Portlight Resealing Leak Repair - Sea Ray Sundancer
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- čas přidán 13. 10. 2023
- Fixing a leaky portlight window on our Sea Ray 370 Sundancer (All boat specs at bottom of description).
If you've already watched my 'Fish Stuck in Our Generator' video, feel free to skip ahead to the actual repairs, beginning at roughly the two minute mark. If you'd like to see where we were traveling on this mini cruise, here's the links to the four videos from our Labour Day long weekend (2023) getaway;
1.) Labour Day Boating Getaway - Perfect Weather! ( • Labour Day Boating Get... )
2.) One Hour Boat Ride to Top of Kirkfield Lift Lock! ( • One Hour Boat Ride to ... )
3.) Fish Stuck In Our Boat's Generator?! ++ Rain Before A Leak Repair 🙄 ( • Fish Stuck In Our Boat... )
4. Long Weekend Getaway Ends - Heading Back Homeward ( • Long Weekend Getaway E... )
Links to products I used on this project from Amazon. * Disclosure: As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
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For a look at all of the projects I've done (continue to do) on this beautiful Sea Ray Sundancer, as well as on our previous boats, have a look at nearly 100 projects in my 'How I Did It - Boat Repairs And Upgrades' playlist, here; • How I Did It - Boat Re...
Be sure to check out our 'Summer Cruise 2022' series, as we cruised for 5-1/2 weeks through much of Ontario, Canada's lovely 240 mile/386 km Trent Severn Waterway and even reaching the Rideau Canal for a few days! Full playlist can be found here; • Summer 2022 Cruise
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Filmed September, 2023.
Boat Specs;
- Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
- Beam: 12'-7"
- Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre (454 Cubic Inch) Mercruiser Bluewater, Multi-Port fuel injection, gasoline,
raw water cooled, rated at 310 HP
- Transmissions: 2 x Borg Warner Velvet Drives, in Vee-Drive configuration
- Performance: Average cruising speed 22MPH on plane @ 3,200 RPM
- Dry Weight: 17,000 lbs
- Fully Loaded Weight: Boat + Fuel (1,664) + Water (580) + Gear (1,250 +/-) = 20,500 LBS
- Fuel Capacity: 275 U.S. gallons ~ 1,040 litres * Usable Capacity 261 US Gallons ~ 989 litres
- Freshwater Holding Tank Capacity: 70 US Gallons ~ 58.3 Imperial Gallons ~ 265 litres
- Poop Holding Tank Capacity: 40 US Gallons ~ 33.3 Imperial Gallons ~ 151 litres
- Draft: 32”
- Dead Rise: 20 degrees
- Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
- Dual reverse cycle heating/air conditioning units, 19,000 (total) BTU (12 + 7)
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- Google Pixel 6 Pro + iPhone 12 for still photos + supplemental video
- Editing done with Vegas Movie Studio 11
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Happy Boating :-)
Greetings from the desert Southwest. Good job, Paul, the sound effects really added to the overall enjoyment of the process and, I'm sure, the quality of the outcome.. ;)
Those sound effects come from years of entertaining myself working at my customer's homes. And should really hear my singing 😂
Minnesota, Mining, and Manufacturing
Bingo, Bingo, Bango 👍😁
Messy…messy….messy. But hey does the job….. when you do the others next season, I will sit there with a cold Corona and watch.
Not a problem. And while you're up, grab me a cold Corona as well 🍻😁
"Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing". Says the guy from Minnesota.
Good one! 😁
Paul thanks again for great project info as emptying out snack cabinet last weekend we also may have a small window leak on starboard side upper cabinets !
Good thing you discovered it before it resulted in any damage. In watching lots of CZcams videos for other Sea Rays (what else ;-), I've noticed a few that had suffered water damage, as it is visible in the waving looking or water stained Vitracore paneling.
Your the best. Thank you, Gil
😁
Many thanks for a great video, I’ve saved this for when I inevitably have to do it
Glad it helped! Let us know how you make out with your project.
And don't forget, lots and lots of acetone 😉
3M - Minnesota Minning & Manufacturing... 😊
Bingo! But who sang the song 😜
wholly detailed work! Amazing job...
Thanks Mark. Just another one of those jobs that had to be done. One down, five more to go - but that's for next year 😀
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo you'r e the expert at "there's always something to do"! Boogaboo looks fantastic. Great job on a great boat.
I didn't have a clue - so I was curious and (had to cheat) found "Cleanup time", John Lennon & Yoko Ono off the Double Fantasy album. Honesty, I've never heard that tune... Plenty of "Clean Up Time" Children's songs... 😆
Right on! Thanks for that, you're the first one to guess - although asking Google wasn't really guessing. But no worries, as I had to use the Google Reminder myself 😂
Minnesota mining & manufacturing I'm thinking
Ding-Ding-Ding! 🔔🔔 We have a winnah! Please choose your prize from anything on the top row 😜
3M is Minnesota MIning and Maufacturing.
🎉
4200 is the equivalent to Sika 291. There is 4000UV, 4200, and 5200. As mentioned above, 5200 is permanent and have fun removing it. I've used both products, and Sika is a better price.
I've always had good luck with the Sikaflex.
I had to replace all of the port windows on my 1981 Hunter 30 sailboat, but we were finally leak free. The same summer I decided to replace the Hunter with my current 1997 Sea Ray 400 Sundancer… and, what do you know, the Sea Ray also has leaky port windows! I haven’t yet taken the trim bezels off, but appreciate your reference to Sikaflex sealant. The prior owner tried silicone with similar results as you experienced.
Wow, moving from a sailboat over to the dark side of powerboating, all I can say is congratulations 😄
And yes, silicone on a boat is applicable in no more than 3.87% of sealing applications, in my humble opinion 😂
I have a love-hate relationship with Sikaflex. It can create such a mess if you don't clean it up in time, and I definitely butchered the job of re-sealing the windshield. It worked, but it's not pretty, especially since it's black and I managed to leave residue in hard to reach places.
The key to cleaning it is lots and lots of acetone - using disposable rags, 'cause that stuff is never coming out.
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I do use a lot of acetone thanks to your obsession with it! I’ve got to get me those disposable rags you use. That’s what killed me last time. Had disposable but not the cloth kind that you’re using.
@eternitysshore Those reusable/disposable rags are the best. I use them for all sorts of projects on the boat, from everyday cleaning to oil changes - and even the odd fish guts in the bilge removal 😂 Best part is that they don't bleed colour like some do when working with acetone.
Have you ever tried to tape around the window seals before applying the crucified,and the after Appling the sealant and fastening the chrome back on. To then peel the tape off?,this makes a cleanup much easier ,just a thought
After 25 years of sealing things on our boats, I've found that applying excess caulking and wiping it off works best for me. If I worried more about the cleanup, I'd be more concerned about ending up with small gaps when using tape to go around the frame. And it only takes one, miniscule gap or hole in the sealant to allow water to find its way into the boat.
Lived in MN for 12 years - Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company. What's my prize? LOL
Good job, but you're gonna have to read the other comments to see that first prize 🏆 was given out on day one 😉
Paul thanks for the video 1 question when you were cleaning off the sikiflex did you use the acetone along with the rags to remove the excess. I had a similar problem with my hatches with excess fill and cleaning it off.
Thanks
George
Yes, lots and lots of acetone on the rags. I've found that when working with acetone, most folks only use it sparingly, with unsatisfactory results. Keep in mind that it evaporates very quickly, so just a dab on a rag isn't gonna cut it. Or clean it 😉
As I believe I mentioned, I just throw out the rags when doing a job like this, as cleaning them would be nearly impossible - or more costly then just replacing them with new...
Applying the cecoflex
Sikaflex.
You are correct, 3M 4200. 3M 5200 is the more permanent under the waterline product (a b!tch to work with).
Thanks for that. I think I only ever used the 4200 once, years ago on a small job on a prior boat, that's why I couldn't recall the number...
Greetings from lake st Clair. Question, did u wait to wipe up the leftovers before during or after it dried? I have to replace my port window frames soon.
Leftovers???
Hi Paul, I enjoyed watching you work while I sat in my chair having a cocktail. I used to do the same thing when I was installing metal kitchen sinks, never had a complaint from the tenants. Load it up and have a good night sleep. Gil in Massachusetts
Sounds great!
3M = Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
Great job by the way!
Thanks!
Correct 👍
You made me learn something I didn't know!
@@BoatingWithBoogaboo
Q: can anyone tell me where to find those “speed nuts” that hold the oval windows in? Even called Searay… no luck.
When we first bought our 400 Sedan Bridge (full playlist on channel), a priority project was to fully remove the operating portlights on that beautiful vessel. Before reinstalling them, I simply filled the holes where those speed clips were used from the factory with epoxy and used SS wood screws. Bingo, bongo, all good 👍
Yes, video of that same epoxy stuff I used in this playlist, as well as more details on that portlight fix also in this playlist.
3M much more money
I can't tell you. I've been happy with Sikaflex for the past 20++ years so I have no reason to change, irrespective of pricing.