Riviera M290 Sports Cruiser

Welcome to "Just Dandy". She is a beautiful 2004 Riviera M290 with 2 x 4.3L MPI V6 220hp fresh water cooled Mercruisers coupled to Bravo II drives. This is a great boat that has had a complete overhaul not only making her a reliable cruiser, but the new canopy, sun shade, clears and upper cabin reupholstered seating makes her feel like she is brand new.

She is a great weekender and we, including friends and family have had many great times out on the water. Unlike most cruisers in this size range "Just Dandy" has a very wide body, she is extremely stable and very easy to maneuver. Coming previously from a single engine with no Bow Thruster, I can guarantee you that the Bow Thruster makes it a breeze to park whether you are docking at a marina/pontoon or rafting up with friends.

There is an enormous amount of storage. Each seat has under seat storage, under the master bed there is a large storage locker, there is even an illuminated double door wardrobe, the AFT cabin boasts a foot locker which can hold extra pillows, blankets etc. And at the end of the AFT cabin there is storage cabinet that is great for storing all the extra bits and pieces like water toys, beach umbrella's and chairs. The whole family will have everything they need to create amazing memories.

The two hatches in the cabin let in so much breeze. It's just beautiful laying in bed and looking up at the stars with a nice sea breeze blowing over you.

Just Dandy is loaded with equipment such as remote windlass, hot water transom and cabin showers, vaccuflush toilet with holding tank (overboard macerator discharge + dock pump out) kitchenette with microwave, cooktop, new Ventrifugo fridge, wet bar also with a fridge and a 2000 Watt Sine inverter so you can make your hot Espresso in the morning and your Espresso Martini's at Sunset. Not only does she have blue under water lights, she has blue interior mood lighting and she looks very sexy when lit up of a night.

Accommodation includes 2 x double berths and a dinette that converts to another bed for 1 adult or 2 kids. Also features a removable stainless steel BBQ mounted to the aft rail. New 12v smart TV mounted which can be moved between the cabin and Targa arch in the cockpit. Mercruiser Vessel View mobile is also installed on both engines. The tender is located on snap davits, with the 5 HP Mercury motor mounted to the aft rail with a separate fuel can located in the boot locker. The Port Start engine is at 990hrs and the Starboard House Battery Charging engine is at 1010 hours.

We love Just Dandy and we are only selling due to upgrading.

Recent works September 2024:
Engine services
Replace pulleys, drive belts, idler pulleys
Remove and refit exhaust manifolds/spacers and elbows on port and starboard engines, include remove fittings and refit fittings to new manifolds. Clean and paint new manifolds elbows and spacers
Clean heat exchangers, replace gaskets and O rings, replace thermostats, remove and replace coolant.
Run and bleed cooling system
Relocate Mercathodes on port and starboard engines
Remove and replace bilge pump and float switch
Leg service, split and clean water passages
Clean out shift mechanism on port side sterndrive
Replace both port and starboard drive bellows
Change shift boot clamps
Change port side oil line
Change both port and starboard water hose clamps
New duckbill bellows and bowl seal for waste system
Polish and wax
Antifoul
Prop speed
Sterndrive painting
Replacement of anodes
New alternator port engine
New Bluetooth Fusion Stereo and Amplifier feeding into 8 speaker system
New 32 inch Smart TV that connects to Bluetooth stereo
Blue led strip light to light up the party
All 6 batteries replaced
New White Bimini
New clears all round
New white sun shade to match Bimini
New white instrument cover
Original chain extended by 12 meters (37 meters over all)

Works completed in 2020:
Transom shields replaced
New trim on upper cabin seats