Free OBO 1979 Sea Ray Sun Dancer. One owner, ordered new fall of 1978 delivered spring of 1979. Taught my girls how to water ski behind it. Clean bottom fresh prop indicated 40 mph. Great for pulling air filled toys behind. Wonderful at cruising. Sleeps 6, full galley, stove never used, clean stainless steel sink. Ice Box, , head, 110 shore power, 105 gallon fuel tank 1/2 full non oxygenated premium with Staybil, so should be good. 80 gallon Water tank, 40 gallon waste tank. Includes bunker trailer ( no brakes)
Wife no longer able to get into or out of boat. Not fun without wife, not used past 2 years.
Crate Engine has less than 500 hrs on it since installed. Maybe less than 200 ? Runs fine. ( marina failed to drain water over winter from previous engine). Will need oil change.
Outdrive good, prop dinged. noisy gimbal bearing. Quoted $1000 to R&R.
Beautiful teak interior. Vinyl nice shape cloth upholstery needs recovering. Cockpit light gets need replacing. Gauges old and faded but easy access to replacement behind hatch in head.
Teak wood over anchor locker needs replacement. As does teak hatch over engine.
Frenchy.
I'm surprised to not see; will trade for Jaguar parts.
If you weren't in MN I would be tempted.
I had a 79 20' cuddy that was a great boat.
In reply to frenchyd :
Ok I resisted for a few hours. What kind of crate engine does it have?
Toyman! said:If you weren't in MN I would be tempted.
I had a 79 20' cuddy that was a great boat.
You've gone that far for barely useful but interesting things in the past!
In reply to OHSCrifle :
I know, but I'm trying to break myself from that tendency.
In reply to Stampie :
Chevy 350 crate motor with the later heads. I think it was marketed as 310 hp.
Datsun310Guy said:I'm surprised to not see; will trade for Jaguar parts.
If you have a 6.0 V12 motor laying around, we have a deal.
I should also say that it's only been a fresh water boat. Plus our boating season starts in May and is over in September. About 5 months of the year. In the last 2 decades I doubt I've put on 100 hours. Typically less than 50 hrs a year. Mostly cruising at 1500 RPM just fast enough to maintain steerageway.
Where are you located?
trigun7469 said:Where are you located?
Minnesota on a lake in a very nice house he built surrounded by Jaguars and V12s.
clutchsmoke said:trigun7469 said:Where are you located?
Minnesota on a lake in a very nice house he built surrounded by Jaguars and V12s.
In reply to trigun7469 :
758 miles north and west of you.
In reply to frenchyd :
thats pretty far
I'm interested (as noted in the other thread).
Let me get back to you this evening.
I'm gonna pass.
I'd have too much money tied up in the transport, repairs and storage before I ever got to use this. I'd love to have it, but the reality is it will be 5 years before the marina is built near my place, and it will just sit until then. It's a project I can't justify right now.
Thanks!
If I had a lake I used that a 26' cabin would make sense, I'd be headed west right now.
I did forward this link to a buddy though who might know a few folks interested.
In reply to SV reX :
Thank you for even considering it. I agree it's too far. The only way I'd do it is if I did the great loop. Out the Great Lakes to the inland waterway, then on down to Florida.
Pulling a 6000 pound boat down the freeway would just be too boring.
In reply to frenchyd :
My parents have done the Great Loop twice. Once in a 32' trawler and once in this:
Over a span of 10 years, they put 35k miles on the above boat. That picture was shot at the city dock in Rossport, Ontario, Canada about 2500 miles from the boat's home port on Edisto Island, SC. My Dad loved the Great Lakes and Thousand Islands area as well as the St. Lawrence and Ottawa Rivers around Montreal and Ottawa. They spent many summers up there boating with friends. It was cheaper to put the boat in heated winter storage in Rochester, New York than it was to pay insurance on it in South Carolina during hurricane season.
Curtis73 (Forum Supporter) said:If I had a lake I used that a 26' cabin would make sense, I'd be headed west right now.
I did forward this link to a buddy though who might know a few folks interested.
I slept on the boat only one time in all those years. Water carries sound extremely well. Anchored about 1/4 mile away someone farted and we heard them like they were right in the boat.
That noise kept me awake long after exhaustion would have had me sleeping.
I had 3 anchors out yet woke up regularly forcing me to go up on deck to check our position. I'm blessed with great night vision and able to confirm our position on a relatively calm night at a glance. I'd hate to think of trying to sleep on a dark stormy night.
We did have a few people sleep on the boat tied to the dock after drinking too much. They said how they had never slept so well?!?
In reply to Toyman! :
That's a very nice boat. I could imagine that on a trip of the great Loop that would be very comfortable.
Frenchy, what is the beam? Any interior pictures? What will trailer need for 700 mile road trip? You say no trailer brakes.... doesn't have them or just not working?
8 ' beam. 28'3" length overall. 26 at the water line. There are no brakes I live on the lake and the launch ramp is very close so it only serves as a storage trailer. I was told it's straightforward to add brakes. Should be able to have it done at any trailer repair place.
The interior wood is unmarked undamaged looks nice. The vinyl upholstery in undamaged and looks good. Only the cloth is falling apart. ( it's 44 years old).
By the time the snow melts enough to remove the cover I'll put it on Craigslist and it will go right away.
The boat weighs 6000 pounds and the trailer is probably another 1000 pounds. So plan on a decent sized truck or SUV to tow it.
How old are the tires? Also any idea of tongue weight? I have SRW 3500HD
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