Sea Ray Express Cruiser

FOR SALE IS OUR 40FT SEA RAY EXPRESS CRUISER .I HAVE HAD TO RELIST THIS AS THE BUYER WHO MADE AN OFFER REALIZED HE COULD NOT AFFORD THE SHIPPING AND RELATED EXPENSES AFTER HE BID SO I AM ASKING UP FRONT PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KNOW THE COSTS TO MOVE HER BEFORE MAKING AN OFFER , COSTS I KNOW FROM ANNAPOLIS TO PITTSBURGH AROUND $2600 , TO INDIANA $5200 PLEASE THE REASON WE LISTED THE BOAT CHEAPLY IS SO WE COULD ACTUALLY SELL IT .WE PURCHASED HER FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER WHO HAS HAD HEALTH ISSUES FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AND HAD LEFT HER STORED ON LAND AT A LOCAL MARINA .THE REASON WE HAD DECIDED TO BUY HER WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT SHE IS IN UNMOLESTED CONDITION AND ALL ORIGINAL , WE DO BUY AND SELL BOATS AND HAD PLANNED ON GETTING THE SEARAY CLEANED UP AND THEN RESOLD FOR THE SPRING 2018 SEASON AND THEN SELL FOR A PROFIT BUT WE HAVE OWNED HER SINCE LAST YEAR AND DONE NOTHING YET AS WE ARE BUSY WITH 3 OTHER PROJECTS SO WE DECIDED TO LIST TO SEE IF WE COULD RECOUP OUR MONEY SO I CAN OUT IT TOWARD ANOTHER PROJECT .WE HAVE SPENT A FEW DAYS GIVING HER A BASIC CLEAN UP AND GOING THROUGH THE SYSTEMS SO I AM ABLE TO GIVE A POTENTIAL BUYER A REALISTIC OVERVIEW OF THE BOATS CONDITION .BELOW THE WATERLINE WE HAD HER PROFFESIONALLY SANDED BACK TO GELCOAT AND THEN BOTTOM PREPPED AND PAINTED , NO SIGN OF ANY BLISTERS ,RUDDERS , SHAFTS AND PROPELORS / WHEELS ALL IN GOOD CONDITION .THE HULL SIDES LOOK AWESOME , WE HAD THEM COMPOUNDED AND WAXED . THERE IS 1 AREA IN THE BOW AROUND 12 INCHES LONG BY 8 INCHES WHERE A SMALL REPAIR HAS BEEN MADE , THE OLD OWNER SUPPOSEDLY BUMPED THE CORNER OF A FLOATING DOCK , IT IS ABOVE THE WATERLINE AND NOT STRUCTURAL AND FRANKLY A SMALL AREA OVERALL BUT I WANT TO MENTION IT .UP ON DECK SHE IS SOLID UNDERFOOT , WE DID NOT DETECT ANY SOFT SPOTS ON THE FOREDECK AREA NOR IN THE COCKPIT , SOLID ALL AROUND THE WINDLASS AREA AS WELL ALTHOUGH NICE AND CLEAN I WOULD COUNT ON COMPOUNDING AND WAXING UP ON DECK .THE ONE COCKPIT SEAT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE COCKPIT COULD USE SOME ATTENTION , THERE IS A PIECE AROUND 4 INCHES BY 6 INCHES ON THE PASSENGER FRONT SEAT , I WOULD TAKE THE SEAT TO AN UPHOLSTERY PLACE AND HAVE THEM STITCH IN A REPAIR PANEL WHICH WE HAVE HAD DONE MANY TIMES BEFORE .SOME OF THE SIDE PANELS NEED TO HAVE THE WOOD BACKING REPLACED . THIS IS NOT A DIFFICULT JOB , YOU NEED TO UNBOLT THEM , REMOVE THE VINYL , USE THE WOOD AS TEMPLATES AND THEN MAKE NEW BACKING . AGAIN SOMETHING WHICH ONE COULD DO ONES SELF AND SAVE A LOT OF MONEY . AS YOU ENTER DOWN BELOW YOU WILL SEE SHE IS ALL ORIGINAL , CARPETS INTERIOR ETC , THE INTERIOR CUSHIONS ARE ALL IN DECENT SHAPE BUT COULD USE A GOOD STEAM CLEAN AND THE CARPET ALSO NEEDS A GOOD CLEAN ALTHOUGH I WOULD CONSIDER REPLACING THEMTHE CARPET IN THE MAIN SALON AREA DOES HAVE STAINS UNDER THE FACTORY COVERS FROM 2 BARSTOOLS THAT HAD STEEL FEET AND LEFT SOME RUST MARKS .THIS MODEL SEARAY CAN SLEEP 6 PEOPLE , 2 FORWARD IN THE QUEEN BERTH IN THE MASTER STATEROOM , 2 IN THE SALON AREA WHERE THE WRAP AROUND SOFA PULLS OUT TO MAKE A DOUBLE AND 2 IN THE SECOND CABIN IN A BUNK STYLE LAYOUT .WE HAVE TESTED SOME OF THE SYSTEMS , WE WENT THROUGH THE 12V SYSTEMS , CHECKING , LIGHTS WHICH I DO BELIEVE MOST WORK , WE TESTED THE VACUFLUSH HEAD / TOILET , THE WATER SYSTEMS FROM THE FAUCET ETC .WE HAVE TESTED THE ENGINES AND GENERATOR WHICH ARE ALL FRESH WATER COOLED , BOTH ENGINES DO RUN AND WE HAVE RUN BOTH ENGINES FROM A REMOTE TANK FOR AROUND 10 MINUTES EACH . BOTH DO PUMP WATER AND GO IN AND OUT OF GEAR .BOTH ENGINES HAVE AROUND 900 HOURS AND ARE MERCRUISER 7.4 V8'STHE GENERATOR ALSO RUNS ALTHOUGH A CARB SERVICE IS IN ORDER , I NEED TO CHECK THE HOUR METER AND LET YOU KNOW THE EXACT HOURS ON THAT .WE DID HAVE MOST OF THE FUEL PUMPED FROM THE TANKS AS IT HAD OBVIOUSLY BEEN STANDING AS WELL .WE DID NOT TEST THE AC SYSTEMS AS WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH SHORE POWER FROM WHERE THE BOAT IS CURRENTLY BLOCKED ON LAND .SO I WOULD SAY AS AN OVERVIEW , YOU ARE BUYING A $50k TO $80,000 RETAIL BOAT FOR PENNIES ON THE DOLLAR , YOU WILL NEED TO CLEAN UP THE UPHOLSTERY BUY CANVAS AND THEN YOU WILL HAVE A CLEAN BOAT THAT ACTUALLY RUNS FOR LESS THAN HALF OF WHAT A BASIC OLDER USED MODEL WILL BE AND THAT MAY STILL HAVE SOME ISSUES .THE BOAT IS NOT PERFECT , IT DOES NEED SOME WORK , THAT IS WHY IT IS PRICED THE WAY IT IS , PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT US WITH ANY QUESTIONS , WE WILL DO OUR BEST TO ANSWER THEM , THE YARD DOES HAVE A TRAVEL LIFT AND CAN SET THE BOAT IN THE WATER IF NEEDED .THERE IS NO CANVAS ON THIS BOAT , I WOULD SUGGEST LOOKING AT ALL THE CHANDLERS IN FLORIDA AND THE HURRICANE AREAS AS WE DID BUY ONE FOR A SIMILAR BOAT 6 MONTHS AGO BUT RIGHT NOW IT IS MISSING FROM OUR BOAT .PICTURES ARE ALL LESS THAN 3 MONTHS OLD SO THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE NOWIT IS BEING SOLD WITH A CLEAR MARYLAND TITLE IN OUR NAME AND THE STORAGE HAS BEEN PAID UNTIL THE END OF THE MONTH .PLEASE MAKE CONTACT WITH US IF YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ACCEPT AN OFFER AS IT APPEARS MOST TIMES WHEN POTENTIAL BUYERS DONT MAKE CONTACT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO DONT USUALLY FOLLOW THROUGH AND PAY .WE ARE A SMALL FAMILY RUN BUSINESS AND RELY ON ACTUALLY BEING PAID IN ORDER TO PAY OUR STAFF AND OURSELVES PLEASE BE SERIOUS IF YOU DO MAKE AN OFFER AND PREPARED TO FOLLOW THROUGH WE ARE OPEN AND HAPPY TO NASWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE , IF WE DONT ANSWER THE PHONE WE WILL CALL YOU BACK IF YOU LEAVE A MESSAGE AS SOON AS WE CAN .WE WILL BE AWAY FROM SUNDAY 8/26 RETURNING MONDAY 9/3 , WE WILL BE CHECKING E-MAILS AND ANSWERING ANY QUESTIONS .THANKS MATTphone