On May 15, 4:22 pm, Gene Kearns
wrote:
On Wed, 16 May 2007 01:17:55 +0200, Marc Heusser penned the following
well considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:



Thank you for all the comments (except the flame wars :-)

What other brands would you recommend - given that I come from sailing
and prefer well built, no frills boats (but they have to have some
comfort)?

TIA

Marc

(PS As for the machine, I would love a Volvo Penta IPS system, but it
seems they are rather pricey ... it seems petrol/gasoline is just so
much cheaper than diesels I will have to settle for a Mecruiser)

I would direct you to this site Sea Ray.........http://www.yachtsurvey.com/searay_ba...re_bottoms.htm

Personally, I would shy away from them.

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Gene, I believe that if you look a bit deeper into the subject you may
discover that the only Sea Rays with balsa cored bottoms are the very
largest motor yachts in the line.
It may not be appropriate to alarm a guy looking for a 20-30 foot boat
about a feature he won't find unless he steps up to about double that
LOA. Pascoe blasts Powerboat Reports for not telling the entire story,
yet he fails to mention in his article that "balsa cored bottoms" are
not found in the vast majority of new Sea Ray boats.