On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 17:28:40 -0400, "Paul Schilter"
paulschilter@comcast,dot,net wrote:

Larry,
It sounds as though you've had a bad experience with SeaRay, sorry to
hear this. I'm considering buying an 89 SeaRay 30 " Weekender. I'm told
this is the last year that SeaRay was independently owned and that this year
hull had prop pockets. Would your criticism include this model year? The
price, $30 to 45K seems reasonable.
Paul

Of course it would depend on how the boat was cared for, but I'm
worried about the Brunswick Boats. This one was built before the
Brunswick Beancounters took over and the blown-in chop replaced hand
laid real fiberglass the craftsmen used to build.

If you get a chance, pull off a hull fitting and look at what the hull
of it looks like in the hole. Fiberglass has layer after layer of
fabric coated with resin you can see. If it looks like putty....RUN!



Larry W4CSC

Isn't it becoming more practical by the day to make
Iraq's desert the new World Nuclear Waste Disposal Site?