armentb
Member
- Aug 20, 2015
- 47
- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer 2014, Garmin
- Engines
- 300 hp Mercruiser w/Bravo III
Forum friends...first boat purchase...close to purchasing 2014 sea ray 280. I need some help with 2 BIG concerns:
Sleeping on boat: The whole idea of cruiser is for short getaways and probably overnighters at a marina correct. My boat would be on the ICW so I have option to go in carolinas and down to Fla. Not having done it ....sleeping on boat with wife and me, with view of water and possibly stars thru deck hatch seems like great idea. Does this match reality of situation or is sleeping on boat a major inconvenience?
Docking: Never having owned a boat...and due to the large size of 280 and fact it is single engine. Is docking damn near impossible. I've had a dozen people tell me double engines are better...but guess what. this boat only has a single engine. Is docking going to forever be a nail biting event or can even a newbie master this with some practice.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Sleeping on boat: The whole idea of cruiser is for short getaways and probably overnighters at a marina correct. My boat would be on the ICW so I have option to go in carolinas and down to Fla. Not having done it ....sleeping on boat with wife and me, with view of water and possibly stars thru deck hatch seems like great idea. Does this match reality of situation or is sleeping on boat a major inconvenience?
Docking: Never having owned a boat...and due to the large size of 280 and fact it is single engine. Is docking damn near impossible. I've had a dozen people tell me double engines are better...but guess what. this boat only has a single engine. Is docking going to forever be a nail biting event or can even a newbie master this with some practice.
Thanks for your thoughts.