Sea Ray 380 Sundancer (1999-2003)
Built 1999–2003 by Sea Ray Boats
About the Sea Ray 380 Sundancer (1999-2003)
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1999–2003
- Builder
- Sea Ray Boats
- Length
- 40.08 ft
- Beam
- 13 ft
- Draft
- 3.33 ft
- Displacement
- 18,300 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass-cored
- Hull / keel
- planing
- Propulsion
- inboard
- Fuel
- 275 gal
- Water
- 70 gal
- Holding
- 42 gal
- Stern thruster
- none
Top-selling big express of its day. Deep-V (19.5 deg). Most sold with gas engines (18 kt cruise); Cat diesels cruise about 25 kt. LOA includes platform.
Known problems for this model
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Balsa-cored bottom hull
The bottom is balsa cored, and HMY notes Sea Ray had problems with some cored hulls built 1995-2002; a moisture/percussion survey of the bottom is essential.hmy.com · yachtsurvey.com
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 (2)
Other Sea Ray models
- Sea Ray 270 Sundancer (1994-97, 1999) 1994–1999
- Sea Ray 300 Sundancer (1994-97) 1994–1997
- 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 400 Sedan Bridge 1996–2003
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.