Moving Our Boat to Our Summer Slip

Happy to be moved over to our permanent summer slip at the marina! And even better is that we have everything all set up for the season :-)
We purchased our lovely Sea Ray 370 Sundancer Sight Unseen! To see our entire journey, please check out my 'Buying A Boat - The Good, Bad & Ugly' playlist here: • Buying A Boat - Sea Ra...
Filmed May, 2024.
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Boat Specs;
- Model: 1998 Sea Ray 370 Sundancer
- Length (bow to transom): 37-6", LOA (with factory swim platform): 40'-1"
- Beam: 12'-7"
- 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
- Draft: 32”
- Dead Rise: 20 degrees
- Engines: 2 x 7.4 litre 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
- Generator: Westerbeke 7.2 Kw BCGTC @ 60 Hz, gasoline powered & carburated, 3,600 RPM continuous engine speed
- 18,000 (total) BTU (12 + 6), reverse cycle heating/air conditioning
- Shore Power: 2 x 30 Amp, 120 V connections
- Freshwater Holding Tank: Single 70 U.S. Gallon tank
- Waste (black-water) Holding Tank: Single 40 U.S. Gallon
Video/Photo Equipment Used (Updated list, 2024);
- DJI Pocket 2; amzn.to/4aTN6vO
- GoPro Hero 7 Black; amzn.to/4b9VG9k
- GoPro suction cup mount; amzn.to/49Zo8cW
- DJI Mavic Mini 3 for Aerial Drone Shots; amzn.to/4b9DoF6
- Mavic Mini Carrying Case; amzn.to/49WDTkQ
- Google Pixel 6 Pro + iPhone 12 for still photos + supplemental video
- Editing done with Vegas Movie Studio 11
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Happy Boating :-)

[@jimndonna8716]

Wow what a great setup you have, congrats and hope it’s the best season ever.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks much! We are still settling in, but are with a good group of folks at our new home. Looking forward to the season - and getting out on the water 😁

[@daveschultz3132]

Slip looks amazing.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

We're happy with it.

[@blairseward4329]

Enjoy your new home Paul. We will miss you in West…. Have a great season.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

You make it sound like we've moved to another lake. The marina isn't that big Blair 😉

[@lakeescapeii2539]

New slip looks Awesome! Love the table and chair set up and having the grill right there! Looks so relaxing! Brings my blood pressure down just watching the video. 😉

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Nothing like being back on the boat again!!

[@clevjam]

Paul, Congrats on being all tucked away in your new 2024 slip! I like your new location and how you have it all set up. I wish you luck on the bird program. My past experience is that the swinging owl works on the newbies, but only for a few days. Cheers ! 😎

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Ya, even the new birds catch on the fakery owl shenanigans sooner or later 🦉😂

[@user-Bruce_B]

Looks like a great setup. Cheers.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks Bruce 🙂

[@ampegor]

Boat looks great. Cheers to another fun season.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks, you too! Let us know when you get launched.

[@ampegor]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo better late than never “Dajinka” is in the water. Let the fun begin

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

@ampegor Fantastic!! Cheers to more memorable times on the water 🍻

[@davelawrence6777]

Boat looks great P all I'm sure your looking forward to the season

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

We sure are!

[@cansuiuscan]

Lucky you with Leska's just up the road.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Even better, Country Produce is just a bit farther. That said, there's a nice chip truck relocated to Leska's now 😉🍟

[@nabilchaudhry1]

Here's to many more seasons 🍻, greetings from Kenya 🇰🇪

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Cheers back to you from Canada 🇨🇦😁

[@rstevens3221]

Great video from the new Go Pro. It would be good to see your port and starboard throttle positions when you pull out and back into your dock sometime.. I've lost a few items that fell in the water at my slip too. Ugh

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Hope this helps; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKO3eXydZtpsbrcsi=XSGki6uMi1l-Q7fk

[@AdventuresonTour]

"Do you know the way" 🤣🤣🤣 love it.. Pick up a Hero10 last year myself. Reviews still rate it a better camera than the newer 11 & 12s.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

That wasn't a totally incorrect question, as I'd never driven through the marina myself - only helped friends move their new-to-them boat here a few years ago - so the surroundings are still kinda new for us 😉 I went with the Hero 10 because the sale price took some of the sting out of splashing the old one 😂

[@jrschantz]

I always tether anything that is possible to fall overboard...particularly with the GoPro suction mount. I also use a suction mount from SeaSucker. Those are relatively bullet proof but I still tether anything I value. I'm still a month from launch although I was in Mackinaw City last week checking on my slip...and it was COLD with a north wind off the lake.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Oh well, I was due for an update on the GoPro 😉 Here's to your upcoming launch!

[@markburley4901]

Starpoint is a great spot. I've only been there twice and that was years ago. Great spot with a nice shore area to use. Like the new slip!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

As I believe I had mentioned somewhere before, until I brought Boogaboo here last September, that was the first time ever that we had entered the marina by our own boat. So far, we've been really impressed with the customer service - unlike anywhere else we've stayed!

[@markburley4901]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo that's awesome. Glad you like the new spot

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I'm liking it more each time I visit 🙂

[@Future_memory]

Lol @ the owl. Try one of those kite type that move with the breeze. They look much more realistic

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I think the birds here have all the angles figured out 😅

[@JamesSmith-ny7rv]

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[@cme4brain11]

I have those exact sheets!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Those sheets??

[@eternitysshore]

I'm amazed that I haven't lost our GoPro yet! I'm sure there are advantages to the covered slip but I guess you'll miss the view when hanging out at the slip.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Time will tell. So far it's good - and we're really enjoying the customer service. It's great to feel like they actually care about the boaters!

[@JamesSmith-ny7rv]

So on your side how to replace ice maker with refrigerator and conversion you're truly kicking back 32 sundancer

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

👍

[@michaelpowell9164]

Looks like Boogaboo is gaining weight. Do you need to raise the bottom paint water line up? lol

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Actually, there's a story to that, so stay tuned. . .

[@kevineich5029]

How did you get your cats used to the boat? Are they declawed? Just wondering because we have a 7 month old kitten and would like to get him used to our boat but he seems to be scared of anything that is outside the house.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Here you go; kzbin.info/www/bejne/l5vTfYdjisyXa9k

[@jetlag4754]

I have not had my boat out of the dock since they launched her in early April. My Dad is at end of life and I have been helping with him so the boat moved down the list of priorities.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Very sorry to hear that. It'll be 23 years ago this month that we lost my Dad. . .

[@jetlag4754]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo It is so hard to lose the man that made us who we are.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

@jetlag4754 I hear you. Although it's been 23 years, I'm still grateful for, and often reflect upon how much my Dad influenced my love for boating. I think you have had the same influence, and I know how grateful you'll continue to be, past this difficult time...

[@JamesSmith-ny7rv]

Yes on your site we saw that you had a 30-year boat that you changed out your ice maker with a new refrigerator can you show me your eyes your site cannot find your site on the video we have a 32 sundancer thank you kicking back

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I think this is what you're looking for; kzbin.info/www/bejne/mHOanpRoe9x0eLM

[@HUMMTHS]

Why a covered slip ?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Ummm, watch my video from last year when we came here. Link at the end screen...

[@richardadams6853]

I thought you requested an open slip Paul???

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Nope, never requested anything more than a marina that wasn't our last one 😉