Hi All!
I'm going to look at a sundancer 280 with build year: 1989
i have no experience with polyester/fibreglass motorboats so i could use some advise because i have no idea what i should be looking for when i'm going over for a test ride.
asking price is around 16.000 USD and yes, the boat is almost 30 years old.
one of things i wonder about is, how long does polyester take to degrade? is a 30 year old sea ray still good in that respect? i read stories saying polyester itself never dissolves but it can de-hydrate and loose firmness.
it has 2 x 205pk Mercruiser engines and they told me one is already rebuild. and both allegedly are in good working order. Since this is not the first owner selling the boat there is no certainty about the hours they ran.
last thing i already know is a problem, it has no bimini top, only the harbour canvas to close off the boat.
this means that if it rains while on the boat i would have no rain protection.
i already looked on ebay and boat canvas sites but i cant find a top cover for this model and year anywhere.
does anyone know if a top form another model perhaps also might be a good fit?
thanks a lot for you input!
I'm going to look at a sundancer 280 with build year: 1989
i have no experience with polyester/fibreglass motorboats so i could use some advise because i have no idea what i should be looking for when i'm going over for a test ride.
asking price is around 16.000 USD and yes, the boat is almost 30 years old.
one of things i wonder about is, how long does polyester take to degrade? is a 30 year old sea ray still good in that respect? i read stories saying polyester itself never dissolves but it can de-hydrate and loose firmness.
it has 2 x 205pk Mercruiser engines and they told me one is already rebuild. and both allegedly are in good working order. Since this is not the first owner selling the boat there is no certainty about the hours they ran.
last thing i already know is a problem, it has no bimini top, only the harbour canvas to close off the boat.
this means that if it rains while on the boat i would have no rain protection.
i already looked on ebay and boat canvas sites but i cant find a top cover for this model and year anywhere.
does anyone know if a top form another model perhaps also might be a good fit?
thanks a lot for you input!