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04-23-2015, 02:37 PM | #1 |
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Sea Ray 240 Sundancer
Hi all, newb to the forum. We have a house in Laconia. I currently have an older 17.5' Stingray bow rider, but have been thinking of upgrading to a Sea Ray 240 Sundancer. Was curious about what your thoughts are on if this is big enough to handle the weekend chop.
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04-23-2015, 03:25 PM | #2 | |
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04-23-2015, 03:29 PM | #3 |
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If I may ask, what are the specs on your 17.5? The wife and I are looking for an 18' bowrider. Feel free to message me.
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04-24-2015, 05:36 PM | #5 |
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Have a boat that is close
I have a SeaRay 240 Sundeck (2008) and love it. Handles most reasonable chop well
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04-26-2015, 04:35 PM | #6 |
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Sea Ray 240
I don't think the new 2015 SeaRay lineup has a 240 Sundancer so I guess you're looking at used. I have a Sea Ray 240 Overnighter. As an island resident facing the broads, this boat seems capable of handling all sorts of weather and wake chop. Depending on your most frequent type of use, the Sundancer, Overnighter, or Sundeck are all good choices. This is my third Sea Ray.
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04-27-2015, 08:14 PM | #7 |
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Descant is correct.
They did away with the 240 and now only make the 260 Sundancer as the smallest version. Although looking at the new 260s, they seem like the old 240s size wise in the interior. |
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Is this the case for the 260's?
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04-28-2015, 01:14 PM | #11 |
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240 vs 260 Sundeck
We have the original 240 Sundeck. Overall length is 26'-4" but the swim platform is bolted on. The newer 260 Sundeck is still 26'-4" overall, but the swim platform is molded into the hull allowing them to call it a 260. Absolutely no change in the actual boat or its usability.
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04-29-2015, 11:23 AM | #12 |
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The sundeck 240 is an excellent boat for winni. We spent a couple seasons out there with their 19' Stingray and it handled about 80% of the lake pretty well even on a crowded weekend day. Sometimes, though, the broads were a bit much and reduced our progress to a trimmed-up, bow-high crawl. Haven't really felt much of it with their 240 sundeck and it rides very well. The downside, though, is if everyone starts getting bigger boats to mitigate the chop we'll be in the same place in 5 years asking about 28-to-30 foot boats instead.
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