2000 Stingray 200 CX 4.3 EFI

[basatum]

I'm looking at buying this boat. I can't tell if the floor is fiberglass or wood. Does anyone know?

http://www.stingrayboats.com/products/models00/pages/200c.html

 

[tpenfield]

You can usually tell if the cockpit/floor is of the 'one-piece liner' variety (i.e. fiberglass) by looking at the cockpit sidewalls. Having looked at a few 200 CX pictures of that vintage, it looks to be of 'wood' construction variety, since the sidewalls of the interior don't appear to go all the way to the floor. It appears that the cuddy has a fiberglass liner, but the main part of the cockpit does not.

If you look at the boat, you can probably tell better than in pictures, by closer examination of the cockpit sidewalls and around the floor opening for the engine bay.

 

[roffey]

Kind of funny, I was told by Stingray in the owners forum (not the dealer) their boats are wood free. So I did a search, "when did stingray start to make wood free boats" and found a write up my Stingray on their web site.

http://www.stingrayboats.com/technol...stinction.html

Ill cut to the chase....

Pressure Treated Wood
Stingray uses plywood panels impregnated with oxide formulated preservatives. The plywood is resistant to decay or rot and protects against termites and other wood eating insects.

So it looks like I was given incorrect information by Stingray...

 

[Chris1956]

Since the boat has marine carpet in the cockpit, I would expect there to be plywood under it. The plywood will likely be coated with cloth and resin and will last a long time. Of course on 16 YO boat, I would walk it and look for soft spots, especially around fittings and seats where the deck was drilled.

 

[basatum]

Thanks everyone, great info. I'll see the boat in person in a couple weeks. I'll be sure to check the floor carefully.

 

[SeaDooSam]

Thanks everyone, great info. I'll see the boat in person in a couple weeks. I'll be sure to check the floor carefully.

Jump on all spots of the floor when you go to see it.

 

[tpenfield]

Boat manufacturers are not exactly forthcoming about exactly how they build their boats.

From the marketing material, it looks like Stingray switched to a fiberglass stringer system, but other parts of the boat (transom, floor, etc) are made of pressure treated wood. Lots of folks read/hear fiberglass stringers and think 'no wood'.

 

[roffey]

Boat manufacturers are not exactly forthcoming about exactly how they build their boats.

From the marketing material, it looks like Stingray switched to a fiberglass stringer system, but other parts of the boat (transom, floor, etc) are made of pressure treated wood. Lots of folks read/hear fiberglass stringers and think 'no wood'.

There is a owners forum at Stingray. Part of this forum is you can ask Stingray engineers or latest Stingray employees a question about the boat and the boat build. I asked them if the boat was wood free and they said yes, wood free. Post #3, Stingray uses plywood panels impregnated with oxide formulated preservatives. This is not a big deal and would not have stopped me from purchasing the boat. I have just found when I ask questions of Stingray they never quite answer it or in this case it was answered incorrectly and a basic question they should have known, this has been consistent with the Stingray forum.

Would I buy another Stingray, absolutely and that is a big endorsement for the Stingray boat Company, the boat and the build. As mentioned a 17 year old boat can be in great condition or ready for land fill if not taken care of.