August 20, 2026
Sea Ray Sundancer 370 Outboard: Same Name, Different Boat
The Sundancer 370 Outboard is 39'9" to the sterndrive Sundancer 370's 37'8", carries 21,008 lb dry, and hangs triple Mercury 300 Verados — o…
Read the articleThe Sea Ray Sundancer Series
The sport cruisers — Sundancer 320 and 370 in sterndrive and outboard form, 32'10" to 39'9", all sleeping four
The Sundancer is the boat that made Sea Ray's name. Sea Ray's own history page puts its release in the era when the company opened its Merritt Island plant, and credits it with defining the cabin cruiser for the industry — a claim that is hard to argue with given how many builders have since copied the format.
What a Sundancer is, in current form, is a sport cruiser that refuses to choose. Bowrider seating forward, a cabin below rated to sleep four, an enclosed head, and a cockpit built for hosting.
Sea Ray builds the 320 and the 370 in sterndrive and outboard form, and all four are reviewed here. The sterndrives run twin MerCruiser engines on Bravo Three X drives with Joystick Piloting standard. The outboard versions are the longer, heavier boats of each pair, and they buy their length back in fuel — the 320 Outboard carries 62 more gallons than the sterndrive 320 on the same 10'7" beam.
The Sundancer Lineup, Smallest to Largest
Every Sea Ray Sundancer model we review in depth, in the order owners step up through the series.
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Sleeps four on a 32'10" hull, with bowrider seating forward and a wet bar aft. Twin MerCruiser 6.2L, 21° deadrise, coupe hardtop optional.
A 34'9" outboard cruiser that sleeps four and carries 220 gallons — 62 more than the sterndrive Sundancer 320 — behind twin Mercury 350 Verado V10s.
The boat that set Sea Ray's current design language: 860 hp, 36–38 mph cruise, a separate shower in the head, and CZone switching at the helm.
Sea Ray's 39'9" outboard Sundancer: triple 300 Verados standard, twin 600 V12s optional, a separate shower in the head.
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Moving Up the Sundancer Series
Sundancer 32032'10"Sundancer 320 Outboard34'9"Sundancer 37037'8" (11.48 m)Sundancer 370 Outboard39'9"
The Sundancer 320 at 32'10" is the entry point and the more surprising of the pair. It carries actuated headrests and armrests in the bow — genuine bowrider seating on a boat with a full cabin below, which is uncommon at this size. Twin MerCruiser 6.2L engines at 300 hp a side standard, 350 hp optional, 158 gallons, 21 degrees of deadrise, 14,000 lbs dry.
The Sundancer 320 Outboard at 34'9" is the same idea with the engines outside. Nearly two feet longer, 566 lbs heavier, and carrying 220 gallons against the sterndrive's 158 — that is the headline difference and it is a real range difference. Twin Mercury 350 Verado V10s with Joystick Piloting standard, twin 400 V10s optional. Watch the draft: 44 inches with the outboards trimmed down, deeper than the sterndrive's 41, which is the opposite of what most buyers assume.
The Sundancer 370 at 37'8" is the one with the separate shower stall — a wet head with a curtain is still the norm at this length, and that single decision changes what the boat is for. Twin MerCruiser 8.2L MAG HO ECT on Bravo Three X SeaCore drives at 430 hp a side, 250 gallons, and a published 42–44 mph with a 36–38 mph cruise.
The Sundancer 370 Outboard at 39'9" is the largest of the four. Triple 300 Verados with Joystick Piloting and e-Steering standard, and — new for this hull — an optional pair of Mercury 600 Verado V12s. 250 gallons, 21,008 lbs dry, split two-room accommodation with a mid-berth plus a forward V-berth lounge that converts to a sleeper for two.
Our Take
A Sundancer is a specific proposition and it has not really changed in forty years: one boat that hosts a crowd in daylight and sleeps a family after dark, run by the person who owns it. What has changed is how well it does the second half. The 370's separate shower stall is the detail I would point at — most builders at this length still give you a wet head with a curtain, and that single decision is the difference between a boat you will spend a weekend on and one you will not.
The 320 is the more interesting engineering answer, though. Putting actuated bow seating on a boat with a real cabin below is not the obvious move, and it resolves the argument that stops a lot of couples buying anything at all.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do both Sea Ray Sundancers sleep four?
Yes. Sea Ray publishes a Sleeps row for both boats and both are rated at four. On the Sundancer 320 that is a V-berth with seating around a solid wood table that converts to a berth, plus mid-berth bunks aft, with an enclosed head and a 27-gallon holding tank. On the Sundancer 370 it is a forward V-berth lounge with an L-shaped couch and a mid-cabin, with a 30-gallon holding tank. The meaningful difference is the head: the 370 has a separate shower stall with its own finishes, where the 320 has an enclosed head with a shower in the same compartment.
How much faster is the Sundancer 370 than the 320?
Compare the power rather than the speeds. The 370 makes 860 horsepower from twin 8.2L MAG HO engines and moves 20,800 pounds; the 320 makes 600 horsepower standard from twin 6.2L engines and moves 14,000. The 370 is rated at 36 to 38 mph cruising and 42 to 44 mph wide open, with 135 statute miles of range at cruise from 250 gallons.
Run the 320 at your own cruising speed on the sea trial and read the fuel flow off the display to put a number beside it.
Is the Sundancer coupe hardtop worth the money?
It depends almost entirely on where you boat. The coupe option adds a fiberglass hardtop with a full windshield and opening side vent windows, and on the 320 it is available with a retracting canvas sunroof so the boat does not feel closed in. In Florida sun, on the Gulf Coast or crossing to the Bahamas, weather protection at the helm changes how many days a year the boat gets used. On a northern lake where the season is short and the good days are the reason you go out, the money may be better spent elsewhere. Look at an open boat and a coupe on the same dock before deciding.
Which Sundancer Fits Your Life?
Tell us how you plan to use the boat — guests, range, crew or no crew — and we'll give you the straight story on where in the Sundancer series you belong, new or brokerage.
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