Looking to purchase 2007 36 sedan bridge

Hi Almost Heaven! We met last summer were we had slips near each other at both St. Michaels and Cambridge. Try not to read too much into the posts the members make here, they mostly try to help and are a great bunch overall – with a few sarcastic exceptions. (You know who you are)

We are also looking to move up to the 38 to 42 range sometime, but prefer the Sundancer layout. I test drove the 36 Sedan Bridge last summer and liked it but decided if we made the jump to this design, it would most likely be the larger 44 size.

Good luck and hope to see you next summer perhaps in another boat and Lucy says hi to Gertie.
 
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All's I can say is that I absolutely love my 44DB. The advice to the OP to consider the 44DB is sound given the upgrade history. I was on a similar pattern and bit the bullet to purchase a boat that I would own for awhile (until retirement I hope when the 58 Marlow comes onto the scene).

Plus, it's a hell of a gunkholing platform!
 
Nice to hear from another 36 Sedan Bridge owner and a potential owner. We are now on our second 36 Sedan Bridge, and love the style of the boat. We traded in the Gas 8.1 2007 model for the Diesel 2008 model, and are awaiting her launch in the next couple months. We too purchased this boat for many of the same reasons "Overextended" did including more room for the family (and easier living for the dog), separate shower and bathroom, separate staterooms, and we loved the view and the drive from the bridge. The boat handles very nicely in rough conditions, and is relatively easy to manuever in tight situations. If you can splurge for the diesels, it will be worth the extra money. I drove the gas version for a season, and am anxiously awaiting the new fuel bills for the diesel model instead. Enjoy the purchase process, and PM me if you have any questions on the boats.
 
Re: Surprised by members attitudes!

Almost Heaven said:
In response to the question I wrote in about anyone's suggestions buying a 36 Sedan Bridge. For those of you that need to know, our 300 dancer that we purchased in April 07,
had problems with the generator not working and several other issues. We have a dog that goes boating with us, our dealer helped get us out of that deal and we upgraded to a 340 dancer. Being new to boating, you don't always know what you like or what you want. With the interest rates being what they are, and boat sales being down, we got a deal we couldn't refuse. I am disappointed that there are so many jealous people on this website. It will make me think twice about Sea Ray boaters and their true compassion for their fellow boaters.
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I'm jealous, I never this kind of response to my posts.
 
Go as big as you think you will need and can afford. I have a friend who went from a 280DA, to a 320DA to a 420DA....all in the course of one boating season.
 
B-Rock said:
Nice to hear from another 36 Sedan Bridge owner and a potential owner. We are now on our second 36 Sedan Bridge, and love the style of the boat. We traded in the Gas 8.1 2007 model for the Diesel 2008 model, and are awaiting her launch in the next couple months. We too purchased this boat for many of the same reasons "Overextended" did including more room for the family (and easier living for the dog), separate shower and bathroom, separate staterooms, and we loved the view and the drive from the bridge. The boat handles very nicely in rough conditions, and is relatively easy to manuever in tight situations. If you can splurge for the diesels, it will be worth the extra money. I drove the gas version for a season, and am anxiously awaiting the new fuel bills for the diesel model instead. Enjoy the purchase process, and PM me if you have any questions on the boats.
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BRock, Thanks for the info on the 36 sedan bridge. It's good to hear that you like your new 36! What were you spending last season on the gas engines?
 
Fuel cost is but one data point that informs this purchase decision. Some other factors to consider:
-Where and how you boat. We put 165 hours on our Cummins poweed 420DA last year, in a variety of fresh and salt water environments, from glassy calm to 6-7' footers.
-"Quality of the Investment" My sensei coined this term when I was diesel boat shopping. Until you have run both diesel and gas boats, this may not make any sense, and there are lots of reasons to buy gas if you don't run the boat much, are on an inland lake (Great Lakes excluded) etc. But for my family and I, the diesels make a lot of sense, because we run long distances in sometimes challenging sea conditions, and the torque and reliability of the Cummins make for really enjoyable operation in a variety of conditions.
-Close quarters maneuver. The diesels have more torque, turn larger props due that torque, and as such the baot is very maneuverable.
-Resale. In a buyer's market, a well maintained diesel will be more attractive to a potential buyer than an equivalent gas boat.
-As to fuel, my 03 420 DA with Cummins C series burns 21.5 GPH at a 24 knot cruise. Diesel averaged about $2.50 per gallon last year at my marina. 93 Octane was abotu a dollar more per gallon. We burned about 3400 or so gallons last year. It adds up.

Now, the big gas boat pundits here at good old CSR will all disagree with most of what I have written, but I have owned both gas and diesel boats, and for my usage, the diesels make more sense.

Best of luck with whatever you decide to do--I'd also recommend that you consider the biggest boat you can get your wallet around-again, sage advice from my friend-since trading in new boats every so often results in a big depreciation cost. If you like a 36DB, consider the 44 or 48- the hard part here is imagining how much boat you need not next year, but five years out--buying enough boat now will save a lot of money in the long run.

regards
Skip
 
I wont deny it - I am COMPLETELY jealous of B-Rock! :smt089
 
Almost Heaven said:
BRock, Thanks for the info on the 36 sedan bridge. It's good to hear that you like your new 36! What were you spending last season on the gas engines?
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We were burning about 36 gallons per hour crusing at usually 20-22 MPH. The boat was able to burn about 28-30 gallons per hour if slowed to 16-18 MPH, but it was sometimes tough to stay on plane in rough seas.
 
Almost - Hey i just read your post. I just looked at a 2007 36 Sedan Bridge in Naples, Florida. I looked at in Wednesday or Thursday this week, we just got back from vacation and I kind of lost track what day of the week it was. I have a 04 Dancer , the 36 Sedan Bridge is one very nice boat, the boat we saw was sold 6 months ago to a guy for around $400K, and it loaded you name it that boat has it. He traded it for a 44 Sedan Bridge. The broker told me the guy has had 8 boats in 2 years. Excellent. I would love to buy that boat but since we only used our 3 times since we purchased it the family thinks we should wait. I boat on Lake Huron. You can see the boat on yachtworld, the dealer is Marinemax. I was on it last week it is like brand new, perfect. Good luck, I hope you get it. Its like a condo on the water.
 
You are correct....everything is for sale....I have a 36 Sedan Bridge that I have not even taken delivery of yet....and for the right price, mine is for sale as well!
Hey wetpaint...we'll have to meet up this summer on the islands and compare notes on our boats.
 
absolutely.....when do you get wet and take delivery....did you decide on the davits yet.....need to let my marina know by Wednesday.....
 
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