Acb4boss
Member
- Oct 3, 2010
- 123
- Boat Info
- Tow Vehicle=Chevy Express Conversion
- Engines
- Twin 200hp 305's w/ Alpha One Gen1's
To start I'll give a little background as I am a newbie (though I've previously read a lot from this site :thumbsup.
I've been involved in boating for 25 (ish) years since I was just a lil' guy. My parents had a 255 Amberjack, a 28 carver, and finally a 38 Carver. I got into having my own boats when I bought my first house, as I was selling my motorcycle for a little cash to buy things like furniture or whatever I was offered a trade for a boat. The softballs replacing the wife's eyes wouldn't allow me to say no. As the family grew and the needs changed, so did the boats; from a sweet little speed boat to a bow-rider, and now in the need for something else.
On to the real question:
I'm looking to get something I can keep on the Great Lakes and weekend on. I truly love the styling of the late 80's Sea Rays. As an immediate family there are 4 of us so the sleeping accomodations of a weekender are ok, but if I choose to take my dad, a buddy, and his dad on a weekend fishing trip I would rather not be bunking with someone so a Sundancer makes more sense there. Knowing that the Sundancer was the more popular model, but the Weekender has a better cockpit layout for fishing I was wondering what the GREAT people of the Sea Ray forum had to say. I'm also interested in knowing what specific things to look for in these models, little things that people with experience are keen to seeing and could share with me. I plan to get a survey, but I have no interest in having 20 surveys done before finding the "one" if I can eliminate some candidates on my own.
And as for the B-rider, I have an option plan for that. Option one: I keep it because it's 5 minutes from home on a 1,000 acre lake and it's fun. option 2: I sell it and buy a..uh...um...pontoon? (Hate those things but their so dang practical!)
Thank you all in advance for the help and support.
Al
I've been involved in boating for 25 (ish) years since I was just a lil' guy. My parents had a 255 Amberjack, a 28 carver, and finally a 38 Carver. I got into having my own boats when I bought my first house, as I was selling my motorcycle for a little cash to buy things like furniture or whatever I was offered a trade for a boat. The softballs replacing the wife's eyes wouldn't allow me to say no. As the family grew and the needs changed, so did the boats; from a sweet little speed boat to a bow-rider, and now in the need for something else.
On to the real question:
I'm looking to get something I can keep on the Great Lakes and weekend on. I truly love the styling of the late 80's Sea Rays. As an immediate family there are 4 of us so the sleeping accomodations of a weekender are ok, but if I choose to take my dad, a buddy, and his dad on a weekend fishing trip I would rather not be bunking with someone so a Sundancer makes more sense there. Knowing that the Sundancer was the more popular model, but the Weekender has a better cockpit layout for fishing I was wondering what the GREAT people of the Sea Ray forum had to say. I'm also interested in knowing what specific things to look for in these models, little things that people with experience are keen to seeing and could share with me. I plan to get a survey, but I have no interest in having 20 surveys done before finding the "one" if I can eliminate some candidates on my own.
And as for the B-rider, I have an option plan for that. Option one: I keep it because it's 5 minutes from home on a 1,000 acre lake and it's fun. option 2: I sell it and buy a..uh...um...pontoon? (Hate those things but their so dang practical!)
Thank you all in advance for the help and support.
Al
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