Are people buying new Sea Rays?

[ygbsm]

Props to you if you are!

Just wondering if new Sea Rays are moving. I bought my 230 SLX new but I think I've been priced out of the market. $200,000 for a SLX 260 . . .

 

[Pirate Lady]

 

[Fill Ess]

I keep my boats at a SeaRay dealer. There are a lot of new ones for sale, and people buy them, but they usually get delivered elsewhere. Most of the ones in slips here are from my favorite era: mid-2000s.

When I bought the Montauk last year, it was down to that or a 250/270 SDX. Sure it was sticker shock but reasonable compared to some other things.

To give you an example, there's a couple of new 370 DAs here for sale with the V-12 OBs. Over a million bucks

Still hard to believe the biggest boat they make is the 400 SLX

 

[Stee6043]

Certainly seems like it

 

[Pirate Lady]

Thats Brunswick, not SR. Sells lots besides SR. I bet most of those are pontoons.
I’m in the upper bay, this is SR country. Cant spit without hitting one. Aint seen a new SR in a few years.

 

[Fill Ess]

I didn't realize they have 18 boat brands .... or that they make more revenue from propulsion and parts than boats (if I'm reading that correctly)

Do any of those brands make Toons?

 

[Fill Ess]

Cypress Cay
Harris
Lowe
Princecraft

are all Brunswick toon builders

 

[Shenanigans77]

Couple of newer 320’s and a new 370 in our marina. But for between 600k-1m, no thanks. Ill guarantee they dont have any more fun than we do with our 2003

 

[Pirate Lady]

Ya, SR is simply a vehicle to sell Mercury outboards these days. Let see, SR. We can install a GM engine that we have to buy from GM for 7k, or we can install 3 of our Mercury at 20k each on same size boat.
No brainer. Why you think its going that way?

 

[Golfman25]

Ya, SR is simply a vehicle to sell Mercury outboards these days. Let see, SR. We can install a GM engine that we have to buy from GM for 7k, or we can install 3 of our Mercury at 20k each on same size boat.
No brainer. Why you think its going that way?

Actually I think the trend towards outboards is the realization the the internal combustion auto engine is going away. Once GM got rid of the 7.4 and went to higher reving/lower torque motors the writing was on the wall. The outboards are built for a specific purpose and no need to deal with GM and reworking their stuff for marine use. Sure, it obviously helps that they own one of the big outboard manufacturers.

 

[Stee6043]

Thats Brunswick, not SR. Sells lots besides SR. I bet most of those are pontoons.
I’m in the upper bay, this is SR country. Cant spit without hitting one. Aint seen a new SR in a few years.

Brunswick:

35% of their business is propulsion (90% of which is outboard)
35% parts & accessories (keep buying that Merc branded oil!)
30% is boats (33% of which are fiberglass boats like Sea Ray)

Brunswick sold $727M in fiberglass boats last year, up from $571M the year before.

 

[Skybolt]

I didn't realize they have 18 boat brands .... or that they make more revenue from propulsion and parts than boats (if I'm reading that correctly)

Do any of those brands make Toons?

Not sure about 18 types but certainly does contain Pontoon boats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruns...oup makes Sea,fishing, deck and pontoon boats.

 

[mrsrobinson]

Remember our boats were new at some point as well, and someone took the hit and bought it. I'm glad they did.

 

[Woody]

Remember our boats were new at some point as well, and someone took the hit and bought it. I'm glad they did.

Ya, I bought 3 new ones before I learned my lesson

 

[blaster]

I don't know. If you purchase new you have a warranty and you know what you have. If you keep it for 10-20 years it seems to work out. At least on the smaller boats.

 

[highslice]

I don't know. If you purchase new you have a warranty and you know what you have. If you keep it for 10-20 years it seems to work out. At least on the smaller boats.

It is nice having the warranty.

 

[Gofirstclass]

It is nice having the warranty.

Wassat? Since a 20' bowrider I bought new in the mid-80's they've all been used. No warranty; no problem.

 

[jmauld]

There are new ones being sold in my area.

 

[Blueone]

Ya, I bought 3 new ones before I learned my lesson

I bought 3 new ones too before I smartened up…… all from @Lazy Daze company….. never lost money. But things changed after 2005….. then started buying used. I always hit the market right never lost a dollar on a boat

 

[mrsrobinson]

I've been fortunate to make money or break even on my last four sold boats. Hoping someone's buying my next used boat new today, so I can buy it used in 10 years