Anybody know the draft on a '96 250 sundancer?

[chazaroo]

I'm having a boat lift installed and I want to make sure the water is deep enough for the boat and the lift rails at low tide.

 

[Lazy Daze]

The specs will be in your manual, or you can find them on Sea Rays website. I would guess about 20" with the drive up, maybe 38" with it down.

 

[mwph]

Pretty dang close Dave. Good one! ...18" & 36".

 

[Woody]

http://www.searay.com/boat_graphics/electronic_brochure/company1729/1C1_27_74DERNS2W852.pdf

I think this is your boat.

 

[chazaroo]

Thanks everybody! Now I can figure out if the water is deep enough.

 

[Lazy Daze]

http://www.searay.com/boat_graphics/electronic_brochure/company1729/1C1_27_74DERNS2W852.pdf

I think this is your boat.

Once in a while I get close to the right answer! :smt001

I honestly don't know, but I wonder how much full fuel, water, batteries, gear, etc adds?

Chaz - you're not cutting it that close that a couple of inches matters, right?

 

[chazaroo]

Right now we're at low tide and the depth is roughly 33 inches. The rails of the lift are going to take up 10-12 I think. I guess it could be a little dicey at low tide.

 

[Lazy Daze]

How much does the moon effect your tides in Florida? I know at our cabins in Maine that it can change, sometimes by as much as 2 feet.

I guess just do as your boat's name implies! :grin:

 

[chazaroo]

Dennis,
Yeah it fluctuates a lot but before the lift it was tied up at the dock and the drive never bottomed out. So I think we're going to be OK.

 

[Lazy Daze]

Gotcha. I was only concerned that this might be a new area to you and you may not be completely familiar with it, yet. Sounds like you are, though. Good deal - lifts are a very nice thing to have!

 

[chazaroo]

The lift became a necessity. Galvanic corrosion was going after the outdrive and I was going through zincs too quickly. I found a guy who sells and installs used lifts and got a three year old 10000 pounder for $4500 installed. I figure that's cheaper than a new outdrive and I no longer need a diver to clean the bottom every month.