Is the Sea Ray 500 Sundancer a good boat?
Is the Sea Ray 500 Sundancer a good boat?
However, the one thing that can be said about this one is that, unlike so many boats, this one gave off no sense that it is suffering from a lack of structural strength, even after bashing one of them around pretty good out in the ocean. While we can’t see much on the internal hull, we did get a few peaks at the stringers in the forward section.
How big is the cockpit on a Sea Ray 55?
There’s no excuse for it being otherwise on a boat this large, yet that’s exactly the problem on the yet larger Sea Ray 55. The big ergonomic buggaboo on this one is cockpit entry. Sitting at the dock, which was 28″ above the water, it was not possible to climb over the side of the cockpit without a ladder or steps.
How big is the deck on a Sea Ray boat?
A two stateroom layout, the guest has large upper and lower berths with more than adequate floor space. But while the master stateroom has adequate deck area. the berth is squarish with the pointy ends orientated fore-n-aft.
How much does a Sea Ray Magnum weigh?
The Magnum weighs in at some 50,000 lbs with Detroit Diesel 8V92s and 25 degree deadrise, while the Sea Ray is much lighter at 34,500 lbs advertised weight with a 19 degree deadrise plus propeller pockets.
When did the Sea Ray 500 Sundancer boat come out?
This is the second of this model we’ve examined and sea trialed within several months, one being a 1998 model and the other a 1996. There were few differences between the two except that one had a swim platform extension and the other did not.
There’s no excuse for it being otherwise on a boat this large, yet that’s exactly the problem on the yet larger Sea Ray 55. The big ergonomic buggaboo on this one is cockpit entry. Sitting at the dock, which was 28″ above the water, it was not possible to climb over the side of the cockpit without a ladder or steps.
A two stateroom layout, the guest has large upper and lower berths with more than adequate floor space. But while the master stateroom has adequate deck area. the berth is squarish with the pointy ends orientated fore-n-aft.
Are there any problems with the Sea Ray?
Sea Rays have been notorious for poor-hull-to-deck joins that break open and cause serious leaks, as well as loose rub rail problems. Unfortunately, we couldn’t confirm how the entire deck was secured.
