JimH wrote:
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On Mar 12, 1:00?pm, "JimH" wrote:



(Brunswick bought Sea Ray in 1986).


Yep, and they did not influence designs until 1989 or 1990 if I recall.
The quality also went into the dumper at that same time.


BTW: David Pascoe seems to agree. A local surveyor with a great reputation
(he surveyed 3 of my boats and is a buyers surveyor) also agrees that they
are over rated and over priced..

Some food for thought:

http://www.docksidereports.com/boatr..._sundancer.htm

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/boatrevie...dancer_290.htm

While Pascoe is not God, he does show some serious production flaws in
fairly high priced boats. But I guess the gold chain wearing crowd with
small private parts think they are being admired when they cruise the water
in their Sea Ray as image is everything to some. ;-)



Did you read the article?

Summing up: On the outside, the overall quality is pretty good. Not much
chintzy hardware, and the basic structures are holding up well. With
care, it still looks good. The rub rails aren't all loose, dented and
falling off, and stress cracking is minimal. As a used boat, it offers
excellent value. As a new boat, they're still hard to beat quality wise,
but the quality margin over the competition can be a pretty thin line at
times.