Recent content by searayman300

Thanks! The timing of your post is amazing. I'm trying for a job in Sodertalje! Of course I'm not looking forward to the cost of shipping my 300SD there from the US but it may with a little luck be in my future!

Thanks Guys great info. Question about this excise tax... it is $25 per 1K of valuation. The valuation is determined by the tables listing length and age correct? So based on the tables a 2006 34.5 foot sundancer should be valued at $12300 Correct? thus the tax would be $307.5. So JVII how...

Hi To all the Boston and Massachusetts Searay owners. As of last week I lost my job. I'm trying to get a job in the Boston area at our sister site in Waltham and need the low down on Boston marinas and owning a boat in Massachusetts. I'm currently in south NJ. What should I expect for Slip...

I have a few questions Rich: What is the condition of the Isenglass/canvas and the deck carpets? Can u provide pics? Also, how did you end up with these "accessories"? A bit more info on how these were used 2 seasons on a 4 year old boat would be helpful.

Have you checked the thermostats? I had the same issue on one of my 5.0BrIII, would over heat at higher RPM's. Mechanic found it was not the impeller but a corroded thermostat sticking.

To add to that, the can is not just aluminum. The surface is painted and the inside is coated to keep the contents away from the metal. Both of which will protect the core aluminum from salt corrosion. I fully believe a can could last as long as suggested. Heck look at the wooden ships which are...

Nice photo Festivius. I can relate with not resisting a good photo. Meguires Flagship Premium Marine Wax is my wax of choice..... The 3 white "lines" are an artifact from the cell phone photo.

Reading these reminds me of 2 quotes I came across which fit the times a bit..... "You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, that is, once they've exhausted every other possibility," by Winston Churchill. "The problem with Socialism is eventually you run out of other...

Too funny BAM073. This is almost identical to what we did. In 2006 made down payment on our first boat, 205 bowrider. On the way down to sign we changed our mind to a 215 weekender. With 20hrs (1month) with the 215 the drought ended and rains started. We found a sevearly leaking...

We went from a 260 to a 300 with a dinette and love it. We specifically compared the dinette to a sofa and had the choice to buy either. To us the dinette won out with practicallity and storage. These were two things missing on the 260 and the 300sofa. We have had 4 adults eating at the...

The Gen was running when it went. We heard a loud electrical "thwack" and the motor powered itself down. Two blown fuses was the first clue it was electrical and after replacing them the new ones blew when I attempted to start the gen. Kohler figured out the rest. Interestingly the remote start...

We are loving our 2006 300SD. This will be our second season with her. She handels well, even in 5-6 footers. We bought her used with 2 seasons so the bugs were worked out. The only issues so far are the cheap plastic finger on the lofrans windlass broke and the voltage regulator went on the...

Hi Mike, Hydrofluoric acid is far more dangerous (even dilute) when compared to similar percent of hydrochloric. While is is not as corrosive as hydrochloric this property lends itself the wonderful ability to cross your skin with out immediate burns. Once in your system it rapidly depleats...

One of my favorite FREE marine weather forcasts is http://www.passageweather.com/ It is global and also shows the gulf stream. It is really good for forcasting winds and storms. Wave heights tend to be a little overestimated when compared to bouy realtime. I personally would rather over...

As an FYI... I Contacted about SurFlo about air getting into my lines from my pump and found them the most helpful supportive group of people. Turns out the pump heads were allowing air to backfill in as gravity pulled the water back to my tank. They sent me a replacement pumphead free. Problem...