Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

[becmario]

End of season coming so they want to move it (supposedly).

Any warnings?

This is a great deal right?

MSRP out the door is 53K.

Should I be looking at another boat?

I have three kids, 13, 10 and 5 and really want a deck boat.

Max on trailer should be 22' 6".

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

What engine.

 

[sktn77a]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

Sounds like a great deal, and the Sundecks hold their value very well. I ended up getting a Chaparral 204 because I couldn't dind a Sundeck in my price range!

 

[becmario]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

What engine.

ect 5.0i Mpi alpha 1 260 php stern driveh

 

[eng208]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

End of season coming so they want to move it (supposedly).

Any warnings?

This is a great deal right?

MSRP out the door is 53K.

Should I be looking at another boat?

I have three kids, 13, 10 and 5 and really want a deck boat.

Max on trailer should be 22' 6".

My suggestion, get what you really want. The layout on that boat is going to be very cramped for 5 soon to be grown people. I can guarantee you are going to want more room. Get a deck boat even if you have to back up a couple of years. Mine may be old, but it is in great condition, and I will never run out of deck space. Best of all, I was able to pay for it and still enjoy taking it to the river. It rides great too.

 

[becmario]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

Im confused by your response. You're saying that model will be too cramped but then you say get a deck boat. It is a deck boat and there is more room in the bow then a traditional bowrider. What is the make and model of your deckboat.

Never having been a boat owner, i like the idea of owning a Sea Ray because I could dump it in 1 week if I didn't like boating.

 

[laserbrn]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

What exactly makes you think you could go out, buy a $40k boat and "dump it in a week" if you wanted to? You're going to take a big loss doing that no matter who the manufacturer of the boat is. Especially in this market.

 

[haulnazz15]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

Where did those pictures come from? I only ask because that isn't any 2012 Sea Ray that I know of.

 

[NYBo]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

Where did those pictures come from? I only ask because that isn't any 2012 Sea Ray that I know of.

It's a Bayliner Rendezvous.

 

[eng208]

Re: Looking at buying a 2012 Sea Ray Sundeck 200 for 40K out the door

Guys, I wasn't inferring my boat was a 2012 Sea Ray. I don't know where that idea came from. It is a Bayliner Rendezvous, and it does have a few problems. I bought it used, and it is 20 years old. But, it has a great layout and rides nice.
When the OP stated he had 3 kids, all growing larger every year, my recommendation was to look at something a few years older but with more deck space. I viewed the pictures on the OP's choice and it is nothing but a glorified bow rider. I have seen these late model so called "deck boats" and they are evolving right back into bowriders. Fine if that is what you want. Definitely not what I would want to spend 40 K on.