Sea Ray Boats History

Founded as early as 1959, Sea Ray was first known as Ray Industries. An independent company producing high quality luxurious boats, Sea Ray quickly took the attention of bigger boat manufacturers and thus its founder C.N. Ray sold the company to Brunswick for as much as $350 million in 1986. The company’s first plant operated in Detroit, Michigan in the United States, but in 1972 Sea Ray also opened a plant at Merritt Island in Florida. Unable to meet the high demand, Sea Ray later grew to as much as three plans at the same location, employing more than 1,500 individuals in its peak years. While the company was hit during the Great Recession, today Sea Ray boats continue to be recognized as some of the most luxurious and high-quality pleasure boat brands. Currently, the manufacturer is based in Knoxville, Tennessee, where it operates two factories. Sea Ray also operates two factories in Florida, as well.

Sea Ray Boats Design and Innovation

A lot can be said about the unique designs implemented in Sea Ray boats. In fact, when it comes to luxury yachts and pleasure boats, Sea Ray are one of the manufacturers that hold one of the biggest number of different awards from all around the boating world. Most notably, the company’s boats have been winners of most Editor’s Choice awards, while the company itself hold a number of NMMA innovation awards, the most Product Quality awards and a CSI excellence in customer service award. In fact, the company itself praises itself for being one of the most innovative boating manufacturers, trademarking some of their innovations, including Dynamic Running Surface™, Quiet Ride™ and SkyFlow™. Their assertion on the market for championing new technologies in pleasure boat manufacturers comes under Sea Ray’s Next Wave platform, through which the company sets itself as one of the most forward thinking boat manufacturers on the market.

Most Popular Sea Ray Boats for Sale

When searching for the most popular Sea Ray boats for sale you will be able to find a wide range of different Yachts and pleasure boats, ranging from small luxurious family boats, such as their SPX series, bowrider SLX series, innovative family boats SDX series and their sport cruisers and Sport Yachts Sundancer, Previous Style 450 Sundancer, L-class bigger boats and yachts and more.

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