Sea Ray 270 Sundancer (1994-97, 1999)
Built 1994–1999 by Sea Ray Boats
About the Sea Ray 270 Sundancer (1994-97, 1999)
Researched from public sources for this model. Any individual boat may have been modified or repowered — confirm before relying on any figure.
- Built
- 1994–1999
- Builder
- Sea Ray Boats
- Length
- 29.92 ft
- Beam
- 8.5 ft
- Draft
- 3 ft
- Displacement
- 6,400 lb
- Hull
- fiberglass
- Hull / keel
- planing
- Propulsion
- sterndrive
- Fuel
- 100 gal
- Water
- 24 gal
- Holding
- 20 gal
- Bow thruster
- none
- Stern thruster
- none
Solid fiberglass deep-V (20 deg) hull shared with the previous 270; 8.5 ft beam makes it trailerable. Not built in 1998; returned for 1999 as the 270 Sundancer Special Edition. LOA includes pulpit; draft 1.9 ft drive up. Sterndrive maintenance items (bellows, gimbal bearing, risers) apply as on other MerCruiser I/O cruisers.
Known problems for this model
No well-sourced problem reports found yet.
Engines & parts
MerCruiser 7.4 (454) V8 gas parts: good
Factory standard engine — you entered “MerCruiser 7.4L V8 sterndrive”
GM big-block base; Marine Engine Depot and others sell 7.4 L engines and parts, and cast-iron riser kits run a few hundred dollars. Manifold and riser replacement is the main recurring expense.
Parts sources: Marine Engine Depot, Power Boat Supply
Common problems (2)
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Manifold and riser corrosion exhaust
As with other gas marine V8s, internally rusted manifolds and risers can let water into the engine; periodic replacement is standard practice.powerandmotoryacht.com
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Rough running and won't rev under load fuel
Common troubleshooting threads trace this to fuel delivery (filters, pump, carburetor) or ignition timing problems.justanswer.com · youtube.com
Model sources (1)
Other Sea Ray models
- Sea Ray 300 Sundancer (1994-97) 1994–1997
- Sea Ray 330 Sundancer (1995-99) 1995–1999
- Sea Ray 340 Sundancer (1999-2002) 1999–2002
- Sea Ray 370 Sedan Bridge 1991–1997
- Sea Ray 380 Sundancer (1999-2003) 1999–2003
- Sea Ray 400 Sedan Bridge 1996–2003
Researched from public sources. Spotted an error? The sources are listed above — tell us what they got wrong.