Silverton

No... he'll buy a Larson then b!tch and moan about how it's "not fair" his crappy ugly boat is depreciating faster than a Sea Ray... it's a "union thing" ya know.
 
Four Suns said:
No... he'll buy a Larson then b!tch and moan about how it's "not fair" his crappy ugly boat is depreciating faster than a Sea Ray... it's a "union thing" ya know.
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I knew that would get you to bite Fore Skins, "mission accomplished".........LMAO
 
A couple in our Yacht club traded in their 29' Ranger Tug for a Silverton similar to the one in your picture. Its a very nice boat and they love it. It scoots pretty good too, I had to lay into the throttles a bit to make sure I stayed ahead of them coming back from Olympia last year (everyone wants to see if they can out run the Sea-Ray).
 
There ya' go... A guy trades his Chevette in on a AMC Pacer and is happy and that makes the Pacer a GREAT CAR!!!!
 
susanandlance said:
I knew that would get you to bite Fore Skins, "mission accomplished".........LMAO
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at least he bought a boat that the bridge faces the right direction...
maybe that could explain the props hitting stuff "first"
LOL
 
Actually....that just makes the chevette a crappy car...
 
Four Suns said:
There ya' go... A guy trades his Chevette in on a AMC Pacer and is happy and that makes the Pacer a GREAT CAR!!!!
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As usual, just verbal vomit..... this really doesn't look like a "Chevette" to me (or any other sane person).
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For northwest cruising its one of the best boats on the water. Its one drawback (IMHO) is the beam could be wider.
http://www.rangertugs.com/R-29
 
Pack66Dad said:
As usual, just verbal vomit..... this really doesn't look like a "Chevette" to me (or any other sane person).
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For northwest cruising its one of the best boats on the water. Its one drawback (IMHO) is the beam could be wider.
http://www.rangertugs.com/R-29
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The Ranger Tug is a nice boat for around here. Why they'd go for a Silverton after that simply must be be for the interior space and not for design and quality.
 
Nehalennia said:
The Ranger Tug is a nice boat for around here. Why they'd go for a Silverton after that simply must be be for the interior space and not for design and quality.
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I think your correct in that they just wanted more interior space. I also agree that for fit, finish and quality its very hard to beat the Ranger Tugs.
 
Pack66Dad said:
As usual, just verbal vomit..... this really doesn't look like a "Chevette" to me (or any other sane person).
R29p1.jpg

R29p5.jpg

R29p10.jpg


For northwest cruising its one of the best boats on the water. Its one drawback (IMHO) is the beam could be wider.
http://www.rangertugs.com/R-29
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I can see Fore Skins behind the wheel now shouting "Skin it back man"!!!!:smt043 :smt043
 
This is my first post in this forum. As former owner of a 2002 280 DA I ocassionally come here to see what is happening in the Sea Ray world - and capture some of the incredible knowledge that is regularly shared in here. We enjoyed that boat (our first) for almost 4 years and have plenty of fond memories from that time. Eventually it was time to move on to something bigger and we wanted a boat with a flybridge. Sea Ray did not have anything back then (2005) that fit our needs and budget (smallest bridge boat was the 420), and we ended buying a brand new Silverton 34 Convertible with twin Yanmar diesels (although labeled as a 34, the boat is actually over 40', with swim platform included). After almost 7 years of ownership and having logged over 760 hours, I cannot say enough good things about my Silverton. It is a very well built boat, living space is great (13' 10" beam), and more importantly, maintenance is easy, as everything is well laid out and easily accessible. I do all regular maintenance myself and in 7 years the only times I've had to get a mechanic's help was to rebuild the raw water pumps and later a recommended valve adjustment at 500 hrs. Something I particularly like is how Silverton provides access points throughout the boat, so cabling, etc. is done very easily. We installed all the electronics ourselves (2 chart plotters, radar, auto pilot, sonar, VHF).

It also has held up very well even in the South Florida sun, where we boat year-round. I agree with other posts that some of the Silverton models are ugly, and the sneaker compare is appropriate :). It is a matter of opinion. I think the convertible is a great looking boat that so far has stood the test of time. It is still being produced, with just some interior changes, as the 36C.

As others have said, there are much better boats out there, but I think that from a cost/value perspective, the Silverton really stands out.

Silverton 34C.jpg S34C interior.jpg
 
lfb said:
This is my first post in this forum. As former owner of a 2002 280 DA I ocassionally come here to see what is happening in the Sea Ray world - and capture some of the incredible knowledge that is regularly shared in here. We enjoyed that boat (our first) for almost 4 years and have plenty of fond memories from that time. Eventually it was time to move on to something bigger and we wanted a boat with a flybridge. Sea Ray did not have anything back then (2005) that fit our needs and budget (smallest bridge boat was the 420), and we ended buying a brand new Silverton 34 Convertible with twin Yanmar diesels (although labeled as a 34, the boat is actually over 40', with swim platform included). After almost 7 years of ownership and having logged over 760 hours, I cannot say enough good things about my Silverton. It is a very well built boat, living space is great (13' 10" beam), and more importantly, maintenance is easy, as everything is well laid out and easily accessible. I do all regular maintenance myself and in 7 years the only times I've had to get a mechanic's help was to rebuild the raw water pumps and later a recommended valve adjustment at 500 hrs. Something I particularly like is how Silverton provides access points throughout the boat, so cabling, etc. is done very easily. We installed all the electronics ourselves (2 chart plotters, radar, auto pilot, sonar, VHF).

It also has held up very well even in the South Florida sun, where we boat year-round. I agree with other posts that some of the Silverton models are ugly, and the sneaker compare is appropriate :). It is a matter of opinion. I think the convertible is a great looking boat that so far has stood the test of time. It is still being produced, with just some interior changes, as the 36C.

As others have said, there are much better boats out there, but I think that from a cost/value perspective, the Silverton really stands out.

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Your model is nice looking and much easier on the eyes than the other one. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. It's when I see models like the first one or the Carver 360 Mariner I just shake my head and say WTF?
 
I'd love to hear more about this boat with the Yanmars. Which yanmars, what was your cruise speed and consumption?. I can't speak about the "hidden" build quality but the woodwork inside is impressive. Real wood, not vitrecore.
 
I remember when that 34C Silverton model first came out. I was on it at the boat show and said to my wife...."This ain't no 34 footer". Silverton did a nice job. I seem to remember that the brand new price was less than $200K....substantially less. Two drawbacks that I remember from back then were that the base motors (low entry MSRP) were 6.2L, and IMHO, two small. Needs at least the 8.1s. Second, was that it was VERY snug walking around the gunwhale to get to the bow.
 
lfb said:
This is my first post in this forum. As former owner of a 2002 280 DA I ocassionally come here to see what is happening in the Sea Ray world - and capture some of the incredible knowledge that is regularly shared in here. We enjoyed that boat (our first) for almost 4 years and have plenty of fond memories from that time. Eventually it was time to move on to something bigger and we wanted a boat with a flybridge. Sea Ray did not have anything back then (2005) that fit our needs and budget (smallest bridge boat was the 420), and we ended buying a brand new Silverton 34 Convertible with twin Yanmar diesels (although labeled as a 34, the boat is actually over 40', with swim platform included). After almost 7 years of ownership and having logged over 760 hours, I cannot say enough good things about my Silverton. It is a very well built boat, living space is great (13' 10" beam), and more importantly, maintenance is easy, as everything is well laid out and easily accessible. I do all regular maintenance myself and in 7 years the only times I've had to get a mechanic's help was to rebuild the raw water pumps and later a recommended valve adjustment at 500 hrs. Something I particularly like is how Silverton provides access points throughout the boat, so cabling, etc. is done very easily. We installed all the electronics ourselves (2 chart plotters, radar, auto pilot, sonar, VHF).

It also has held up very well even in the South Florida sun, where we boat year-round. I agree with other posts that some of the Silverton models are ugly, and the sneaker compare is appropriate :). It is a matter of opinion. I think the convertible is a great looking boat that so far has stood the test of time. It is still being produced, with just some interior changes, as the 36C.

As others have said, there are much better boats out there, but I think that from a cost/value perspective, the Silverton really stands out.

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. That's one great looking Silverton you have, I'm sure the nay Sayers will be out soon w/ their negative bashing
 
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