I've seen several 30-31 foot 1985 era Sea Rays for sale. Most have had many
updates- but are these prices too good to be true? Do these models hold up
going on 20 yrs?

Do these models hold up
going on 20 yrs?



If well cared for, yes they frequently do.

That's the key on a boat of that age. No builder can put so much quality into a
boat that some ignoramus couldn't pretty well destroy it in a couple of decades
or less.
Well cared for, properly stored, serviced, maintained, and repaired- there's
absolutely no reason to assume that such a boat *couldn't* be in decent or
better shape.

When you get down to a "finalist", have a surveyor check it out to confirm (or
refute) your good opinion of the craft.

On 19 Sep 2004 16:14:17 GMT, (Gould 0738) wrote:

Do these models hold up
going on 20 yrs?



If well cared for, yes they frequently do.

That's the key on a boat of that age. No builder can put so much quality into a
boat that some ignoramus couldn't pretty well destroy it in a couple of decades
or less.
Well cared for, properly stored, serviced, maintained, and repaired- there's
absolutely no reason to assume that such a boat *couldn't* be in decent or
better shape.

When you get down to a "finalist", have a surveyor check it out to confirm (or
refute) your good opinion of the craft.

I second that. Read my post about survey.

Later,

Tom