Solo Docking Our 40' Sea Ray - Early Morning Gas Dock Run

A throwback video from May of 2022, solo docking our (at the time) new-to-us Sea Ray!
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Filmed May, 2022.
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)
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 :-)

[@chuckmvs]

"Any landing you can walk away from is a good landing. 😂 Great Job.👍

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

You got that right! I love how well that boat handles 👍👍👍👍👍

[@robertbates7271]

Love the intro clips AND the music! Seems like home again!!!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

It WAS our home marina at time of filming this one, but we've since moved on to a new-to-us facility; kzbin.info/www/bejne/poemY6SjeM-Bg8U 😄

[@jordanmaynard5785]

I was crew on a 38 ft sailboat for a number of year's. We once had to bring her into the berth under sail as the engine failed to start. Had to tac a bunch of times in the marked channel. Then up a narrow river mouth for a couple hundred yards. Into the marina ,a hard starboard turn into the slip without a single bump of the dock. Now that was both impressive and a lot of work as a deck hand. We celebrated with a few cold ones.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Impressive, indeed! I've only ever seen two or three saboats actually enter a river or marina approach under sail, which is always remarkable. Most of the sailboats we see are moving under power, so to see one actually moving by way of wind power is an unusual sight for us.

[@BobEstler]

You make that look easy.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

The boat does all the work and I'm very happy with how well she handles! Makes me look like I know what I'm doing 😆

[@clevjam]

Well done Skipper!... Cheers!...🍺

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thank you! Cheers!!

[@BellavistaPEI]

HEY! Happy New Year!! I've been anticipating your next video as i recuperate from knee surgery. Your intro....I DO kinda miss them but the final decision is obviously yours. At 2:53, I was fearing for your life if that was a Brown Recluse spider coming in to take a chomp!! LOL! All the best to you both!!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Happy New Year to you as well!! Hope your recuperating goes smoothly. As for that spider, I never noticed it until I watched the video. Spiders are our friends so I don't fear them and go out of my way to save one if it's found aboard Boogaboo or in the house I'll gently capture it and place it outside before Anchor Girl squashes him. That said, if our youngest granddaughter saw it, you'd probably hear the screams all the way over on the East Coast 🤣

[@BellavistaPEI]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo HAHAHA!!!

[@davidallen9526]

Good job! I liked the view where we could see your hands moving the transmissions.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks but this boat handles so well, it makes me look like I know what I'm doing. As for moving the transmissions by hand, I'm too old to move those 150 pound beasts ;-) But if you'd like to see more of shifting the transmissions, I have a few videos specifically on that perspective. Here ya go; kzbin.info/www/bejne/pIesh4N5ha6om68si=5S2xGmNAzPCqhICk ++ kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWHaiKGbmbiqeNksi=cE9GhYxVNW-Nwygg ++ this one, with two cameras to see closely how I manage shifting/maneuvering the boat; kzbin.info/www/bejne/iKO3eXydZtpsbrcsi=M9A71MfoH4-xZFmV

[@davidallen9526]

@@BoatingWithBoogaboo I will check them out! Thanks!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Great! I'll look forward to hearing from you on one of those vids.

[@delbertmaywald7296]

Good job docking. I'd like to add what the secret is to good docking (as you just showed) for the newby's is going really really really slow.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

As I often say to newbies, only approach something as fast as you're willing to hit it 😉

[@jcuslidge]

I like the intros, but I also defer to your judgement. Thanks for the throwback content while you're working on new stuff.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Glad you liked it while I find the time to do some 'new' edits.

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

Cone on Paul….I want 20 knots of wind coming off the dock next time……lol

[@greensdreams]

More like 30 mph! and you can use anchore girl....better learn to put that boat in the hole if you come out to pib! J K you da man.....

[@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM]

@@greensdreams where this is his first year boating, let him start at 20…next year he can try 25, then 30

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Next time?? Been there, done that - how about 26 knots crossing the lake? 😬 kzbin.info/www/bejne/m36pnmloppV6lacsi=j70z2btd4N6s8IgC

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

@@MOTORVESSELFREEDOM Ya, brand new at this whole boating thing. Give me a couple of days to figure things out. . .

[@Legalreaper]

Curious why you don't back into the slip? I've never actually slipped bow-in.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

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[@eternitysshore]

It makes me happy to see sunshine and docking. As to your intros it’s obviously totally up to you but since you asked I wouldnt put them back in from 2 perspectives. As a subscriber I usually fast forward them…not just yours but others that I’ve already seen. And second from the KZbin algorithm perspective when people fast forward them I understand that it generally negatively impacts how they look at your videos because the first 30 seconds of viewership is a major analytic. But you already have a ton of subs and you may not care. Thanks for the throw back video!

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks for your insights. I'll probably forgo the intro clips - but might have to place them towards the end of my videos ;-)

[@Motorvader]

Nicely done! From what I can see in this video the 370 is as easy to dock and maneuver as your 330 and my 310. Twin inboards with v-drives are the only way to go! It's disappointing SR moved away from this power option on newer models. Thanks again for sharing this - the 370 very well may be my next boat as well.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

One more to watch, as I talk about the additional weight of this boat vs our prior 330. For me, it makes for a nicer ride and better handling throughout the curve; kzbin.info/www/bejne/j37Le4OvgNGDl5Ysi=65onjbWZ73CJP9rx&t=338 Only thing to keep in mind is that our 1998 (+ the 1999 model years) is that the radar arch is a lot higher than the 1994-1997 models years. That was a huge motivation for me, as I always had a sore neck after driving the 330 for any length of time which made it very uncomfortable. I think my continuing neck pain was the result of that :-(

[@Motorvader]

The heft you talk about really helps with stability in windy conditions. Since there's no flybridge on a Suandancer you don't have that extra "sail" to push you around. The taller arch was why I went with a newer 310 over the 330 - I heard quite a few complaints about lack of sufficient headroom. The more time you spend on the water the more you learn what you want and like!

[@duanesuebuehler5554]

Hi Paul when you did your screens onyour portholes how do you make your latches tighter

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

That's in my How I Did It playlist 👍👍

[@jackr80000]

Yep. Bring back the intros.

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

Thanks.

[@starshiptrooper7520]

Are pump outs free there?

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

This marina, at the time of filming, included 'free' pumpouts with one's annual marina slip fees. Non-marina customers would have to pay a fee - I'm not aware of what that amount is.

[@gilrheaume6283]

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood, a beautiful day in the neighborhood, would you be my neighbor. Gil in Massachusetts

[@BoatingWithBoogaboo]

A gorgeous day! I'm looking forward to more of them coming up this season 🙂