Sunsation Boats

[Curly]

We recently sold our 25 ft Baja bow rider. We are considering purchasing a 28 ft Sunsation bow rider and were wondering if anyone had any information regarding Sunsation's performance and quality. We test drove one about 3 years ago at Shepp Browns marina in Meredith and we were impressed with it. Any information would be appreciated.

[Woodsy]

Curly...

Check out OSO... www.OffshoreOnly.com There is a Sunsation forum there. Pretty informative.

Woodsy

[codeman671]

Great boat!!! I love them. It is a shame there are no dealers here any more. I drove the 32' Dominator with twin 496HO's that Shep's had as well as the 28' with a single 525hp that used to be in Paugus Bay. That boat was upgraded to a 32' SS, I see him fly by my place every weekend.

When I was in the market, I drove a 30' Outlaw at Channel then immediately drove the 32' Dominator. The Outlaw felt loose in the water, at 80mph it bounced along side to side, basically chine-walking. The Dominator was tight, handled/cornered well, took the rough stuff great and had excellent acceleration.

Sunsation has a forum on their website full of insightful owners, check out www.sunsationboats.com.

Can you tell how much of a fan I am? :D

[DoTheMath]

You can't go wrong with a Sunsation - from quality of build to customer service and support, everything you hear is true... I know first-hand as I owned one. Joe and Wayne - the owners of the company - are first-class, will help you out in any way they can and stand behind their product. I'd be sure to get it surveyed first, make sure the boat is as-represented and cover all your bases. Once you get to that point, if you can make the $$ work - and you are happy with it, buy it. From a brand standpoint, you will not be disappointed.

As Woodys said, OSO is a good source, as is the Sunsation web site - they have their own forum and you can get a TON of info there!

If I can help at all, let me know.:cool:

Mark

[DoTheMath]

Spell-check (need an edit feature on this site ;o)

As WOODSY said... (I know he's not the cowboy from Toy Story! lol. ;)

[sunsationdave]

ok ive owned a 288 sunsation. and have a 32ss know.you cant get a better
28 ft boat for winni the 28 rides great .it is a solid boat, the factory support is awesome. you can call the owners joe/wayne anytime.i sold my 05 288 with a 100 hrs it really is a well biult boat and it stands out. look on offshoreonly.com
boattrader.com and speedwake .com
my 32 is probably the best boat for winni i take it in the broads with 4/5 ft chop rides awesome. it is 4 sale soon

[OCDACTIVE]

will you be using it solely for Lake Winni and other similar bodies of water? Or are you thinking of going offshore at all?

[Curly]

We plan on using the boat mainly on Lake Winni...we live at the lake during the spring and summer months and will keep it docked there.

[OCDACTIVE]

You will be just fine then.. The 28 sunny is a GREAT lake boat and you can't beat the price. I just normally don't recommend them (the 28 that is) for offshore poker runs etc. But it will eat up Lake Winni.. Are you looking for a new or used one?

[Curly]

we are looking for either...new or used....all depends on the cost
we are only interested in the 28ft bow-rider with 425 hp minimum and prefer fairly new

[OCDACTIVE]

we are looking for either...new or used....all depends on the cost
we are only interested in the 28ft bow-rider with 425 hp minimum and prefer fairly new

There is a very nice one on offshoreonly down in VA. I don't think it is a bowrider though. Is that a deal breaker?