Hi All,
I have been a sailor for many years and have owned several sail boats ranging from 26 to 41ft. The Admiral and offspring are not sailors and have no intention of learning how to sail etc and we have compromised on getting a gin palace (cruiser)
There is quite a lot of selection and variations in the power class vs. sail and I need some help determining what combinations work best and would appreciate your thoughts, insights and experiences in this area.
The Admiral has agreed to a boat in the 31ft to 34ft range but no larger as she would like to be able to helm the boat on her own and would not feel comfortable docking anything bigger so size is resolved. However, we are not sure which of the following would be better choices of boat. 2007 310, 2007 330, 2006-2008 320 or 2006 340 any insights here?
We have been looking at Sea Rays in the 2006 to 2008 vintage and we like them all asthetically but are having trouble determining the power we want. There is both good and bad with both stern drives and v-drives and I would like your thoughts on both. What I have learned so far is this;
Stern Drives: Better acceleration, better fuel economy, higher top end but more costly on the maintenance side. Also there are variations of Stern drives offered i.e. Bravos I through III and Sea Cores. I have not and am not considering Axius
V-Drives: Slower both accelartaion and top end wise, lower fuel economy but somewhat cheaper to maintain especially if running in salt and brackish water. However any major problems are $$$$$ problems.
How much of the above is accurate and are there any other trade off decisions to be made? What really is the differences between the various stern drives and are some known problems vs. others? in terms of engine sizes i.e. 6.2, 7.4, etc what would be considered better picks for each of the boats above?
We plan to keep the boat in a marina on the jersey shore probably brackish water, and we plan to use in the area (salt water) with occasional longer range trips to MD, SC, and possibly FL. There are only 3 of us and we would take 2-4 guests out occasionally but is intended to be our home away from home.
There are so many different configurations that it makes your head spin so would appreciate help from anyone that can help me simplify my decisions using the right selection criteria.
Thanks in advance :thumbsup:
I have been a sailor for many years and have owned several sail boats ranging from 26 to 41ft. The Admiral and offspring are not sailors and have no intention of learning how to sail etc and we have compromised on getting a gin palace (cruiser)
There is quite a lot of selection and variations in the power class vs. sail and I need some help determining what combinations work best and would appreciate your thoughts, insights and experiences in this area.
The Admiral has agreed to a boat in the 31ft to 34ft range but no larger as she would like to be able to helm the boat on her own and would not feel comfortable docking anything bigger so size is resolved. However, we are not sure which of the following would be better choices of boat. 2007 310, 2007 330, 2006-2008 320 or 2006 340 any insights here?
We have been looking at Sea Rays in the 2006 to 2008 vintage and we like them all asthetically but are having trouble determining the power we want. There is both good and bad with both stern drives and v-drives and I would like your thoughts on both. What I have learned so far is this;
Stern Drives: Better acceleration, better fuel economy, higher top end but more costly on the maintenance side. Also there are variations of Stern drives offered i.e. Bravos I through III and Sea Cores. I have not and am not considering Axius
V-Drives: Slower both accelartaion and top end wise, lower fuel economy but somewhat cheaper to maintain especially if running in salt and brackish water. However any major problems are $$$$$ problems.
How much of the above is accurate and are there any other trade off decisions to be made? What really is the differences between the various stern drives and are some known problems vs. others? in terms of engine sizes i.e. 6.2, 7.4, etc what would be considered better picks for each of the boats above?
We plan to keep the boat in a marina on the jersey shore probably brackish water, and we plan to use in the area (salt water) with occasional longer range trips to MD, SC, and possibly FL. There are only 3 of us and we would take 2-4 guests out occasionally but is intended to be our home away from home.
There are so many different configurations that it makes your head spin so would appreciate help from anyone that can help me simplify my decisions using the right selection criteria.
Thanks in advance :thumbsup: