Joe Zumpf
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Hoping to find a little bit more detail around these boats from someone who may own one. Little back ground, not new to boating or fishing, but am new to Sea Ray. I sold my previous Grady White Seafarer 226 last year in order to move up to something bigger. I had my eye initially on a mid 00's 270 Amberjack until I stumbled across the 250/270 Weekender recently.
Looks like it will fit the bill for what I am looking for almost exactly, but this is a tough boat to find much info on. The 1990-91 250 Weekender doesn't even seem to exist on Sea Ray's website, and the 1992-93 270 (same boat) has slightly conflicting information. For one, there's a 600 pound difference in dry weight between the two years, with what sure appears to be the exact same standard equipment.
I know its a long shot, but does anyone here have one of these with the 7.4/Bravo 2 combo that can comment on performance? Or have one and run it across the scale to see what it actually weighs as its being towed? I managed to find some mentions of the same generation 250/270 Sundancer, performance seemed very low for the boat's dimensions and power, but if it is 600+ pounds heavier than the weekender while standing a little taller maybe the weekender would be a better performer.
Not looking for maximum top speed, but I often run 30+ miles to chase the fish on Lake Michigan, the difference between a cruise of 22mph and 30mph adds up.
Looks like it will fit the bill for what I am looking for almost exactly, but this is a tough boat to find much info on. The 1990-91 250 Weekender doesn't even seem to exist on Sea Ray's website, and the 1992-93 270 (same boat) has slightly conflicting information. For one, there's a 600 pound difference in dry weight between the two years, with what sure appears to be the exact same standard equipment.
I know its a long shot, but does anyone here have one of these with the 7.4/Bravo 2 combo that can comment on performance? Or have one and run it across the scale to see what it actually weighs as its being towed? I managed to find some mentions of the same generation 250/270 Sundancer, performance seemed very low for the boat's dimensions and power, but if it is 600+ pounds heavier than the weekender while standing a little taller maybe the weekender would be a better performer.
Not looking for maximum top speed, but I often run 30+ miles to chase the fish on Lake Michigan, the difference between a cruise of 22mph and 30mph adds up.