eafter each trip. Removes the slight rust you eventually get if you don’t treat it. AND get someone to help you put it in! I did it by myself, not a good decision.
 
Irie308 said:
Yes, you can remove both CF modules without removing anything else. I’ve done it without even removing an exhaust tube. I have an 05 but I believe same setup.
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On my 350’s the CF are right next to the stringer under the stbd manifold. Are yours there too?
 
bjac said:
Has anyone replaced the rubber gaskets around the two small windows in the middle of the windshield on the 320 as shown in the pic? If so, where did you purchase them, do you have the item order #, and, how did you do the upper window? The lower one would be easy as the glass opens up accessing the gasket, but the upper one I'm not sure about.


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I am searching for the bottom gasket myself. Hope to hear someone with a solution
 
Seascape2 said:
On my 350’s the CF are right next to the stringer under the stbd manifold. Are yours there too?
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Same setup. You can remove the exhaust tube for more access and it may save you some time but it can be down with tube in place. There are 4 bolts holding the cf module.
 
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