CaptainMike1970
Well-Known Member
I had an invite from the Service Manager at Marina Marbella on the Hamble to pop down and join him on a shake down sea trial of their new SeaRay 335 with twin Yanmar 6LPSTP 306hp diesels (currently the only diesel option) today, as seen at LIBS. The weather did its best/worst and by mid afternoon it was cold, wet, wind F5+ and there was a fair chop in the Solent but what a boat, fantastic.
I tried every thing to make it slam or stuff - just to see of it was up to the usual SeaRay bullet proof standards but no chance of any dramatics, just a really solid and level ride, didn't even need the trim tabs!
An easy 35 knots in the chop just held back by the failing visibility. Really flat and controlled high speed turns and when at 30 knots a really really hard turn is wound on she turned so hard and fast I thought I was in my old 225 Weekender, she thinks she is a sports boat, amazing. The acceleration was amazing, zero to 20 knots in no-time but what really impressed was 20 knots to 30+ knots in the chop acceleration, you had to see it to believe it!
When we came back in I put her back on the berth and found the twin stick controls really easy to use (I had never used this left hand gear and right hand throttle set up before), one of the easiest boats to handle at close quarters even with a cross wind.
No rattles, no lockers flew open, not a cushion out of place even after all the bouncing we threw at her and this was on a shake down run with still some jobs to do and kit to install before a customer would normally get to see the boat out on the water!
I guess quality costs and you get what you pay for, worth every penny, I am sure they will sell a load which is good for me. If I save all my pennies I might be able to afford a second hand one in a few year time to replace our 315 Sundancer!
No affiliation to SeaRay or Marina Marbella just thought others might like a "non-MBM" report, plus great to get out on the water when my own boat is out on the hard for winter storage, sorry no photos, I was too busy holding on and grinning!
I tried every thing to make it slam or stuff - just to see of it was up to the usual SeaRay bullet proof standards but no chance of any dramatics, just a really solid and level ride, didn't even need the trim tabs!
An easy 35 knots in the chop just held back by the failing visibility. Really flat and controlled high speed turns and when at 30 knots a really really hard turn is wound on she turned so hard and fast I thought I was in my old 225 Weekender, she thinks she is a sports boat, amazing. The acceleration was amazing, zero to 20 knots in no-time but what really impressed was 20 knots to 30+ knots in the chop acceleration, you had to see it to believe it!
When we came back in I put her back on the berth and found the twin stick controls really easy to use (I had never used this left hand gear and right hand throttle set up before), one of the easiest boats to handle at close quarters even with a cross wind.
No rattles, no lockers flew open, not a cushion out of place even after all the bouncing we threw at her and this was on a shake down run with still some jobs to do and kit to install before a customer would normally get to see the boat out on the water!
I guess quality costs and you get what you pay for, worth every penny, I am sure they will sell a load which is good for me. If I save all my pennies I might be able to afford a second hand one in a few year time to replace our 315 Sundancer!
No affiliation to SeaRay or Marina Marbella just thought others might like a "non-MBM" report, plus great to get out on the water when my own boat is out on the hard for winter storage, sorry no photos, I was too busy holding on and grinning!
