Setting Up The Boat For Another Season

A quick look at getting the boat ready for the season - plus lots of nonsensical talking on my part 😉
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAND, as of this video going live, I haven't yet edited my Air Conditioner Replacement video, so don't look for it right now ;-) Once that one goes live, I'll update this description and include a link to it. Sound groovy? Don't know why I'm asking, because nobody reads these descriptions :-(
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 April, 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
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- 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 :-)

[@RCF50]

I have been watching your video's for a long time. Other than seeing her handle lines at the locks I think this is the most screen she has had. Love this keep it up....

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I've passed that along to Anchor Girl, thank you. . .

[@jetlag4754]

Nothing like being back on the boat in the spring.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Love it!

[@Harrybollox]

Btw I just bought two Bomar port light seal and screen kits and will be using your video from sometime back to swap them over. No warranty required 😄 many thanks

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Nice 👍 Those ones are really easy to swap out - just watch your head while working on them if you still have halogen bulbs in the pot lights as they can burn 😫

[@InternationalInSeaDent]

Thanks for the video with Anchor Girl. This is the same way that our 'nesting' goes at the beginning of the season. I commission the boat's systems... once that's done, it is my job to grab a beer and get out of the way. P). Congrats on being back in the water. Can't wait to see your boat trips with the cat crew.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Grab Beer And Get Outta The Way. That should be my new nickname 😂 Boating season has begun!! 🎉

[@airman6822]

Good times. Cheers!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Cheers 🍻

[@scottw5331]

Enjoyed watching your conversation with Anchor Girl. My wife enjoys our boat just as much. Nice gift too!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

We are still loving this boat and looking forward to another season of boating!

[@EastTNflyer]

We are headed to the marina today to get our 340 ready for the season. 😎

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Excellent!! Here's to a great boating season for all of us 😁

[@joanneiler2415]

🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤ boogaboo ❤❤❤❤ Great video!!!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thank you 🤗

[@MetalDiggr]

My Keurig at the office is 10 years old. They started lasting longer when I quit using the clean cycle.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

That could be it! Anchor Girl had just did a thorough cleaning with vinegar and then it stopped working. That said, it's a regular, twice yearly practice with all the ones we've had over the years...

[@Harrybollox]

anchor girls always know if it’s going to be cold

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

We'll, we've had an unusually cool Spring so far - completely different from the crazy warm winter we experienced. But I know it's gonna do a one day to the next turnaround and we'll be complaining about the heat in no time 😄

[@davelawrence6777]

Thanks for the update do you plan on doing one for the spring ritual of mechanicals ie engines, trans, generator through hulls

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

I still have my very long winded Air Conditioning replacement video to finish editing first 😂

[@eternitysshore]

Anchor girl deserves a Yeti too! Just get a different color!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Anchor Girl has already gotten herself Three Yeti cups 😄

[@eternitysshore]

Oh. I see…my bad. 3 is probably a good max!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

@eternitysshore So long as she has the Amazon app, there's a high probability of me showing you another Yeti with 'Boogaboo' emblazoned upon it in the not too distant future 😂

[@ONEMOORwithJimmaaaaaay]

I've recently had complications with my Kurieug at home. Took me a week of farting around with it to get it reset. Could be the same with yours.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks for that, but we've long since replaced the problematic unit with a new one. Yes, lots of farting around and repeated cleaning, but no luck,so we got a new one.

[@garystrain2788]

Low voltage can do that to the display to

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Of course, but we were running on full shorepower at the time. I still believe the issue was as a result of partially frozen, 24 year-old electronics that had been subjected to a marine environment for it's whole life 😉

[@ONEMOORwithJimmaaaaaay]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I wouldn't worry about it.