BOATS

BOAT TESTS

Sea Ray 500 Sedan Bridge

By Capt. Bill Pike

Boat Tests

SPECIFICATIONS

Builder: Sea Ray

Model: Sea Ray 500 Sedan Bridge

Model Year: 2004

Boat Type: Cruiser

LOA: 52’3”

Beam: 15’3”

Draft: 4’2”

Weight: 36,700 lbs.

Standard Power: 2/660-hp Cummins QSM11 diesel inboards

Optional Power: 2/730-hp MAN D2876LE405 diesel inboards

Fuel Capacity: 500 gal.

Water Capacity: 140 gal.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT

Lofrans Progress II rope/chain windlass
hardtop
ACR spotlight
Ritchie compass
Raymarine SmartPilot ST8001+ autopilot, C120 GPS/chartplotter/radar display, and 230 VHF
Clarion XMD3 Sirius AM/FM stereo/CD player w/amplifier, subwoofer, and 6/speakers on flying bridge
entertainment center in saloon w/Clarion XMD3 Sirius AM/FM stereo/CD player w/amplifier and 6/speakers and 26” Toshiba LCD TV
Krupps coffee maker
Panasonic microwave oven
under-counter Sub-Zero refrigerator
Kenyon 2-burner cooktop
Grohe faucets
2/VacuFlush MSDs
Sea-Fire 1301 auto. fire-suppression system
50-amp Progressive Dynamics battery charger
Glendinning CableMaster
13.5-kW Onan genset
41,000-Btu Cruisair a/c
17.9-gal. Attwood water heater
Bennett trim tabs

OPTIONAL EQUIPMENT

Side-Power bow thruster
Lofrans Progress II all-chain windlass
Sea Ray Navigator II w/4-kW Koden radar and WAAS GPS sensor
Bose Lifestyle 35 AM/FM stereo/CD/DVD system w/Acoustimas speakers
24,000-Btu Marine Air a/c for bridge
Beam central vac
50-amp Iso-Boost transformer
Boston Whaler 110 Sport w/25-hp four-stroke Mercury and transom davit
spare propellers

This article originally appeared in the October 2004 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.