ReleaseTheKracken
Member
- Oct 3, 2022
- 41
- Boat Info
- 2011 Sundancer 240
- Engines
- Boatless
Hi everyone,
I’m about to buy my first cruiser and think I’ve stumbled upon the perfect one at a great price but just wondering if this is something obvious to look out for before paying for a survey… figuring someone would have snatched this up already if it was such a great deal.
I’ve been on boats and had smaller boats all my life but somehow been lucky enough to have never experienced any of the horror story issues so I don’t really know what to look out for or what major problems look like and was hoping people with more mechanical experience could help.
The boat I was looking at was immaculate so I didn’t bother poking around too much since there was going to be a survey anyway and whatever could be wrong likely wouldn’t be visible… but the one thing that struck me was the way it leaned portside while it was moored. I figured it was just because the boat was empty and ready to be stored for the winter. Then, after a while, it almost seemed to “roll over” onto the other side… which might have been because one of us moved from one side to the other, I wasn’t really paying attention before it happened.
I’ve never been on a cruiser this small before, so I’m hoping that’s normal and not the sign of a problem. I really like the size of the boat and its trailerability because it’s perfect for what I’d be doing with it. Nothing seemed wet and I’m not even sure what foam would exist on it that could become waterlogged and I’ve never been on a waterlogged boat in person (that I know of) so I’m really hoping to hear someone with a 240 tell me “yeah, mine has done that for years since day 1 and still floats, just don’t have kids running back and forth while underway and you’re golden” lol
TLDR: Will it float? Lol
Thanks!
I’m about to buy my first cruiser and think I’ve stumbled upon the perfect one at a great price but just wondering if this is something obvious to look out for before paying for a survey… figuring someone would have snatched this up already if it was such a great deal.
I’ve been on boats and had smaller boats all my life but somehow been lucky enough to have never experienced any of the horror story issues so I don’t really know what to look out for or what major problems look like and was hoping people with more mechanical experience could help.
The boat I was looking at was immaculate so I didn’t bother poking around too much since there was going to be a survey anyway and whatever could be wrong likely wouldn’t be visible… but the one thing that struck me was the way it leaned portside while it was moored. I figured it was just because the boat was empty and ready to be stored for the winter. Then, after a while, it almost seemed to “roll over” onto the other side… which might have been because one of us moved from one side to the other, I wasn’t really paying attention before it happened.
I’ve never been on a cruiser this small before, so I’m hoping that’s normal and not the sign of a problem. I really like the size of the boat and its trailerability because it’s perfect for what I’d be doing with it. Nothing seemed wet and I’m not even sure what foam would exist on it that could become waterlogged and I’ve never been on a waterlogged boat in person (that I know of) so I’m really hoping to hear someone with a 240 tell me “yeah, mine has done that for years since day 1 and still floats, just don’t have kids running back and forth while underway and you’re golden” lol
TLDR: Will it float? Lol
Thanks!