Sea Ray 540DA Sundancer
Like a Jersey girl who went to Italy for the summer and came back miraculously transformed into a supermodel, the new €1 million, 16.7-metre Sea Ray 540DA looks more Euro than Yank. The company, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, has created a sleek, aggressive exterior, luxe interior and a state-of-the-art joystick-controlled Zeus pod drive system paired with twin 600 hp Cummins MerCruiser Diesel motors. Sea Ray is one of the first U.S. boatbuilders to use the Zeus, which many see as the future for under 30 metre class because of its incredible maneuverability as compared to traditional propulsion systems.
The Zeus system, with propellers that work independently of each other and rotate 360 degrees on their axes, allows the 540DA to turn on a dime and literally maneuver sideways. The GPS-controlled Skyhook system automatically keeps the craft stationary even in strong currents or heavy winds. Both the forward VIP cabin and master staterooms have a queen bed, Bose sound system and full bath; the latter also has a flat-screen TV. The joystick control is a bit like playing a video game, but of course far more satisfying. Of course you don’t just get to start over if you crash the damn thing.
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29,995 GBP
325,000 $
139,000 €
“Like a Jersey girl who went to Italy for the summer and came back miraculously transformed into a supermodel” what an excellent description. The exterior is very different indeed.