For many boating enthusiasts, Sea Ray is the gold standard for deck boats and bowriders. It’s not always easy to tell the two types apart—they look very alike at first glance, and it's not until a closer look reveals the deckboats’s fuller bow section and front boarding gate the differences become apparent. Built on a solid fiberglass hull with a trailerable 8'6" beam, Sea Ray designers gave the 260 Sundeck slightly more freeboard than standard deckboats so she’ll be dryer in big-water conditions. The versatile cockpit—completely revised in 2010—provides comfortable seating for several guests. There are port and starboard lounge seats at the bow with molded armrests, grab bars, drink holders and storage beneath. The portside console houses a small head compartment, and ski/wakeboard storage is found in the cockpit floor. There’s plenty of storage in the 260, more than might be expected in a boat this size. A hinged aft seat provides good engine access. Additional features include a cockpit table, tilt steering wheel, two built-in coolers (one a carry-on), freshwater shower, transom door, and an extended swim platform. A single 300hp MerCruiser I/O delivers 35+ knots top.