First off, hello. New here and to Sea Ray, but not to boats, in general.
Next up, the boat. Pictures look great. I love the shape and it appears to be in great condition. Shiny, no signs of worn vinyl, very few bumps and bruises and what there is, is minor. Going to look at it in person this Saturday.
My 1st question is if these have any wood in the stringers, deck, transom...? Couldn't find any info on this, and an email to Sea Ray has gone unanswered.
My 2nd question, and this is where I'll likely lose a bunch of you and upset the rest - is if these particular boats came with the hull structure/support for either the 3.0 or 4.3 motors? If I'm not mistaken, all of the "Sport" models came with 4.3s, but the boat was also offered with a 3.0. It would make sense for Sea Ray to build 1 hull that could handle the mounting of both, as opposed to a different mold depending on what motor was chosen.
I ask because someone has replaced the 4.3 with a 3.0 in this boat. Why, I have no idea. Does it scare me? It probably should, but it doesn't. I don't necessarily need the extra power of the 4.3, although I wouldn't mind it, and if the boat was already setup to take a 3.0, then hopefully no hacking was done to get it in there.
Furthermore, it appears as the outdrive was not replaced, so it's currently geared wrong, but I happen to have a complete 3.0 out drive(long story), so I could swap it.
Anyway, really don't need the "stay away - run - don't even think about it" comments. I'm a rational individual and have been around the block a time or two. The asking price is already right and that's before I start negotiating the whole outdrive issue, which the seller didn't even know was an issue - which doesn't mean I am dead set on buying it. Saturday's inspection and water test will tell all.
Sorry for the lengthy post, and thanks for reading.
Next up, the boat. Pictures look great. I love the shape and it appears to be in great condition. Shiny, no signs of worn vinyl, very few bumps and bruises and what there is, is minor. Going to look at it in person this Saturday.
My 1st question is if these have any wood in the stringers, deck, transom...? Couldn't find any info on this, and an email to Sea Ray has gone unanswered.
My 2nd question, and this is where I'll likely lose a bunch of you and upset the rest - is if these particular boats came with the hull structure/support for either the 3.0 or 4.3 motors? If I'm not mistaken, all of the "Sport" models came with 4.3s, but the boat was also offered with a 3.0. It would make sense for Sea Ray to build 1 hull that could handle the mounting of both, as opposed to a different mold depending on what motor was chosen.
I ask because someone has replaced the 4.3 with a 3.0 in this boat. Why, I have no idea. Does it scare me? It probably should, but it doesn't. I don't necessarily need the extra power of the 4.3, although I wouldn't mind it, and if the boat was already setup to take a 3.0, then hopefully no hacking was done to get it in there.
Furthermore, it appears as the outdrive was not replaced, so it's currently geared wrong, but I happen to have a complete 3.0 out drive(long story), so I could swap it.
Anyway, really don't need the "stay away - run - don't even think about it" comments. I'm a rational individual and have been around the block a time or two. The asking price is already right and that's before I start negotiating the whole outdrive issue, which the seller didn't even know was an issue - which doesn't mean I am dead set on buying it. Saturday's inspection and water test will tell all.
Sorry for the lengthy post, and thanks for reading.