Blue Hulls

[First Born]

I heard that they had discontinued the pewter hulls for 07?

Rob, not according to Sea Ray's Webpage; Graphics, Two-Tone Gel Coat: (Pewter, Blue, Black, Cinnabar, Titanium)

http://www.searay.com/configurator.asp?pmid=80583&tab=1&

Wesley

 

[RobF300]

I guess its only the larger boats.

Honestly I dont know the difference between pewter and cinnabar :smt043

 

[First Born]

You guys and your larger boats and I thought a 290 was a larger boat. You are right Rob it looks like it is only an option through the
340 Dancer.

Colored Hull: (Blue, Black, or Pewter) Bottom Paint - Required $4750

http://www.searay.com/configurator.asp?pmid=80634&tab=2&



Wesley

 

[bliss]

SO. Don't buy what you can't sell.

 

[RobF300]

ok, today I got to see a cinabar boat.

Now many of them around my area I guess.
Most are pewter, or that purple- errr I mean blue.

 

[Dave M.]

SO. Don't buy what you can't sell.

Good idea. You just need to be a fortune teller maybe.

I am a believer in form follows function. When I look at Frank's boat (well really, the picture of it) it makes sense to me. It looks like it should look.

When I look at the side view of the new styling, it looks only like that; styling. I don't see a correlation to the function, and ask myself 'why is it like that?'. And I wonder if this current styling strays too far. I have looked at a new 290. It would be nice to have, but not because of outward appearance, IMHO. I fear it is strongly dated. Maybe it will stand the test of time, but I don't see it.

Other possibility; I am strongly dated! Oh, well....

 

[waterlogged]

From my perspective, we love the pewter hull and new styling (black would have been the second choice). That's what we wanted, that's what we got . If its a little more maintenance, so be it. Resale, well that's down the road. When I'm spending that kind of money, I want what I want. To each his/her own. Don't mean to seem blunt, but next to spouses, boats are probably the next closest personal decision (wives cost more).

 

[Bridog]

I had a dark blue hull on my 260DA and I can't begin to tell you the amount of compliments we got on our boat. It also seemed to make the boat look larger then the same ones in white. We never had any water spot problems and actually after a day out on the water and washing her with fresh water, the blue always looked better than the white. The white always seemed to get those dam black streaks which drove me crazy. Now the downside. We had a run in with a dock that had a sharp object protruding from it and gave us a VERY NOTICIBLE scratch. You see, the colored gel coat is on the thin side and under that is white. Very bright white which you WILL notice. If you look at some colored gel coat Sea Rays in the water at your marina you may see what I am talking about. I must say however that I had the marina repair it and you could never tell where the scratch was. In our 3rd year I noticed a discoloration happening in the areas where the bumpers rubbed up against the colored gel coat, but again, this was easily compounded out. It did give me an uneasy feeling that if things like that started happening in 3 years then what was it going to look like in 5-10 years? Anyway our new boat is just plain "ol" white...maybe a little boring... but just a little more piece of mind. I suppose it was just practicality over looks.

 

[PMvdb395DA]

You know what is really nice.......

 

[RobF300]

bridog- the dark blue hull on your 26 was alot different then this yacht blue they have now. Much easier to work with.

That monaco scheme was terrible, they should have followed the sheer all the way back instead of just running it any ole' way they felt like.

 

[tc410]

While I know Sea Ray made the Monaco 410 for a while, I have NEVER seen one. Has anyone ever seen one? I have never even seen one on Yachtworld for sale.

The only feature that I liked was the lcd tv wall-mounted on the salon bulkhead separating the master stateroom (where the big mirror is usually) which allowed an extra storage locker above the fridge. Sea Ray should have built all 410's that way, not just the Monaco.

 

[RobF300]

I have seen one, and only one.

it was terrible the way they brought the line down in the stern.

 

[osd9]

I have never even seen one on Yachtworld for sale.

About 2 months ago there was a 410DA Monaco on Yachtworld out in Long Island....it's not there now, don't know if it sold or not....

I agree....the LCD TV setup should have been standard...

Here's one with that setup....and it's not a Monaco...

http://yachtworld.com/core/listing/...rency=USD&access=Public&listing_id=32904&url=

IMHO... they could keep the blue striped cockpit seats....but the Blue hull back then wasn't a "complete" blue hull....it was a VERY wide striped blue hull....

 

[Robski97]

I have a pewter hull. Alot went into the decison.. WAY to much work.... and its a light color.

I even have those sissy soft fender covers. I haul the boat midseason to wax..... Is it worth it ... Who knows... but she looks good ..

Talk to me after theres a scratch and my tune may change


Rob

 

[KRB64]

I owned a yellow Formula for 2 years and a yellow SR for 8 years. When I sold my SR, the dealer told me, "First of all you have to find someone who likes yellow." Tastes do change. I did sell that boat for 20% less than I paid for it. That was due to the rise in prices of new models and the go,go economy of the mid 80's. I did decide however to never buy another colored hull. All of my boats have been white since the yellow "phase." Colors are too much work to maintain. Having said that, it's a boat which is not practical to begin with. So...buy what makes you smile. :smt001

I've been dreaming of a late '70s YELLOW 200 cuddy for YEARS!!! :smt101