I think you'll find that most any diesel boat will handle better than gas because of the greater torque provided. The 390/40 MY will be impacted by adverse winds around the dock but less so than an aft cabin with an upper bridge. I think you'd be hard pressed to find one without a bow thruster which will help. As to airflow, there is an electrically actuated window in the center of the windshield and opening side windows. With those and the side and aft doors open there is plenty of airflow on my boat. But, probably the majority of the time we operate with everything closed and enjoy the AC.Hi All,
I currently have a Cruisers 3170 Esprit.
Myself and the Admiral are looking to move up.
We have been looking at the SR 390/40 MY. We have looked at a few and really like the looks. We like the hardtop with less height/windage. Also big points for less canvas/eisenglass.
Heat/AC in the Helm/Cockpit, etc... much more comforts than what we have now.
What is new to me is the handling part like backing down into a slip, the overall handling of the MY vs my cruisers.
Any tips?
Also looking/comparing with the Cruisers 405/415. What I like about the Cruisers is the small peices of eisenglass above the windshield for air flow. Any thoughts on that compared to the fully enclosure of the Searay?
Does anyone have any opinions or suggestions?
Going to look at a Carver 396 next week just to compare.
This thread has a lot of good info. Hope to be adding to this soon.
Thanks,