1979 17' Sunray

[ddiggerr]

I have recently purchased a 1979 17' Sunray runabout and cannot find any info online about the boat. I can't even find any pictures of a similar boat for reference.

Who makes Sunray brand and does anyone know where one would find info?

There is no plate in or on the boat with info... other than the ID num on back corner.

I just found someone selling the identical boat I purchased and added a few pics. Mine has a 1979 100hp Johnson Javelin attached to it.

Thank You

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: 1979 17' Sunray

Sunray was the brand name made in Victoriaville, Quebec Canada. Not sure when they went out of business, sometimes in the 80's. Your boat looks like the SV 170, later known as the SV 535, because of the metric system. It should be 16'10" long, 81" beam, 37" max depth. It should be rated for 100hp and weigh in at around 1000 lbs. This would have been Sunray's largest outboard boat. If you tell me the HIN number, the one on the transom, I could give you more info. Would love to see some pics of yours.

 

[ddiggerr]

Re: 1979 17' Sunray

Finally got around to pulling cover off after digging some snow out of the way.

HIN - ZSU151840279

Boat is identical to the one I have pictured above, however I have a 100hp Johnson Javelin, but its removed from boat and dismantled at the moment for repair.

 

[tallcanadian]

Re: 1979 17' Sunray

ZSU151840279
Model Year: 1979
Certification Year: 1979 (February)
Manufacturer: SUNRAY BOATS INC
Manufacturer City/State: ST-GERMAIN DE G QC

 

[ddiggerr]

Re: 1979 17' Sunray

Have you ever had one of those days where you want to pull all your hair out and scream as many cuss words as possible within a 30 second time frame? Today was my day to do just that.

After a week of prep work to replace transom. Measuring cutting, measuring again and cutting some more, drilling holes for all thread and clamps, lining everything up and marking everything, 'port', 'starboard'. Today was the day for install.

Set everything up as needed. Did a final sanding and acetone wash, and mixed up the peanut butter. Moving as fast as I could, spread mixture on new transom ply and inside transom skin.

When I picked up transom to set in, thats when I realized, being in such a hurry, I sanded and applied peanut butter on wrong side. Too late now, had to set it in quick as mixture was gelling up already. set it in, grabbed drill, and had to redrill holes for all thread as they were off by 1/4" and now nothing lines up exactly and some heavy sanding and grinding will be required for a proper fit.

Some hair left and neighbors think differently of me today after cursing!!