Drewm3i
New Member
Hello!
I am currently in the process of selling my boat and upgrading to a boat with more space. We boat in the Florida Keys are regularly boat offshore. We never really go past the reef line, but eventually want to go to at least Bimini and the Dry Tortugas--with other boats.
Our current boat is a 23'8" deep vee (22 degree), cuddy cabin. It is very good boat for what we do (running to the reef and cruising the coast) but it is too cramped and we need more creature comforts as we like to stay on the boat for multiple nights at a time in a slip.
The mid 90s Sea Ray 250 Sundancer seems to fit the bill. It has an aft cabin, shorepower, ac, hot a shower, and also gives us much more cockpit space for our snorkel/dive gear. It seems a lot less tippy (and seems to have a deeper hull) than a comparable pocket cruiser and is easy to find.
I do worry about this boat though in rough seas of say a true 2-3' close period chop. Has anyone had any experience running this boat in the ocean or a great lake? Also what would the top speed/cruising speed be at a reasonable rpm? Could I expect to cruise 30-32 mph under 4,000 pms with a 5.7l?
I look forward to your responses,
Drew
I am currently in the process of selling my boat and upgrading to a boat with more space. We boat in the Florida Keys are regularly boat offshore. We never really go past the reef line, but eventually want to go to at least Bimini and the Dry Tortugas--with other boats.
Our current boat is a 23'8" deep vee (22 degree), cuddy cabin. It is very good boat for what we do (running to the reef and cruising the coast) but it is too cramped and we need more creature comforts as we like to stay on the boat for multiple nights at a time in a slip.
The mid 90s Sea Ray 250 Sundancer seems to fit the bill. It has an aft cabin, shorepower, ac, hot a shower, and also gives us much more cockpit space for our snorkel/dive gear. It seems a lot less tippy (and seems to have a deeper hull) than a comparable pocket cruiser and is easy to find.
I do worry about this boat though in rough seas of say a true 2-3' close period chop. Has anyone had any experience running this boat in the ocean or a great lake? Also what would the top speed/cruising speed be at a reasonable rpm? Could I expect to cruise 30-32 mph under 4,000 pms with a 5.7l?
I look forward to your responses,
Drew