sea ray boats

[shane blower]

im looking to buy a 26-28ft boat but, have to buy used. did see ray make a good hull from 1987-1991 i been told the 80s boat hulls were junk , if some are &some arent ,what is the best boat for my money these yrs?i have a 88 glasstron that dont have weep holes and im starting to get stringer rot. its a nice boat , but for someone who cant fix it its junk. low hrs & junk!

[juiceclark]

A painted cardboard box would be about the same quality in my humble opinion. Just buy something with no coring in the hull so you don't have to worry about it. But I've never seen a SeaRay I was impressed with in quality, design, materials...etc. Save a few more bucks and buy a keeper.

Tony in Sw FL

[longliner45]

for the same money ,,you can get a really cool barral back chrisecraft,,made of wood ,longliner

[shane blower]

the reason i say searay is, because there everywhere.i would really like a formula or chriscraft , but not wood.my buddy lives in ft. myers beach and i go there alot should i buy a boat that has a closed cooling system so i won' t have problems with salt water. and will that help keep good running temp. in the cold great lakes?

[shane blower]

What do you guys think of larson boats 1991 good or bad report?

[yipster]

text from first hit on google searching: sea ray + quality

Welcome to the world of everyone's an expert.
Unfortunalely, some of them don't know what they are talking about and they make it up as they go along.

First let set the record straight.

Sea Ray, Maxum and Bayliner are owned by the same parent company: Brunswick.
They make bowling balls and other sporting equipment.
They are a holding company.
They own Mercury Marine, Mercruiser, and two separate boat divisions.

USMarine,(which builds Bayliner, Maxum, Robalo, Wahoo and Trophy fishing boat)

The other is Ray Industries; which owns Sea Ray, Boston Whaler, and Baja performance boat.

*PLEASE NOTE* Neither of these two divisions share design, technology and manufacturing facilities.

Now to answer your question:

1. The quality systems of all Sea Ray manufacturing facilities are registered under the ISO 9002 standards.
Sea Ray was the first pleasure boat manufacturer to achieve this for quality assurance.

2. All Sea Ray's Sport Yacht and Yacht, and Product Design and Engineering(PDE) facilities are located on the water with ocean access.

3.Sea Ray has been building boats over 30 feet for more than twenty years.

4. Sea Ray has invested more money into CAD/CAM technology in the last ten years than any other boat company.

5. Manufacturing is state of the art, using robotics, and RTM technology.

6.Has the largest patent portfolio, for utility and design.

7.Designed more new boats in the last year than any builder in the world.

8.Has the highest rate of repeat customers in the industry.

9.Theur product innovations are copied by other builders.

10.Launched the Master Dealer program in 1997. This is a intensive certification and audit process that insures world class standards of customer satisfaction.

11. The average dealer has been serving customers for over fifteen years. And the sales and service people go though extensive training every year.

12. Sea Ray CSI (customer satisfaction index) has been the highest in the industry for over ten years.

13. The Sea Ray Owners Club is a comprehensive ownership benefits package developed to provide the Sea Ray owner with goods and services.

I hope this helps give you some insight. If you want more info on Sea Ray or to locate the closest dealer you can go to their web site

[shane blower]

thanks alot i didn't like to think they weren't a top of the line boat.To buy a uesd boat i think ill get the most out of my money from searay im looking @ 26-29ft. boats 1988-1993 for my price range what do you think of these yrs.?

[yipster]

off course its a type of boat, others may prefer another type of boat
rotten stringers, burned out engines and more you'll have to survey
for 15 years we have a 88 sundancer and i know its a quality boat

[the1much]

sounds like searay is trying to "distance" themselves from bayliner,,hehe,, wonder why hehe

[shane blower]

im with ya people love to play on boats but most dont like to take care of them. what i worry about is the unseen damage.i got glasstron cuddy 21ft. off a guy and you can tell he took care of this boat,but glasstron didn't put weep holes ,so any water that got in the boat stayed in the boat ,and now i have rot starting. 1988 nice boat with low hrs with stringer rot thats a shame. If someone didnt know what they were looking for they could easly over look the problem and buy this boat. thats what i dont want to do. what if the problem is under the floor and you cant see it.or is that just a chance you take when you buy used?

[shane blower]

i would never buy a bayliner,but people say they are tring to turn it around.at least they are useing mercs. now just need to keep the hull together

[tuantom]

It seems people like to bash on Sea Ray a bit since they are so "common." I've seen good ones and bad ones - depends on who's caring for it, or not. Up this way, If someone does basic maintenance, their gel coats seem to stay shiny, I haven't heard of any with hull blisters, and overall, they age very well. I don't own one, but I've been on several mid to late 80's Sea Rays and have yet to see any major flaws - solid boats. For the size boat you're talking, they didn't core the hulls, and you could probably just look at the stringers to tell their condition.

[shane blower]

thanks good info

[shane blower]

whats that mean "core the hull" im good with motors & drives but never worked on hulls

[shane blower]

what your take on a 1985 cruisers 266 fiest vee for $9,000. i have seen them around but dont know their rep. ANYONE?