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Well Larry,

You must have some prior SeaRay knowledge. My first Sea Ray, an '88 268
weekender was perfect, well built and plenty of storage. The 90
couldn't have been built more cheaply.

Yes, I am learning and will never buy another SeaRay. However, I have
learned much from both boats, which is not a bad thing.

Scott


The Brunswick influence (I think they purchased SeaRay in 1987 or so) on the
SeaRay boats was first seen in 1989 and with new styling in 1990. From what
I have read I believe things went downhill since 1989, especially between
'90 and '94. I see very little difference now between the construction
quality between SeaRays, Maxums and Bayliners, although more gold trim and
gold jewelry holders are found on SeaRays. ;-)

BTW: I once owned an '87 270 Sundancer and it was built like a tank.

" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in
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I see very little difference now between the construction
quality between SeaRays, Maxums and Bayliners, although more gold trim
and gold jewelry holders are found on SeaRays. ;-)


http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/searay_ba...re_bottoms.htm

If you're going to hire a yacht surveyor, be sure to hire the nastiest son-
of-a-bitch you can find....(c;

Sea Ray does keep sending me the snazzy magazine with $5.95 on the cover,
even though I asked them not to. The Gold Jewelry Holders are in all the
pictures....

Larry
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Halloween candy left over.....
Is there a downside?

I thought I had done a ton of research before I bought the boat. I wish
I had done more investigating here.

I wish that SeaRay had not used the foam headliner as a gasket between
the deck and hull. I wish they had used more than silicone to seal the
hull deck joint. I wish that all the screws that connected the hull
deck joint actually went into something. I wish that the cabin windows
did not act like a seawater catcher so that I could use them. I wish
that the drawers that fit into a 30'' space were longer than 10". I
wish that the AC unit that is under the v-berth was anywhere else. I
wish that SeaRay laid up a better hull and that I didn't have to spend
5 grand on a new water barrier. I wish I had bought a Tiara.

If theres any good to this, I could be a boat surveyor now.

Scott


Larry wrote:
" JimH" not telling you @ pffftt.com wrote in
:

I see very little difference now between the construction
quality between SeaRays, Maxums and Bayliners, although more gold trim
and gold jewelry holders are found on SeaRays. ;-)


http://www.yachtsurvey.com/Fiberglass_Boats.htm

http://www.yachtsurvey.com/searay_ba...re_bottoms.htm

If you're going to hire a yacht surveyor, be sure to hire the nastiest son-
of-a-bitch you can find....(c;

Sea Ray does keep sending me the snazzy magazine with $5.95 on the cover,
even though I asked them not to. The Gold Jewelry Holders are in all the
pictures....

Larry
--
Halloween candy left over.....
Is there a downside?

wrote in news:1163051501.066115.214760
@k70g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:

If theres any good to this, I could be a boat surveyor now.


Anybody on their 2nd or 3rd boat is pretty much a surveyor by trade, by
now. Sea Ray is just another cheap bubbleboat. Having arrogant SOBs for
dealers doesn't change it, either....(c;

Larry
--
Halloween candy left over.....
Is there a downside?