susanandlance
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Can anyone here shed some light on the differences between a late 90's 370 and say a 2000 380 ??
370 vs 380
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Bucit
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The 380 is bigger and much newer! :smt043:smt043:smt043
susanandlance
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Not really.................. 1998 vs 2000............
Bucit
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C'mon Lance, I bet you smiled a little :huh:
susanandlance
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:grin:
I don't know much about either one but did you download the spec sheets from searay.com? They are a little hard to find but there here's a direct link: http://www.searay.com/Page.aspx/pageId/10532/Model-Archives.aspx.
trit21
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Whatever you do, get diesels. Gas is just not enough torque to push those beasts.
susanandlance
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Good point Tom
susanandlance
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Is it the same with the AJ's Tom??
trit21
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Not sure about the Aj's. Not a SeaRay expert. It has to do with weight of vessel. I know someone who owns a 380 gas and while it is ok to go back and forth to Disappearing Island, up and down the ditch to St. Augustine, it would not be a great boat for hopping over to the Bahamas due to fuel range and handling dockside in wind, current. I guess it will depend on what you want to do with it but since you are already making trips to the Bahamas, I would assume you will want to do more trips. Can it be done, yes. Would you have a great time, yes. Would you be happier with diesels, I know I would for sure.
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The 370 wide body AJs are popular on the Great Lakes with gassers. I was surprised the first time I took a ride on one. Good speed and the 454s are robust. Fuel economy is the down side but the boats hold up and sell at a discount. Diesels in this model are not common in this market. Florida will be different as will be the case in any offshore ocean fishing market.
Ididntdoit
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370s of that vintage with diesels are a rare bird - they would have 3116 cats the 380s are far more common and had the same power (or 3126s)
susanandlance
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Tom, If I could/can sell her on a 370 AJ w/diesels, that would be awesome............
trit21
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You may also want to look at the Express Cruisers SeaRay made. Don't remember the years but they were a very nice boat, wide beam, mid mount engine, diesel power, rode real flat and great mileage. That is what I originally looked at before my Tiara. When I think about the year and model ( I will remember as it has been a long day) I will post it here.
trit21
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370 Express Cruiser, some even came with a hardtop. See told you I would remember just didn't take as long as I thought it would.
Southpaw II
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You probably need to narrow your search to either the Express Cruiser or the Sundancer, as they are totally different. The 1999 Express cruiser, especially with the hard top is an awesome boat, and they were available with either the 7.4 gas, or the 3116 diesels.
When the 380 was released in 1999, the beam got 6" wider than the 370DA, and there was just more room on the boat inside....more than just 1' suggests. The 380DA is a 42' OAL boat, and it does great as a lake boat with gas engines. The 7.4L was upgraded to the 8.1L in late 2001, and for the better. The 8.1 has more torque and more pitch on the prop. You should also know that a lot of the 7.4L boats had warranty engine replacements from Mercruiser for water intrusion due to a subpar muffler system and less than optimum valve timing.
Good luck,
Don
When the 380 was released in 1999, the beam got 6" wider than the 370DA, and there was just more room on the boat inside....more than just 1' suggests. The 380DA is a 42' OAL boat, and it does great as a lake boat with gas engines. The 7.4L was upgraded to the 8.1L in late 2001, and for the better. The 8.1 has more torque and more pitch on the prop. You should also know that a lot of the 7.4L boats had warranty engine replacements from Mercruiser for water intrusion due to a subpar muffler system and less than optimum valve timing.
Good luck,
Don
susanandlance
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Thanks for the good pointers you guys, I'm just in the early stages of what will make the admiral and myself happy for the next up grade.
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Go big or go home Lance! :thumbsup:
susanandlance
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That's the idea Perry!!!:grin:
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Not sure if anyone has done it for the 380, but I collected a fair amount of information on the 370 before I bought one and then rolled it into a web site at 370sundancer.com.
From my limited exposure to 380s, I do know there is a difference between the earlier 1999-2001 models and the later ones. They moved the head and returned to a setup more like the 370's. I'm not convinced that an inch here or there makes all that much difference in function. Engines, yes, inches, no.
Diesels are fairly rare in the 370, I can probably count the total I've seen on less than two hands. My gasses are plenty fine for my 370.
Gene
From my limited exposure to 380s, I do know there is a difference between the earlier 1999-2001 models and the later ones. They moved the head and returned to a setup more like the 370's. I'm not convinced that an inch here or there makes all that much difference in function. Engines, yes, inches, no.
Diesels are fairly rare in the 370, I can probably count the total I've seen on less than two hands. My gasses are plenty fine for my 370.
Gene