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myles's picture

You don't say what motors/drives are in the vessel, or where it is,In 93 sundancer was a good make, well built, solid boats, they were ahead of the designs of other makers and everyone else tried to copy, my advise is to get a marine survey of the boat, and then while you are on it check every spot you can get a look into, and it might help to get one of those mini cameras that mechanics use to look into engines, for the areas you cant get your head into, and if the owner won't allow this then walk away, also in the southern states look for sunken boat damage, hurricanes that flood and sink boats can do a lot of damage, that you just cant see, it's like buying a car thats been sitting at the bottom of a lake, and sometimes dealers buy cheap storm damaged boats ,ship them somewhere else clean them up and sell them as local area boats, and not disclose storm damage, so check where it was first sold and registered, and go on from there good luck Myles.

bitstorm's picture

The boat has two Mercruiser 5.7L engines that look like they've hardly been used. the engine compartment is super clean as well. Belts on the engines look new.

The owner of this boat is the head mechanic at the Marina that it is stored at. From what I understand the boat was sold at the marina originally and has had 3 total owners.

bitstorm's picture

The boat has two Mercruiser 5.7L engines that look like they've hardly been used. the engine compartment is super clean as well. Belts on the engines look new.

The owner of this boat is the head mechanic at the Marina that it is stored at. From what I understand the boat was sold at the marina originally and has had 3 total owners.

myles's picture

I would still get a marine survey done, i'm sure the boat is in great shape or you would not be looking at it, I am also a marine mechanic and when I sold my boat (not enough time to use it ) I guaranteed the new owners they would have the first year trouble free or I fix it for free, and that was three years ago and to this day they still have had no problems,sometimes you can find a diamond in the rough still get it checked out, and if it works out good luck and have fun :-)

Kevin Falvey's picture

Myles advice is spot on. As nice as a Sea Ray is, every used boat is an individual! A surveyor is well worth what he charges, probably 500-700 hundred, small potatoes relative to the purchase price and huge for its value in peace of mind.

Check these links to find a surveyor:
http://www.namsglobal.org/
http://www.marinesurvey.org/

Kevin

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