Sea Ray Pachanga questions

[Barnronhart]

We sold our boat last year and now suffering withdrawls. I've been looking at
the next one and like the looks of those ole Pachangas. What would be any
faults or handling issues they may have? I'm thinking maybe a 27' with twin 350
mercs. Any hull problems? And why would such a good looking boat not still be
manufactured by Sea Ray.
Thanks

[Paul Nakamura]

I had an '89, beautiful boat in my opinion, but I'm afraid not constructed
very well. I had cracks in the hull sides where the bulkheads were that cost
me a lot of $$$ to fix. I also had my aluminum danforth style anchor stored
in the well at the bow, the anchor dug a hole through the inner layer of
glass and exposed a layer of "putty" used in the lay-up. (see
yachtsurvey.com for a description of this stuff) This stuff was dry, but
soft, you could dig it out with a screwdriver with no effort. Apparently a
cheap way to core a mass produced piece of junk. SeaRay still uses this
stuff as far as I know. I also had a couple of rattles that I could not
chase down as well a loud crack every time I came off a wave hard. The ride
was awful, Lake St Clair has a lot of boat chop, the Pachanga rattled your
teeth the whole day long. If you are looking for something like that, I
would look for a Wellcraft Nova II, much better constructed. Yes a good
looking boat but I think they found that performance boaters are a little
harder on their boats than cruisers.

Paul
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[Palka]

Ive owned SeaRay's my whole life and I feel they are the best
constructed boats on the market. We've gone through many from a 17'
open fisherman to a 36' cruiser with no problems what so ever.
Maintence is key to keeping your boat running well and staying in good
shape especially in salt-water. For example, I took a 1996 24'laguna,
bought it for $8,900, restored the boat for about another $4-5,000 and
turned around and sold it for $22,000 after using it for 2 years.
SeaRay is known to be the "Cadillac" of boats for years. And as far
as SeaRay using cheap parts, thats crazy, quality boats show quality
prices if you know what I mean. Well, if anyone has any questions let
me know. See-ya later and happy boating

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[Paul Nakamura]

Mr Palka writes:

"Ive owned SeaRay's my whole life and I feel they are the best
constructed boats on the market."

That should be a clue as to what his opinion is worth.

Paul
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[Trainfan1]

The Pachanga was the epitome of the "floating Camaro" of it's day. They
were haphazardly assembled for the most part it seems, and sold on their
outward appearance and some of SeaRay's laurels. My personal experience is
associated with a particular Pachanga down on Oneida lake back in about 1989
or 1990 that separated at the seam coming down off of some chop at an angle.
The cabin flooded and everything inside was soaked. Onlookers were in
disbelief... as was the owner and the insurance company.

If you want more input on this, call Peter Eaves at Great Lakes Boat Repair
down in Sodus. He has repaired his share of Pachangas (so they could be
sold, I'm sure).

Rob
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[Dave Hall]

Trainfan1 wrote:
>
> The Pachanga was the epitome of the "floating Camaro" of it's day. They
> were haphazardly assembled for the most part it seems, and sold on their
> outward appearance and some of SeaRay's laurels. My personal experience is
> associated with a particular Pachanga down on Oneida lake back in about 1989
> or 1990 that separated at the seam coming down off of some chop at an angle.
> The cabin flooded and everything inside was soaked. Onlookers were in
> disbelief... as was the owner and the insurance company.
>
> If you want more input on this, call Peter Eaves at Great Lakes Boat Repair
> down in Sodus. He has repaired his share of Pachangas (so they could be
> sold, I'm sure).

I'm shocked to hear all this negative opinions about the Pachanga. I
owned an '89 about 10 years ago, and it was one of my most favorite
boats. I never had any hull problems, I did have some issues with the
outdrive, but that was a Merc issue, not a Sea Ray one. I found the fit
and finish to be quite well done, as were the trim and interior
appointments. The boat that I traded it in for, a Stingray 698zp, did
not fair as well, as it had many of the problems that you've attributed
to the Pachanga, including sharp squeaks and flexes in rough water, and
stress cracking under the hull.

Dave