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PRODUCT QUALITY
Quality is an every step, every day journey. Sea Ray’s
higher standards in the highest accolades in the industry.
Quality Control. Your boat never leaves our sight
during construction, literally, through ongoing sight
inspection, and virtually, through our In-Plant Interactive
Quality Control System. The latter provides a “real-time
report card” of your boat as it goes through production.
If we notice any process falling below our standards, we
make the corrections before your boat reaches the next
phase of completion. Then we complete a root-cause
analysis to update our production system so subsequent
boats don’t encounter a similar issue.
Product Testing. When you buy a Sea Ray, you’re
buying into our rigorous testing and validation pro-
gram. It starts with putting our prototypes through
every possible situation to see if they perform up to
specification and then continues with evaluations
throughout the entire manufacturing cycle, end-
ing with postproduction trials. See a short list of the
lengths we’ll go to in order to ensure that you enjoy
your boat for years to come in “Testing 1, 2, 3…”
(right).
Testing 1, 2, 3…
Prototype and Development Phase:
Utilizing our Computer Aided Design (CAD) technology,
our engineers are able to simulate more stress testing than
a boat will ever see in the real world.
We create quarter-sized molds of our prototype hulls for
running attitude, water balance and tow testing purposes.
Then, we create full-size models using existing hull pieces
and cardboard and wood pieces to see how everything fits
together.
Every Sport Yacht and Yacht prototype takes a brutal
pounding in the Atlantic Ocean to evaluate the seaworthiness
and resiliency of our hull designs. We try different engines
and propellers until we get the best combination.
Sea Ray adheres to American Society for Testing and
Materials (ASTM) specifications and uses an accelerated
UltraViolet weather tester to see how sun affects our vinyl
and gel-coat. A typical test lasts for 400 hours, which
equates to approximately two years of outdoor exposure
under intense sun.
For accelerated salt-water testing, Sea Ray employs a salt
fog corrosion test per ASTM standards. Testing lasts for
200 hours, which equates to approximately two years of
exposure to salt water with no maintenance. This lets us
know how our materials age in marine conditions.
In-Production Testing and Evaluation:
Every Sport Cruiser, Sport Yacht and Yacht spends
an average of 1.5 hours under a 60-PSI blast of water
that travels the entire length of the boat. Additional
jets concentrate on the hatch and hull window seal
areas. This “perfect storm” equates to a torrential
downpour with the boat running at approximately
30 mph. The canvas cockpit enclosure is included in
this testing.
Every Sport Boat is inspected to ensure that all
systems are working properly. Production models are
selected daily for additional testing.
Every Sport Cruiser undergoes a “float tank test” in
the plant and then an additional sea trial to ensure
that all systems are working properly.
Every Sport Yacht and Yacht production model
undergoes a sea trail to test critical systems.
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