2014 Sea Ray

2014 Sea Ray 510 Fly ~ Twin Cummins V-Drives ~ Conventional Shafts (No Pods) Joystick Docking ~ Only 800 Hours

A SHAFT BOAT WITH JOYSTICK DOCKING: 800 HOURS

Twin Cummins diesel V-drives turning manganese-bronze struts, dripless shaft logs and bronze rudders. No pods ~ and you still dock her with your fingertips.

• 800 hours on the mains
• Bow and stern thrusters with joystick control ~ conventional running gear ~ effortless docking
• 360° camera view for docking: plus FLIR night vision and CCTV bow, stern and side
• Raymarine chartplotters with GPS ~ Autopilot ~ Radar ~ Depth sounder, ~VHF ~ Compass ~ 2 Upper & 1 Lower Helms
• 17 kW Onan diesel generator: 120/240V "Upgraded"
• Three staterooms, two VacuFlush heads ~ full-beam master with hull windows, VIP forward with private head access
• 4 Flat screen TV's 
• Hydraulic swim platform with tender supports
• 51' LOA · 15'4" beam · 4'2" draft · 500 gallons fuel · bottom paint done recently
• Lying Marco Island, Florida · Ready to cruise the Keys ~ Bahamas ~ Caribbean 

Here is the part most buyers do not know.

Shopping a 510 Fly usually means choosing: the Zeus pod boats for joystick docking, or the V-drive boats for a conventional drivetrain. Nearly every buyer at this size wants both and is told to pick one.

This boat is both: Conventional shafts, struts and rudders — the drivetrain every competent diesel yard and every surveyor knows cold, with no pod-specific gearcase, seal or underwater-strike exposure to underwrite and no drive-specific service network you have to stay near. And bow and stern thrusters under joystick control, so she walks sideways into a slip like the pod boats do, with a 360° camera view while you do it.

For an owner who intends to actually use the boat in the Keys, the Bahamas and the Caribbean — where the nearest yard is rarely the factory-trained one — that combination is the whole argument. You get the running gear that can be fixed anywhere, and none of the handling penalty that normally comes with it.

Then there are the hours. Eight hundred on a 2014 boat, with documented service and an upgraded 17 kW genset that has carried the air conditioning at anchor rather than the engines carrying the miles.

THE BOAT:

She does not look like a production American flybridge. Sleek lines, smoked acrylic hull windows, arctic white gel coat over a high-performance vinylester laminate — take the badge off and most people guess Italian.

Enter through the three-pane multi-opening glass door into a salon with opposing sofas, a folding wood table and an entertainment center. Walnut cabinetry throughout, and wood floors throughout — with dark carpet runners laid down to protect them, which tells you most of what you need to know about how she has been kept. The galley sits up two steps, open to the salon but out of it: solid-surface counters, a stainless freezer with icemaker, a dual-voltage stainless refrigerator, two-burner stove, microwave-convection and a proper pantry.

The lower helm to starboard carries a single Stidd captain's chair, an opening side window, a defroster and wipers — the details that tell you a builder was thinking about the person driving in weather. Both helms carry the full package: Raymarine plotter's and GPS, autopilot, radar, depth, VHF, compass and joystick.

Below are three staterooms and two heads. The full-beam master has hull windows, port and starboard dressers, a cedar-lined mirrored hanging locker and a flat-screen with DVD. The VIP forward has a queen and its own private door into the forward head and shower. The third cabin takes convertible twins with a cedar-lined locker and drawer storage. The staterooms are carpeted in the dark scheme; both heads are VacuFlush with solid-surface vanities, Grohe shower wands and acrylic doors.

The flybridge is enormous for a boat this size — convertible seating with storage below, two helm seats, a sunpad, a teak aft table, a 120V refrigerator, a venturi windshield, a radar arch and a ship's bell — canvas and covers in black. Aft, a transom door, boarding steps, cockpit shower, an aft bench and a lazarette dedicated to lines and fenders.

Four feet two inches of draft and 500 gallons of fuel — the combination that decides where a boat this size can actually go. Bottom paint was done recently.

EQUIPMENT:

Propulsion, handling and running gear: Twin Cummins diesel V-drives, 800 hours · bow and stern thrusters with joystick control · two propeller shafts and propellers · manganese-bronze struts · manganese-bronze rudders with stainless posts · dripless shaft logs · hydraulic trim tabs · power-assisted hydraulic steering with tilt wheel · seacocks ~ seawater strainers and bonding system

Navigation and electronics: Both helms Raymarine chartplotter's and GPS (3) · autopilot · radar · depth sounder · VHF · compass · SmartCraft Digital Throttle & Shift · SmartCraft VesselView display and diagnostics · high-gloss instrument panel and backlit switch panel with electronic dimming · windshield wipers and defroster at the lower helm

Cameras: 360° docking camera view · FLIR night vision camera · CCTV with bow, stern and side cameras

Power: 17 kW Onan diesel generator, 120/240V/60 Hz (upgrade) · Cablemaster shore power with 50-amp and 30-amp cords · shore power isolation transformer · 120V/60-amp battery charger-converter · 8-D batteries with trays · AC and DC main distribution panels

Engine room and safety: Fire suppression system · 2" engine room insulation · gel-coated engine room with stainless ladder and dedicated vent system · two 12V bilge blowers · automatic and high-water bilge pumps · high-water alarms, bilge and cabin · carbon monoxide monitors · engine parallel-start system · USCG Type A-1 fuel lines, aluminum tanks, electric transfer pump and filters · navigation lights

Climate and comfort: Zone-controlled reverse-cycle air conditioning, 240V, 40,000 BTU · custom integral vent system · 20-gallon 240V water heater · pressure water system with manifold · cable TV · indirect LED lighting throughout

Finishes: Walnut cabinetry · wood floors throughout with dark carpet runners · dark carpet in the staterooms · black canvas and covers · silver alloy blinds · custom curtains and fabric day/night shades with drape trim · wood doors · polished nickel outlet and switch plates

Water and sanitation: VacuFlush heads · 68-gallon holding tank with dockside pump-out and level indicators · freshwater washdowns at transom, engine room and anchor locker · cockpit shower · dockside water inlet

Ground tackle and deck: Windlass with foot switches · galvanized anchor with stainless chute · rope and chain locker with gas-assisted hatch · eight thru-bolted custom stainless cleats · 316 stainless handrails and thru-hulls · PVC rub rail with stainless insert · deck vent hatch · two opening stainless portlights

Using the water: Hydraulic swim platform · tender supports · transom door · boarding steps · transom-wall line and gear stowage · lazarette with dedicated line and fender stowage · bottom paint recently done

Built to USCG and ABYC standards with NMMA yacht certification.

The Bahamas and Caribbean cruiser. Shallow draft, 500 gallons, a 17 kW genset that runs the full 40,000 BTU of air conditioning at anchor, a hydraulic platform that makes a tender practical, and running gear that can be fixed in a working boatyard rather than a franchised one.

The buyer moving up from a pod boat. You are not giving up the joystick. You are giving up the pods — and keeping the docking.

The buyer moving up from a 40-something express. Three staterooms, two fully equipped helms and a flybridge that seats everyone, with thrusters and a joystick so the step up in size is not a step up in anxiety.

The buyer who has already ruled out pods. There are fewer of these than the market realizes, and fewer still with thrusters and joystick control. If pod exposure is why you passed on other 510s, this is the listing to look at.

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