Posted by butchdavis on 08/04/17 - 7:16 AM
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My experience after owning an old Sundancer and three Whalers is that the Whaler quality is far superior to the 70s and early 80s SeaRays. Even our tiny classic 1981 Whaler Sport 13 quality is better. Given the popularity of SeaRays I expect the later models were better boats.
The problem with any boat comes down to the builders choices for all the outsourced components. That includes everything from engines to heads and fuel tanks. Fortunately, for the premium one pays for a Boston Whaler, our builder usually selects high quality outsourced components.
An experienced buyer can always find some component they feel is not up to par. Bilge pumps come to mind as well as batteries. Those types of things are easily changed by a dealer before delivery. I suggest you require a new boat be delivered with the right size Odessy (sp?) AGM batteries for both starting and house loads. As to the rest, I would probably see how things hold up before worrying about it.