![]() ![]() Cruising speeds were in the mid to upper 30s, and trimmed out at top-end I hit 48.3 MPH. Performance fun I ran a 19 SPX outfitted with the 190 HP 4.3L stern-drive, and for a 19 foot bowrider, performance was thoroughly jazzy. It’s a trade-off that’s not to my personal taste, but many day-boaters don’t anchor often and probably won’t mind. To maximize space up forward Sea Ray didn’t include an anchor locker, which means you’ll have to stow an anchor under one of the seats. This works fine while the boat is at rest, but don’t plan on sitting there while you’re running through any kind of seas. In the bow, seating is pretty much as you’d expect: two forward-facing lounger seats are complemented by a backrest on the center section, so it can be used as an aft-facing seat. With the outboard the engineroom becomes bulk stowage, but the trade-off is a loss of swim platform room since there’s an eggbeater mounted back there. ![]() Whether you choose the stern-drive or outboard version, you also get a big sunpad on the motorbox. (You can get a good look at how the arrangement works in that First Look video, from 0:44 to 0:57). Instead of the expected forward-facing seat, there’s a convertible seating arrangement that can face forward, transition into a center-facing double seat, or become an aft-facing full-length lounge. which transitions to a very unusual passenger’s area. Like its larger sibling, the Sea Ray 21 SPX, the 19-footer has a standard aft bench. Surprise number two: the cockpit seating. The 19 SPX OB has a 150 HP Mercury four-stroke, and the “real” price still stays under $30,000. Good thing Sea Ray builds the 19 SPX in both stern-drive and outboard versions. Rather have an outboard on the transom? There’s been a market shift in this direction lately (read Outboard Engines on Bowriders: Match Made in Heaven? to learn more). Thank you, Sea Ray, for giving us an honest number where most companies fudge things a bit. This includes the boat, engine, trailer, AND dealer prep and destination charges, which most builders conveniently leave out of the price tag. Sea Ray MSRPs the 19 SPX at well under $30,000, and even if you jazz it up by boosting the 3.0L (135 HP) stern drive to a 4.3L (190 or 220 HP) powerplant, the price still doesn’t break $32,000. But the 19 SPX still has a surprise or two up its sleeve. blah, blah, blah-you’ve heard it all before, and if you’re an experienced boater, chances are you’re seen it for yourself at one time or another. This is one of the best-known builders around, with a long-standing reputation for strong hulls, plush seating, and. And we all know that the 19 SPX is going to be a comparatively solid boat, since it’s a Sea Ray. This is what boating is supposed to be all about, right? Enjoying some rec time on the water, pulling around the kids on a tow-toy, or just zipping across the bay doing S-turns. You want to see your family smile? It'll be hard to find a better boat for the task than the Sea Ray 19 SPX. ![]()
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