Sea Ray 300 Sundancer (1994-97)
Built 1994–1997 by Sea Ray Boats
About the Sea Ray 300 Sundancer (1994-97)
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1994–1997
- Builder
- Sea Ray Boats
- Length
- 33.08 ft
- Beam
- 10.5 ft
- Draft
- 2.92 ft
- Displacement
- 10,200 lb
- Hull / keel
- planing
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 200 gal
- Water
- 35 gal
- Holding
- 28 gal
- Bow thruster
- none
- Stern thruster
- none
Third 300 Sundancer generation, on the 1992-93 deep-V (21 deg) hull with more fuel. Hull length 30.5 ft; LOA includes pulpit. Offered with twin V-drive inboards (most common) or twin sterndrives. Good engine access per HMY.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
MerCruiser 5.0 (305) / 5.7 (350) V8 gas parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “MerCruiser V8 V-drive inboard”
GM small-block Chevrolet base engines, so internal parts are everywhere. Marine exhaust manifolds and risers for 1983–2002 small blocks are sold by many aftermarket makers (Sierra, Barr, Osco and others) through Power Boat Supply, Hardin Marine, Basic Power Industries and similar stores; Mercury sells genuine parts through dealers.
Parts sources: Power Boat Supply, Hardin Marine, Basic Power Industries
Common problems (2)
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Manifold/riser failure and water in cylinders exhaust
Cast-iron manifolds and risers rust internally or their gaskets fail, letting water back into the cylinders; small amounts cause hard starting and rough running, large amounts hydrolock and wreck the engine. Service roughly every 7 years in fresh water and about 5 in salt.powerandmotoryacht.com · forums.iboats.com · justanswer.com
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Overheating from scaled manifolds cooling
Rust and scale inside the manifolds restrict cooling flow and cause overheating under load.powerandmotoryacht.com
Model sources (1)
Other Sea Ray models
- Sea Ray 270 Sundancer (1994-97, 1999) 1994–1999
- Sea Ray 330 Sundancer (1995-99) 1995–1999
- Sea Ray 340 Sundancer (1999-2002) 1999–2002
- Sea Ray 370 Sedan Bridge 1991–1997
- Sea Ray 380 Sundancer (1999-2003) 1999–2003
- Sea Ray 400 Sedan Bridge 1996–2003
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.