kishoreh
New Member
Hi All,
I am considering a 1995 Sundancer 500 with twin 6V92-DDEC 550hp this a project boat currently sitting dry dock for the past 3 years in the Bahamas.
Questions:
Anyone on here with experience with the 6V92 and anyone know of an experienced DD mechanic in Ft Lauderdale / Miami area that is willing to allow me to do some of the heavy lifting and pay by the hour / day to get the engines running. I want to understand the engines and boat so I am willing to get my hands dirty.
Other than the basics of checking the hull , deck , transom and stringers for hollow / soft spots anything specific to the Sea Rays that I should be looking for that is a show stopper and I should pass on the boat?
What coring did Sea Ray use in the mid 90's?
I fully expect to spend about 60K to get this boat to decent condition and will probably do as much of the work that I can with the understanding that I may need to add another $20K for unknowns along the way.
Any input from current Sundancer 500 owners would be appreciated.
Background if interested in reading:
They are asking $38K and the boat needs a lot of work mechanically and cosmetically.
I am looking at a few project boats in the 50 - 55 ft range to fit my long term needs.
I am going to use this as my office and liveaboard once I get this running and in decent shape.
I see prices have been inflated for the past couple years by 20-30% on boats across the board and it is a bit comical to see some of the prices being asked on some of the boats I have seen.
I see the Sundancer 500 from the early to mid 90's ranging from 120K - 150K online in running and decent shape with refits in the past 10 years and NADA is giving me a range of 120 - 135K
I am looking at the number being about 90K if I had to fire sale it once I get everything back in working order.
I am new to boat ownership but I am not new to restoring older toys. Currently restoring 2 20+ year older cars and bringing them back to life purchased them both at $2500 and have 10+ times that into each of them so I fully understand restoration costs but I like that I can customize them and make them my own with color combo , powder coating etc.
I am considering a 1995 Sundancer 500 with twin 6V92-DDEC 550hp this a project boat currently sitting dry dock for the past 3 years in the Bahamas.
Questions:
Anyone on here with experience with the 6V92 and anyone know of an experienced DD mechanic in Ft Lauderdale / Miami area that is willing to allow me to do some of the heavy lifting and pay by the hour / day to get the engines running. I want to understand the engines and boat so I am willing to get my hands dirty.
Other than the basics of checking the hull , deck , transom and stringers for hollow / soft spots anything specific to the Sea Rays that I should be looking for that is a show stopper and I should pass on the boat?
What coring did Sea Ray use in the mid 90's?
I fully expect to spend about 60K to get this boat to decent condition and will probably do as much of the work that I can with the understanding that I may need to add another $20K for unknowns along the way.
Any input from current Sundancer 500 owners would be appreciated.
Background if interested in reading:
They are asking $38K and the boat needs a lot of work mechanically and cosmetically.
I am looking at a few project boats in the 50 - 55 ft range to fit my long term needs.
I am going to use this as my office and liveaboard once I get this running and in decent shape.
I see prices have been inflated for the past couple years by 20-30% on boats across the board and it is a bit comical to see some of the prices being asked on some of the boats I have seen.
I see the Sundancer 500 from the early to mid 90's ranging from 120K - 150K online in running and decent shape with refits in the past 10 years and NADA is giving me a range of 120 - 135K
I am looking at the number being about 90K if I had to fire sale it once I get everything back in working order.
I am new to boat ownership but I am not new to restoring older toys. Currently restoring 2 20+ year older cars and bringing them back to life purchased them both at $2500 and have 10+ times that into each of them so I fully understand restoration costs but I like that I can customize them and make them my own with color combo , powder coating etc.