Sea Ray's 340 Sundancer: A Great Weekend Cruiser
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Quality Construction

Every Sea Ray is conceived at their 70,000-square-foot Product Development and Engineering facility in Merritt Island, FL.

There’s no other facility like it in the world, with more than 250 of the most talented designers, engineers and craftspeople. Sea Ray's unprecedented investment in technology and automation gives them the freedom to pursue a constant stream of innovative possibilities. They put everything they create through the most extensive testing and validation procedures in the industry, culminating in six weeks of nonstop testing on the water. When it comes to designing boats, no one has higher standards.

Sea Ray's standards include a high level of precision. So much so, that they have invested in laser-guided robots and computer driven technology. Technology that allows them to produce a boat that is stronger, safer and more reliable and more affordable.

This exceptional fiberglass work is very evident in the cockpit area, where most of the finished surfaces are gelcoat. A sharp and critical eye would be hard pressed to find the slightest defect in the finish.

Sea Ray’s exclusive Multiple Insert Technology and
resin-transfer process produces consistently exact boat components.

Sea Ray's exclusive resin-transfer process (Multiple Insert Technology) produces consistently exact components, including thousands of Sport Boat hulls annually. Robots achieve perfect fit and finish with every cut they make. Sea Ray's RealData quality-control process allows the inspection and tracking of every part. Each and every Sea Ray is precisely manufactured to exacting high standards. Their robots allow them to cut parts as big as 70 feet long and 18 feet wide to an accuracy of 1/60,000 of an inch. Sea Ray's fit and finish stands out from everything else on the water.

The product seems to reflect a process of high technology executing a vessel designed from the bottom up to meet a very high standard, rather than down to try to meet a predetermined price point.