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My 280 is missing the ladder. Does anyone know where I can buy the ladder. I know its a unique design. Should I go to the SR dealer?
The ladder was 488 dollars!!!!!!!!! what a ripoff. Is there an alternative?Sea Ray (the company) apparently does still have some in stock so your local dealer would be an option. However, I would recommend going right to the source/manufacturer - GG Schmitt - and see what they can do for you.
The ladder was 488 dollars!!!!!!!!! what a ripoff. Is there an alternative?
The ladder was 488 dollars!!!!!!!!! what a ripoff. Is there an alternative?
Dude, Welcome to boating where everything costs more, especially when it is proprietary to the manufacturer.
More seriously you can try Flounder Pounder and Great Lakes Skipper, both of these buy unused new factory inventory. It will still be pricy, but not so bad as factory.
Henry
The ladder was 488 dollars!!!!!!!!! what a ripoff. Is there an alternative?
I bought the boat without a ladder not knowing what it costs. I feel like this boat deserves a $500 ladder but i'm considering going with an ebay one.It's probably more through a dealer, still. But it's not a rinky-dink little ladder - it's a pretty sturdy unit with some heavy stainless steel. But, no, they're not cheap - although they do last a long, long time... unless they're removed from the boat, of course!
If you don't have any luck with the places Henry said, try googling with the GG Schmitt model number - maybe you'll get lucky that way, too.
Another option would be trying to adapt a cheaper ladder to fit - possibly one of those smaller, slide-out (round tube) jobbies. Try Windline's website and compare the specs/measurements to the size area you have under the hatch lid. It will mean drilling new holes, but that's not hard.
'Ya think the ladder is pricey? Wait till you hear how much a new windshield costs! :smt101
Has anyone installed underwater lights on their boat?
These are supposed to be equally as good as the famous sea blaze x lights.
https://boatpluglight.myshopify.com/products/the-vega-prd-133-watts-at-8000-lumens
If you're going to get out on the lake and run, exposing yourself to the rougher conditions, I'd bypass the 4.3's altogether and look for the 5.0's/B3 drives.Hi All, I started looking at 280's last summer and am looking at a 2002 280 Sundancer with twin 4.3L EFI engines. The boat looks to have been taken excellent care of and has about 630 hours on it. For a boat that is 15 years old, that is probably about right and from what I've read, that shouldn't be a concern as long as it has been properly maintained. The real question I have is whether the EFI engines are a concern. I know that they switched over to MPI at some point in 2002 I believe and produced a little more HP. I know there's a lot of discussion around 4.3L vs 5.0L. I'm confident 4.3L is fine for me, but the concern is around the difference between the EFI vs MPI engines. Any feedback is appreciated. If this has already been discussed, my apologies. I got through about 100 pages on this thread and didn't see anything and couldn't find anything via search.