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 BOAT TEST: 2006 Sea Ray 60 Sundancer
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Once in the river, I recorded a top speed of 41.5 mph and a cruise speed of 35.2 mph at 2000 rpm. Sound levels were impressive: My dB meter hovered in the mid-to-high 70s throughout the entire rpm range, peaking at 82 dB-A at WOT (65 dB-A is the level of normal conversation). Credit's partly due to the sound-attenuation panels made of fire-resistant, aluminum-face melamine foam on the engine-room overhead, which I'd seen on my earlier inspection of the ER.

After switching positions with the captain, I noted the MAN engine-monitoring displays above my head and firewalled the single-lever MAN electronic controls. The river was countertop-flat, so I unfortunately can't comment on her rough-water capability, but as the standard 1,100-hp MANs spooled up, I observed unobstructed sightlines in three directions; unfortunately you'll need a mate or an aft-mounted camera to back her into a slip, as the swim platform is invisible from the helm. She banked smoothly into turns with little loss in rpm, but took nearly a dozen boat lengths to come around during full-speed, 180-degree turns. Bowrise was a little high in the midrange, peaking at 5.75 degrees but settled in at four degrees at higher speeds.

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Later, I ceded control of the 60 back to the captain, and as we idled down Sykes Creek on our way back to Sea Ray's facility, I relaxed on the upper sunroom's settee. I may have looked as if I was contemplating something substantial about her wring out. I admit now I was just enjoying the moment, enveloped in the creature comforts of the excellent upper sunroom.

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This article originally appeared in the September 2006 issue of Power & Motoryacht magazine.
BOAT SPECIFICATIONS
Boat Type: Cruiser
Base Price: $1,766,049
Standard Power: 2/1,100-hp MAN V10 1100 CRM diesel V-drives
Optional Power: none
Length Overall (LOA): 61'6"
Beam: 16'9"
Draft: 4'2"
Weight: 55,700 lbs.
Fuel Capacity: 900 gal.
Water Capacity: 200 gal.
Standard Equipment: cherry interior; Sea Ray Navigator touch-screen chartplotter; Raymarine E-Series 4-kW radar/chartplotter, 240 VHF, ST8001 autopilot; Side-Power bow and stern thrusters; Ritchie compass; Stidd helm and companion seats ; Bose 3-2-1 Surround Sound system in saloon, speakers in saloon, cockpit, and staterooms; Bose Lifestyle 38 home-entertainment system in master; hydraulic swim platform; 2/electrically retractable roof panels; 32" Toshiba LCD TV in saloon, 27" in upper sunroom, 23" in master, 2/ 17" DVD/CDs in staterooms; 21.5-kW Onan genset w/ soundshield; 2/Mastervolt battery chargers; 3-burner Kenyon cooktop; Panasonic microwave/ convection oven; 2/Sub-Zero drawer-style refrigerator/freezers; Norcold refrigerator/ freezer; Krups coffee maker; Raritan ice maker; 88,000-Btu Cruisair reserve-cycle A/C; Whirlpool stackable washer/dryer; hot/cold transom shower; Grohe bath fixtures; 3/VacuFlush MSDs; Lofrans windlass; Bennett trim tabs; Racor fuel-water separators; Oil X-change-R for engines, transmissions, and genset; 2/Glendinning Cablemasters; dripless shaft logs
Test Engines: 2/1,100-hp MAN V10 1100 CRM V-drives
Transmissions / Ratio: ZF 500I/1.76:1
Props: 30x38 4-blade nibral
Steering: SeaStar hydraulic w/ power assist
Controls: MAN single-lever electronic
Optional Equipment On Test Boat: Opecmare hydraulic passerelle; Norcold refrigerator/freezer in master; teak cockpit and transom steps; Kenyon barbeque; DSS Satellite TV; 20-bottle Franklin Chef wine cooler; 2/ warping winches; pewter hull color
Price As Tested: $1,850,000
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