Recent content by TonyA

I'm sorry to hear that. The name in memory of your daughter is a nice touch to remember her by.

Beautiful !!

Thanks, we were lucky to get it. I had tried buying it five months earlier and it wasn't for sale at that time. This year of the 540 is what got us shopping in the beginning, to have a nice master instead of only the v-berth. As time went by we started looking at (eight 50/52's) and almost...

Yes, 660HP Caterpillars with straight drives. It is unfortunate that the later year 540s had the Zeus drives. I understand that the very last of the 540s with the Zeus were better but with the early to mid years, I heard too many horror stories. Sad but it removes a lot of buyers from those boats.

Old thead, we surveyed a 2008 55 Sundancer 2/16/22 in Fort Lauderdale. It failed but we ended up buying a 2001 540 Sundancer in March of 2022. Same size diminsions but not quite as new of a style, however it was always a freshwater, undercover, 2 owner boat 900 hours and was/is very very clean...

8.1's gas, 960ish hours, genset may be a little lower.

I bought a 540, does that count ? :-) Finishing up a little engine maintenance I should have done during the winter and then our 380 will be on the market.

Those pictured are not like yours/mine. They “may” still have the spring loaded retainers but not on the sides. There is something top and bottom, two top, two bottom. To me it looks like rubber covers. Covering screws or ?? I don’t know. Pictured area is the bottom wide area of mine.

Anyone know what this motor is for under the steps ? I think there is another one, same motor and elect boxes somewhere else too. Still finding ing things and learning after 2 weeks. Also, who has redone their salon steps ? Pictures ?

Is there a place to store this table ? I am assuming it’s the one that came with the boat. I thought I saw somewhere recently that there was table storage. My 380 has storage for the cockpit table and the saloon table. I will be getting a teak table and using this one only when there are a lot...

Name is changed ! Thanks to whomever did that !!

Maybe we can get it renamed ! Just got the 2001 540 last Friday, nice size upgrade from the 380.

Is this going to be the "Official 540/550" thread ? :)

Nice work. You should sell some pieces of your material to recoup some $$ AND save $c for others.