Captain Nemo
New Member
- Feb 10, 2010
- 10
- Boat Info
- 2006 Sundancer 280
- Engines
- Twin Mercruisers 4.3 MPI 220Hp
Down the road my wife and I are interested in buying a 4-5 yr. old sedan bridge. We like the fact the room it offers in the salon, and importantly, the all-around windows and daylight that cannot quite be offered in an express format. The idea of an additional level to hang out on (the fly deck) seems cool too.
We are new at this, and so I am addressing these questions to those who either owned both boat types, or who simply know a lot about them, and I do appreciate your time and advice.
1. FYI, we can't spend more than 500k for it, that's our cap.
2. Sea Ray or not Sea Ray, that is the question. While we like Sea Ray, and will keep our 280 Sundancer on a NH lake for many years to come, the sedan bridge will be for a Gulf of Mexico / Florida / Atlantic East coast usage, and we would love to have something in a 50' size. I know it's weird to ask this question inside the very friendly and wonderful ClubSeaRay.com, but what the heck, this is democracy: are there other (not Sea Ray) pre-owned sedan bridges that we should look into, and would you point out their pros and cons vs. Sea Ray sedan bridges?
3. Some sedan bridges (sport fishing yachts or whatever) have 2 helms: one on the bridge and the other inside. Is it the cost that Sea Ray doesn't feature 2 sets of controls?
4. When you guys (and gals) get out on the open sea, isn't it windy up on the fly deck? Don't you often have to put up the plastic canvas? Does it take long to put it up, say, on a Sedan Bridge 47?
5. From your personal experience, why would you recommend a sedan bridge over express, or perhaps not?
6. I don't want to bore you and/or (adversely) affect your evening, so I'll limit my remaining 20-30+ questions to just one more. Are we OK to try to get as big a vessel as we can afford (+/- 50'), or should we look for something smaller?
Thanks for your input, and have a nice evening everybody!
We are new at this, and so I am addressing these questions to those who either owned both boat types, or who simply know a lot about them, and I do appreciate your time and advice.
1. FYI, we can't spend more than 500k for it, that's our cap.
2. Sea Ray or not Sea Ray, that is the question. While we like Sea Ray, and will keep our 280 Sundancer on a NH lake for many years to come, the sedan bridge will be for a Gulf of Mexico / Florida / Atlantic East coast usage, and we would love to have something in a 50' size. I know it's weird to ask this question inside the very friendly and wonderful ClubSeaRay.com, but what the heck, this is democracy: are there other (not Sea Ray) pre-owned sedan bridges that we should look into, and would you point out their pros and cons vs. Sea Ray sedan bridges?
3. Some sedan bridges (sport fishing yachts or whatever) have 2 helms: one on the bridge and the other inside. Is it the cost that Sea Ray doesn't feature 2 sets of controls?
4. When you guys (and gals) get out on the open sea, isn't it windy up on the fly deck? Don't you often have to put up the plastic canvas? Does it take long to put it up, say, on a Sedan Bridge 47?
5. From your personal experience, why would you recommend a sedan bridge over express, or perhaps not?
6. I don't want to bore you and/or (adversely) affect your evening, so I'll limit my remaining 20-30+ questions to just one more. Are we OK to try to get as big a vessel as we can afford (+/- 50'), or should we look for something smaller?
Thanks for your input, and have a nice evening everybody!
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