Sea Ray 52 SB

Fantastic dealer with top reputation. Most of us in the Potomac have bought from them, and they continue to provide life long service. They sell a lot of boats of all sizes and have an amazing rate of return buyers. The one you are looking at is currently docked at National Harbor marina just outside DC, beautiful boat.
 
Anyone that would buy a 52DB with a black hull has to be certifiably insane.
 
Also, it is a fresh water boat.
 
Beautiful boat but Gary is right, a black hull is a tough one to maintain, especially in Florida. Good luck!
 
A friend of mine tried to buy that boat almost a year ago. The deal never worked because it was a trade for a fairly high $ late model Sea Ray. The buyer & Prince William's owner just couldn't agree on a price. This isn't a factory demo boat. Prince William Marina bought the boat as inventory in the 2010 model year. For various reasons, it just has never sold. It should transfer with a MSO and full Sea Ray warranties and the only hours on it are those demoing the boat for Prince William prospects.

Prince William is one of the highest ranked dealers of any brand of boat and is regarded as one of the best Sea Ray dealers in the nation.

Another factor worth noting is that Prince William properly equips the boats they buy so you probably won't be facing the usual several thousand $ in fitting out costs on one of their boats.

Good luck with it...........
 
Darker hull colors are a PITA but they look beautiful if they are kept up. At this price point I would assume you will have a regular detailer so may not be a big deal for you.

I see its got a few extras, satellite TV/communications suite most likely, can't tell everything from the pictures, and they didn't put any engine room shots, but it certainly looks like a tricked out boat. The bridge enclosure looks real nice in the pictures too.

My uncle had a 480 sedan circa 2003, I was only on it a couple times, but it was a great boat for his Jupiter inlet to Bahamas trips.
 
Thanks for the responses, the color is definitely a concern in FL, how much would it cost to paint it all white ?
 
Well, great points about the black hull. You could probably get it painted for a fraction of the asking price. BUT, it doesn't matter how "new" that boat is, it's still here on the official depreciation curve:
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Buyer beware.
 

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Thanks for the responses, the color is definitely a concern in FL, how much would it cost to paint it all white ?
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I don't know about paint, but I paid $1,000 to have my blue hull completely compounded, buffed etc last year. It looks brand new, but this is a once a year or more cost and its probably going to be $2000 for a 55 ish foot boat. It really should be waxed quarterly to prolong the interval between complete detailing.
 
talk to James Ross at Prince William Marine, the boat was bought new by the dealer, has never been titled and a good bit of the 89 hours are mostly Salt Water on the trip up from Merritt where it was built and the rest moving it between their marinas to show it during shows, etc.. Since delivery it has been a fresh water boat, and James told me they thoroughly cleaned any salt water right at delivery. df
 
There is a 2007 52DB being brokered by them as well. They are keeping it at the end of my dock at my marina. Been there for sale all summer, but I was at the marina today and PWM staff was there moving it. I asked them if they sold it and they said "not sure". Its a black hull as well, but a lot less bucks than that 2010 you are looking at.

I have bought both my Sea Rays from them. The 300DA was a brokered boat so I was able to work the price down with the seller (through PWM). But boats that they own through a trade are more difficult to get them to move on the price. But they will refurb the boat to almost good as new and that is were you have bargaining power. They want you to have a boat that works well for you, and gets them a good profit. The are a very honest outfit.
 
Last year while looking for my 52 I negotiated for a while on and off on this boat. I tried it with and without a trade on my 44DB. I just couldn't get to a number I could rationalize. Having said that, one of the issues relative to other 2010 52DB's with this particular boat is that it has the MAn engine option which I think lifts the price $50k above the QSM-11's. I think the black hull is actually easier to maintain than the blue it still has to be a lot of work. Good luck with your decision and negotiations.
 
CPT2012 - Just my personal opinion but having looked at many 52DBs before settling on the one I bought - what that boat has that I really love is the stern cockpit configuration with the grill. I really wish I had that. On the other hand, I definitely prefer the Sub Zero's in my 2006 to the newer Isotherms, and not to create a big controversy but just my personal preference would strongly be for the QSM11's I have over the MANs in that 2009 (admittedly though I have less HP) ...
 
That cockpit station with the grill is really nice, looks like most of the late model 52s have that configuration AND also the MAN engines.
I just saw a new 52DB with that configuration but had the Cummins power, the boat seemed to be the same as the 2009-10 models, couldn't find any difference. The "discounted" price was around 1.2M. I wonder if they'll find someone to put all that money for that boat, knowing that the new 510 fly will be arriving by the end of this year.
 
Hey Jason,
Curious why you prefer the Sub Zero over the Isotherms. I personally have a huge issue with my Sub Zero's which is they do not have a lock for the door. How could Sea Ray overlook this? I ended up installing a swivel lock but still not a great solution. I also think the Isotherms have better containment for items so when you open the refrig. after a cruise in rough seas, the stuff doesn't come flying out when you open the door... as with the Sub Zero's.
 
Hi Cod. I'm sure some of this is just one persons opinion and also based on how we specifically use our fridges/freezers, but I had Isotherm in my 48 and at least for us not having a real 'latch' has been a huge improvement. On the Isotherms, what I found was very, very often my wife or kids would just swing the door shut and it wouldn't latch, it would actually be cracked open. This caused freezing over and food going bad, regularly unfortunately. The Sub Zero you just swing the door and it shuts with a big thud and is sealed, every time. So for us it works far better. As far as containment, you may be right - I have no idea to be honest as unlike my last boat (which we cruised over 2,000nm of ocean with) this 52DB is purely an inland lake boat. So for us, given that there really are no 'seas' and no rocking and rolling of significance, not having the handle and containment isn't a problem (obviously that could be very different for someone using the boat in ocean conditions).

Sincerely,
Jason
 
jff said:
.... I have no idea to be honest as unlike my last boat (which we cruised over 2,000nm of ocean with) this 52DB is purely an inland lake boat.....
Sincerely,
Jason
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Jason,

That is some feedback coming from a licensed captain on a 50+ footer yacht. What an eye opened for the new buyers. :wow:

I never test drove 480/500/520s but had detailed discussions with friends that own those models. I'm not sure about slamming these boats with "inland lake" label, but as Frank W once said, just a coastal cruiser. I would definitely agree as I've been in some serious weather with mine.

Sorry, didn't mean to highjack the thread....

BTW, the grill option is very cool, but I love seeing the huge bench and unfortunately SR forces you to make another compromise (grill or a big bench). I'm sure most go for the grill.
 
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