Sea Ray Pachanga 22

[Henrik Ljungberg]

I just bought this great boat, with a 383 Stroker Engine (400+ HP).

I do not have any information about the boat itself. Are there any
internet sites made for this boat?
- Please help me!

Thanks, Henrik

[Toyscarab]

>
>I just bought this great boat, with a 383 Stroker Engine (400+ HP).
>

Be careful with this boat. It is a wild ride over 65MPH. Mike G.

[kieran]

You lucky lucky lucky b*****d, why don't Sea Ray make these type boats any
more

the 215EC is the other end of the scale

enjoy and don't kill yourself

kieran

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[Boathaul]

The reason Sea Ray doesn't make these
little beauties anymore is because of
product liability. Most people that bought
this boat did not know how to handle a
22' boat going 60+ miles per hour. It
wasn't worth the lawsuits.

[Dave Hall]

It's even simpler than that. The Pachanga line was dropped due to
sluggish sales. Most of Sea Ray's loyal clientele were people interested
in cruisers and basic runabouts. The Pachanga was sportboat which was
neither especially fast, nor raucous in design or appointments. It was,
as was described in a past article in Boating Magazine, a "Gentleman's
Racer". Smooth, powerful, but not overly loud. After owning a 1989
model, I'd have to agree. The boat was built very well, and many steps
were taken to be just that one small cut above the "norm" in function,
fit and finish. I still miss the boat, and wish the boat I had now was
as attentive to detail as the Pachanga was. Granted the Pachanga would
not have handled the bigger water that I now frequent, but for large
lakes/ rivers, it was great.

They dropped the line in 1991, which was also the bottom of the
recession, when the boat industry was hit hard by recession and the
"Luxury tax". The people I spoke to at Sea Ray, hinted that they may
bring the line back at some future time, if the market warrented it, but
gave no firm committment.

Dave