Sea Ray 240 Sundeck Boats For Sale

The Sea Ray 240 Sundeck is a freshwater-friendly deck boat with bow rider manners, produced in the mid-2000s and aimed at families who want to seat a crowd without giving up a sharp-riding hull. It measures 26 feet 4 inches overall with an 8.5-foot beam, and it carries a U.S. Coast Guard rating for 12 people, with room for roughly six in the cockpit and several more in the open bow. Buyers searching for a Sea Ray 240 Sundeck for sale typically find 2006 through 2008 hulls, many in navy or blue gelcoat with snap-in cockpit carpet. The 21-degree deadrise at the transom sets it apart from softer-bottomed deck boats; the V grows sharper toward the bow, which is the main reason this model rides closer to a bow rider than its rounded interior layout suggests.

Power on these boats is a 350 Mag MPI MerCruiser rated at 300 horsepower, paired with a Bravo 3 counter-rotating outdrive and trim tabs. Sea Ray 240 Sundeck specs include a 47.7 mph top speed and a comfortable cruise of 24.9 mph at 3,500 rpm and under, where fuel consumption stays economical. The hull is self-planing with only about 3 degrees of bow rise, so it comes onto plane and settles back down without the nose-high attitude common to boats this size. Fuel capacity is 65 gallons and the freshwater tank holds 20 gallons, with a maximum draft of 3 feet 5 inches.

The helm centers on SmartCraft instrumentation that reports engine data, flanked by trim tab controls, a tilt steering wheel, and a one-piece tempered glass windshield with a heavy, supportive frame and no center split. Both the captain and mate seats are bucket-style with large flip-up bolsters for sitting high while driving, and each side carries stainless steel cup holders and a grab handle. Onboard systems include an automatic fire suppression system, dual batteries with a switch, factory Corsa exhaust, and an upgraded factory stereo; some boats add a Garmin chart plotter and digital start/stop at the Mercury binnacle.

The cockpit uses a starboard-side walk-through transom into an L-shaped lounge over the extended swim platform, which shields the props from swimmers. A refreshment center with a freshwater sink, cup holders, and a trash bin sits to the side, and the boat carries two pedestal tables that mount in either the cockpit or the bow. An enclosed fiberglass head compartment holds a pump-out toilet, a sink, a mirror, a light, and a window; on some boats it is a portable head instead. Freshwater showers are fitted at both the transom and the bow.

Storage is a strong point: deep in-floor lockers run down the centerline and under the helm, the side bow seats lift out for large lockers, and the aft port locker stows the table poles and bow filler cushions. Those filler cushions convert the open bow into a large sun pad. The bow seating is deep and contoured, with a flip-up cooler, grab rails, an anchor locker, and a forward boarding ladder. A wind-block door at the front of the cockpit shields passengers in cooler conditions.

Build quality shows in resin transfer-molded hatches on full piano hinges, through-bolted with washers and gas-assist struts. When weighing a Sea Ray 240 Sundeck, note the dry weight of 4,680 pounds, which matters for tow vehicle and trailer planning; many examples are sold with a Shoreland'r or comparable trailer plus a bimini top and snap-on bow and cockpit covers. Common condition items on used boats are fine surface scuffs that polish out, minor gelcoat nicks, and light electrolysis at the outdrive skeg, where a skeg guard and chrome fin can be added.