58 Sedan Bridge Official Thread

So I finally took a serious look at what it involves. Removing the frame is removing the door frame and hinge - not the inner surround frame. NEXT BOAT VISIT - first task!!

Thanks everybody!
 
Charlesoceanone said:
Has anyone found a better way for the generator exhaust to exit the boat? It seems to spray all over. I have checked the port and there is nothing lodged in there.
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Same with the main exhausts. The ports are at or under water - esp with full fuel.
 
Charlesoceanone said:
Has anyone found a better way for the generator exhaust to exit the boat? It seems to spray all over. I have checked the port and there is nothing lodged in there.
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Only way I can see is by changing to a water separator muffler, where water goes out one port and exhaust out another. I looked briefly at this but finding a place to put it is tough with the engine exhaust where it is.
 
My time as a Sea Ray owner ended yesterday afternoon. The 58DB has moved on to another owner who moved it to it's new home in CT yesterday.

We really enjoyed the boat, and our 44DA before it but we're heading in a totally different direction for a while. Next boat has not yet been determined but will be shorter, significantly wider, have twice as many hulls and burn less fuel in a year than we burned in one average day.

Thanks to all on this thread for the help and information on what is a fantastic boat model.

Definitely one of the sad days, but looking forward to the future. Maybe one day we'll be back in a Sea Ray.

Scott
 
swaterhouse said:
My time as a Sea Ray owner ended yesterday afternoon. The 58DB has moved on to another owner who moved it to it's new home in CT yesterday.

We really enjoyed the boat, and our 44DA before it but we're heading in a totally different direction for a while. Next boat has not yet been determined but will be shorter, significantly wider, have twice as many hulls and burn less fuel in a year than we burned in one average day.

Thanks to all on this thread for the help and information on what is a fantastic boat model.

Definitely one of the sad days, but looking forward to the future. Maybe one day we'll be back in a Sea Ray.

Scott
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Hey Scott,

Congrats on the sale of one of the best models SR ever made. I'm sure this was not an easy decision.

swaterhouse said:
...Next boat has not yet been determined but will be shorter, significantly wider, have twice as many hulls and burn less fuel in a year than we burned in one average day....
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But I still don't understand why you need TWO 45-50'er sailboats as a replacement for such a beautiful yacht.o_O:D:D:D

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Oh wait, are you goin for this?
https://www.silent-yachts.com/silent60/

It fits the fuel economy criteria, but it definitely not shorter...
 
Those silents are pretty cool.

Yes this was a hard decision but the hope is to find something soon enough that we can do a year or so Bahamas/Carribean trip with our daughter before she gets to high school. The hard part is the used sailing cat market has been super hot well before COVID and hotter since.

Ideally we would do a new build but most builders have 3-5 year waitlists and that puts us out of range.

Now that the 58 is gone, we can react to used if one should pop up.
 
carterchapman said:
They used enough silicone gluing the icemaker door frame in! What a PITA.
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No silicone on ours, although I suspect that could well have been because an earlier owner had it off before. Didn't notice any residue, though.

OTOH, replacing the washer/dryer meant dealing with silicone holding the door frame to the enclosure opening. Gak!

-Chris
 
ranger58sb said:
Good grief! You only owned it for a minute and a half!

:)

Good luck with your next chapter!

-Chris
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Agreed!

Lots of changes in personal and professional lives in the last 30 or so months, means what was once a dream of mine is very close to reality. Selling the 58 was a necessary step, it just went WAAYYY faster than I anticipated! From my following of the market since last fall, I think I saw exactly one sale happen in December, then nothing until 5 weeks ago when three including ours went under contract in a matter of two to three weeks. I figured this was going to be a long process and with being in New England we would have probably taken it off market in November through March. I honestly thought this would be happening next season.

I still owe you some pictures of the front cushions. Stay tuned!
 
Front Cushions from an early 2008

The front cushions are held in place with a track towards the bow and then secured by a cover that rides in a second track towards the bow and a zipper that is attached to a track up by the windshield. There are no other attachment points except the cover has two snaps on the handrail on port and starboard sides.

After the cover is removed, the cushions have a starboard type material that forms the back and a rest that allows for adjustable angles.


Cover by windshield, note zipper and snaps.

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Cover by bow, attached by track, note snaps to side.

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Cover unzipped

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Bow track detail (pardon the pollen!)

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Cupholder detail and upper track

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Cushion folded over 180 degrees

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"foot" detail

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Back

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In reclined position

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Hope this helps. Unfortunately the day I took these pictures I had very little time and I had hoped to get some measurements for you. These were taken on the last sunny day we had before my sea trial day! We had a horrible start to our summer weather, it hasn't gotten any better.
 
swaterhouse said:
Front Cushions from an early 2008

The front cushions are held in place with a track towards the bow and then secured by a cover that rides in a second track towards the bow and a zipper that is attached to a track up by the windshield. There are no other attachment points except the cover has two snaps on the handrail on port and starboard sides.

After the cover is removed, the cushions have a starboard type material that forms the back and a rest that allows for adjustable angles.
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Very helpful, thanks for pics!!

Maybe tell us what your next boat turns out to be, once you get that sorted. :)

Cheers, -Chris
 
I apologize, but with over 1600 posts in this thread, and a search of the entire forum, I get "no results found". Would one of you remind me what the 58DB swim platform capacity is?

Obviously, we need to replace our dink.

Thanks, Ken.
 
missnmountains said:
I apologize, but with over 1600 posts in this thread, and a search of the entire forum, I get "no results found". Would one of you remind me what the 58DB swim platform capacity is?
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58DB Owners Manual has a display of warning label locations, including one for the swim platform. 800-lbs/363-kG. The diagram actually points at the fixed portion, not the hydraulic lift, but I think they do mean the lift.

GHS might have some specs quoted somewhere, too.

FWIW, we got a Highfield 340 with full console (not the minimized version) and with a Suzuki DF-20A (electric start, power tilt version). Just fits on the lift with almost no overhang (usually just a small bit of skeg/prop when we have the motor tilted a bit). Haven't used it enough to recommend yet, but you might at least find the dimensions useful. We had decent luck with our previous Suzuki outboards, though, including a DF-15A on the previous dink.

-Chris
 
ranger58sb said:
58DB Owners Manual has a display of warning label locations, including one for the swim platform. 800-lbs/363-kG. The diagram actually points at the fixed portion, not the hydraulic lift, but I think they do mean the lift.

GHS might have some specs quoted somewhere, too.

FWIW, we got a Highfield 340 with full console (not the minimized version) and with a Suzuki DF-20A (electric start, power tilt version). Just fits on the lift with almost no overhang (usually just a small bit of skeg/prop when we have the motor tilted a bit). Haven't used it enough to recommend yet, but you might at least find the dimensions useful. We had decent luck with our previous Suzuki outboards, though, including a DF-15A on the previous dink.

-Chris
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Thanks Chris,

I think our Rigid with a 40HP and all of the gear was close to 1,000 pounds.

Ken
 
carterchapman said:
I have an AB 12 with a 40HP ETEC, and I think when I ride up with it, I'm at 1000 Lbs (total - not me!!), and it seems to do OK.

@missnmountains - did you get the boat back from DYS yet?
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Not yet. I think pretty soon. They have had it since April 4th.

Williamson starts on our dock in a couple of weeks. I thought I would get a head start on the dink search.

Ken
 
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