Basic Boat Info
Make: Sea Ray
Model: 390 Express Cruiser
Year: 1990
Condition: Used
Category: Power
Construction: Fiberglass
Boat Hull ID: SERP1283C090
Has Hull ID: Yes
Keel Type: Other Keel
Dimensions
Length: 39 ft
Length Overall: 39 ft
Beam: 13'11 ft
Max Draft: 3'4 ft
Dry Weight: 16400 lb
Cabins Count: 2
Engines / Speed
Engines: 2
Engine #1 Specs:
- Make: Mercruiser
- Model: 454
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Engine Power: 320hp
- Type: Inboard
- Drive Type: Direct
- Year: 1990
- Engine Hours: 741
Engine #2 Specs:
- Make: Mercruiser
- Model: 454
- Fuel: Gasoline
- Engine Power: 320hp
- Type: Inboard
- Year: 1990
- Engine Hours: 783
Total Engine Power: 640hp
Tanks
Fuel Tanks: 2
Fuel Tank Capacity: 150 gal
Water Tanks: 1
Water Tank Capacity: 100 gal
Holding Tank Count: 1
Holding Tank Capacity: 36 gal
Other
Heads Count: 1
Drive Type: Direct
Boat Class: Express Cruiser, Express Cruiser, Cuddy Cabin
Contact
PJ Tamer CPYB
CenterPointe Yacht Sales
Office
CenterPointe Yacht Sales
700 S. Water Street
Milwaukee, WI, US, 53204
Tel:414-273-0711
700 S. Water Street
Milwaukee, WI, US, 53204
Tel:414-273-0711
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
Manufacturer Description
Sea Ray's 390 Express Cruiser was one of the company's most popular models of all time and it just might be the most popular express cruiser ever built. In Sea Magazine's most recent survey of Western yacht brokers, this model was ranked as one of the top five boats in its category despite the fact that the 390 has been out of production since 1992.
The rise of the express cruiser was a true 1980's phenomenon. These flashy, sexy personal cruising machines became wildly popular about the time "Miami Vice" star Don Johnson made it cool to wear pastel-colored linen jackets and have a pet alligator named Elvis.
But you don't need to time-travel back to the 1980's to realize why the Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser was such a hit. Its sporty exterior and its practical and accommodating interior combine to make it a real crowd pleaser then and now.
Style and Substance
From its long, rail-protected foredeck to its raked-back windshield and swept-back radar arch, the 390 Express Cruiser is a definite eye-catcher. However, unlike many sporty cruisers of its type, this boat has an unexpected amount of room aboard.
There's room for up to 10 adults in the 390's spacious cockpit, making it ideally suited for entertaining guests. Here, the skipper gets a fully equipped helm station with an excellent view of the water through the boat's big, angular wrap-around windshield.
The 390 is built on a wide-body deep-V hull, which gives it a smooth, solid ride. This is a dry-riding boat, and one that tracks well.
One notable feature of the 390 hull recessed hull pockets for the propellers gives the boat the ability to cruise in shallower water than many comparable-size cruisers. However, there's a trade-off for this advantage: Low-speed handling is a tad less precise.
Standard power is provided by a pair of 340-horsepower MerCruiser gasoline inboards, but optional 370 hp Caterpillar diesels were also available. The diesel version of this boat is especially popular on the used market ? and a well-maintained one may sell for twice the price of a gasoline-powered version.
Part of the reason for that along with the usual diesel advantages of long-term operation, increased safety and fuel economy is the 390's performance with those big diesels. With the Caterpillars, the 390 cruises at 25 knots and can reach a top speed of 29 knots. With gasoline engines, the boat cruises at 17 knots, reaches a top speed of around 27 knots and guzzles fuel at a rate of 35 gallons per hour (at cruise speed).
Whatever power-plant you opt for, the twin engines are housed under the helm seats. They are easily accessible for maintenance and can be removed without a lot of difficulty, should major repair work ever need to be done.
Open the Door
The Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser's interior has a plush atmosphere and is filled with amenities.
You enter the 390 through a door adjacent to the helm console. Inside the saloon, you'll find an impressive 6 feet, 4 inches of headroom. Seating is especially comfortable, with an L-shaped settee to port that seats at least six adults and a two-seat breakfast bar to starboard.
Both seating areas are adjacent to a big, full-size galley that offers many unexpected delights for seagoing gourmet chefs including double stainless steel sinks, a full-size refrigerator/freezer and a range with an oven.
The breakfast bar faces a mirrored panel that retracts to reveal yet another seating area in the guest stateroom. On the other side of the counter, there's a settee that converts to bunk-style berths. It's adjacent to a hanging locker and a privacy door that closes this stateroom off from the main saloon at bedtime.
The boat's master stateroom is forward ? but it's much more than a V-berth. This luxurious getaway spot includes a queen-size berth with storage drawers underneath, hanging lockers and a vanity with a wash basin.
Adjacent to both staterooms, the boat's stand-up head offers a marine toilet, a sink and a shower.
While the layout of the 390 Express Cruiser remained the same throughout its eight-year history, not all interiors looked alike. The first models came with "monkey fur" headliners and artificial woodgrain laminate trim that were typical for the era. However, by 1986, the 390 was updated and upgraded with genuine teak trim. Contemporary white laminate trim was added two years later, giving a boat with abundant natural light an even brighter interior.
In 1992, Sea Ray replaced the 390 Express Cruiser with the larger, curvier 400 Express Cruiser. That boat lived on until 2000, when it was replaced by the even larger, more contemporary-style 41 Express Cruiser.
Sea Ray's 390 Express Cruiser was one of the company's most popular models of all time and it just might be the most popular express cruiser ever built. In Sea Magazine's most recent survey of Western yacht brokers, this model was ranked as one of the top five boats in its category despite the fact that the 390 has been out of production since 1992.
The rise of the express cruiser was a true 1980's phenomenon. These flashy, sexy personal cruising machines became wildly popular about the time "Miami Vice" star Don Johnson made it cool to wear pastel-colored linen jackets and have a pet alligator named Elvis.
But you don't need to time-travel back to the 1980's to realize why the Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser was such a hit. Its sporty exterior and its practical and accommodating interior combine to make it a real crowd pleaser then and now.
Style and Substance
From its long, rail-protected foredeck to its raked-back windshield and swept-back radar arch, the 390 Express Cruiser is a definite eye-catcher. However, unlike many sporty cruisers of its type, this boat has an unexpected amount of room aboard.
There's room for up to 10 adults in the 390's spacious cockpit, making it ideally suited for entertaining guests. Here, the skipper gets a fully equipped helm station with an excellent view of the water through the boat's big, angular wrap-around windshield.
The 390 is built on a wide-body deep-V hull, which gives it a smooth, solid ride. This is a dry-riding boat, and one that tracks well.
One notable feature of the 390 hull recessed hull pockets for the propellers gives the boat the ability to cruise in shallower water than many comparable-size cruisers. However, there's a trade-off for this advantage: Low-speed handling is a tad less precise.
Standard power is provided by a pair of 340-horsepower MerCruiser gasoline inboards, but optional 370 hp Caterpillar diesels were also available. The diesel version of this boat is especially popular on the used market ? and a well-maintained one may sell for twice the price of a gasoline-powered version.
Part of the reason for that along with the usual diesel advantages of long-term operation, increased safety and fuel economy is the 390's performance with those big diesels. With the Caterpillars, the 390 cruises at 25 knots and can reach a top speed of 29 knots. With gasoline engines, the boat cruises at 17 knots, reaches a top speed of around 27 knots and guzzles fuel at a rate of 35 gallons per hour (at cruise speed).
Whatever power-plant you opt for, the twin engines are housed under the helm seats. They are easily accessible for maintenance and can be removed without a lot of difficulty, should major repair work ever need to be done.
Open the Door
The Sea Ray 390 Express Cruiser's interior has a plush atmosphere and is filled with amenities.
You enter the 390 through a door adjacent to the helm console. Inside the saloon, you'll find an impressive 6 feet, 4 inches of headroom. Seating is especially comfortable, with an L-shaped settee to port that seats at least six adults and a two-seat breakfast bar to starboard.
Both seating areas are adjacent to a big, full-size galley that offers many unexpected delights for seagoing gourmet chefs including double stainless steel sinks, a full-size refrigerator/freezer and a range with an oven.
The breakfast bar faces a mirrored panel that retracts to reveal yet another seating area in the guest stateroom. On the other side of the counter, there's a settee that converts to bunk-style berths. It's adjacent to a hanging locker and a privacy door that closes this stateroom off from the main saloon at bedtime.
The boat's master stateroom is forward ? but it's much more than a V-berth. This luxurious getaway spot includes a queen-size berth with storage drawers underneath, hanging lockers and a vanity with a wash basin.
Adjacent to both staterooms, the boat's stand-up head offers a marine toilet, a sink and a shower.
While the layout of the 390 Express Cruiser remained the same throughout its eight-year history, not all interiors looked alike. The first models came with "monkey fur" headliners and artificial woodgrain laminate trim that were typical for the era. However, by 1986, the 390 was updated and upgraded with genuine teak trim. Contemporary white laminate trim was added two years later, giving a boat with abundant natural light an even brighter interior.
In 1992, Sea Ray replaced the 390 Express Cruiser with the larger, curvier 400 Express Cruiser. That boat lived on until 2000, when it was replaced by the even larger, more contemporary-style 41 Express Cruiser.
Disclaimer
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.
The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.