MacPhly
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How many 195 owners here?
What problems have you had?
I bought an '06 last July. After about 52 hours of use, these are my issues so far...
1. Thin gelcoat in a few spots on bottom... salesman pointed it out on delivery and scheduled a repair... repaired last month under warrantee.
2. Gelcoat bubble/crack behind/above the stbd rear speaker... repaired under warrantee
3. Just discovered gelcoat cracks by the trailer eye... see gelcoat cracks thread
4. Glove box would not open without a fight with the latch.... repaired under warrantee.
5. Keel locker door rattled... repair attempted by dealer but repair is unacceptable. They put rubber weather stripping on the 3 open (non-hinge) sides of the locker opening. Effecively stopping the rattling but transfering a lot of stress to the hinge and screws that hold the hinge to the deck. Also causing the stbd aft corner of the locker to stick up 3/4-1 inch... looks rediculous
6. Stbd side rubber/metal trim (that goes all the way around the boat) one screw has pulled out and the hole is stripped.
7. Caulking on f'glass trim pieces port and stbd gunwales... repair attempted by dealer but unacceptable. Expect to see more cracking this year... see Caulking thread.
8. Alpha 1 outdrive lower end... granaded. Bearing carrier, oil seal, etc. all spun out.... totally replaced under warrantee.
9. Plastic tab on the bottom of the front bow seat that holds it in its place... screws pulled out and tab came off on the SECOND day I was on the water. NO JOKE!!
As you can see I have not had a lot of happy times with my new sea ray. I must say that getting the repairs made (or at least attempted) has been easy. I haven't had to argue about them. But this is not what I expected from a Sea Ray. Were my expectations too high?
I'll keep you posted on future issues and repairs as they happen.
What problems have you had?
I bought an '06 last July. After about 52 hours of use, these are my issues so far...
1. Thin gelcoat in a few spots on bottom... salesman pointed it out on delivery and scheduled a repair... repaired last month under warrantee.
2. Gelcoat bubble/crack behind/above the stbd rear speaker... repaired under warrantee
3. Just discovered gelcoat cracks by the trailer eye... see gelcoat cracks thread
4. Glove box would not open without a fight with the latch.... repaired under warrantee.
5. Keel locker door rattled... repair attempted by dealer but repair is unacceptable. They put rubber weather stripping on the 3 open (non-hinge) sides of the locker opening. Effecively stopping the rattling but transfering a lot of stress to the hinge and screws that hold the hinge to the deck. Also causing the stbd aft corner of the locker to stick up 3/4-1 inch... looks rediculous
6. Stbd side rubber/metal trim (that goes all the way around the boat) one screw has pulled out and the hole is stripped.
7. Caulking on f'glass trim pieces port and stbd gunwales... repair attempted by dealer but unacceptable. Expect to see more cracking this year... see Caulking thread.
8. Alpha 1 outdrive lower end... granaded. Bearing carrier, oil seal, etc. all spun out.... totally replaced under warrantee.
9. Plastic tab on the bottom of the front bow seat that holds it in its place... screws pulled out and tab came off on the SECOND day I was on the water. NO JOKE!!
As you can see I have not had a lot of happy times with my new sea ray. I must say that getting the repairs made (or at least attempted) has been easy. I haven't had to argue about them. But this is not what I expected from a Sea Ray. Were my expectations too high?
I'll keep you posted on future issues and repairs as they happen.