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Recomputed 5 Nov 2026, 03:30 UTC

One year of the Sea Ray 500 Sundancer run, 1989–2012

1996
Sea Ray 500 Sundancer value

A 1996 Sea Ray 500 Sundancer is worth about £112,000€130,500$150,000 in today's asking prices, most likely between £89,500€104,500$120,000 and £139,000€162,000$174,000. Based on 33 comparable boats built between 1993 and 1999, 10 of them in 1996.

Gauge Estimate · 1996
Firm · 33 comparable boats
£112,000€130,500$150,000

Likely range £89,500€104,500$120,000 – £139,000€162,000$174,000

10 boats built 1996 · 33 built 1993–1999 · listed since Oct 2020, in today's prices · any hours (typical 915 h) · every market alike · asking, not sold

in pounds

VAT is not measured for this model yet (0 of 33 boats state it paid, 0 not paid), so it does not move the estimate.

Enter the asking price from a listing to see where it sits against the 1996 boats and the likely range.

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The 1996 boats

Every Sea Ray 500 Sundancer built in 1996 that we have observed since Dec 2020, cheapest first in today's prices. Derived facts only: no seller, no listing, month not day.

asked $124,902 ≈ £90,000 listed 2 monthslying in the US · 1,275 h · seen Mar 2021, below the likely range
asked $129,000 ≈ £96,000 cut 7.8% · listed 12 monthslying in the US · 800 h · seen Jul 2025, below the likely range
asked $139,000 ≈ £99,500listed in the US market · seen Apr 2021, below the likely range
asked $130,000 ≈ £106,000 listed 5 monthslying in the US · 1,136 h · seen Dec 2022, inside the likely range
asked $129,500 ≈ £103,000lying in the US · 400 h · seen Dec 2023, inside the likely range
asked $137,000 ≈ £122,000lying in the US · 687 h · seen Oct 2022, inside the likely range
asked $150,000 ≈ £112,000 listed 3 weekslying in the US · seen Oct 2026, inside the likely range
asked $159,000 ≈ £118,500 listed 60 monthslying in the US · seen Oct 2026, inside the likely range
asked $189,900 ≈ £153,000lying in the US · 577 h · seen Jan 2023, inside the likely range
asked $198,000 ≈ £160,000lying in the US · 1,076 h · seen Jan 2023, inside the likely range

7 of 10 sit inside the likely range (hollow diamonds). Each boat is placed at its ask in today's prices and labelled with the price as asked and the month we saw it; a cut shows its size, and how long we have seen the boat listed so far. How we measure.

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Either side of 1996

The rest of the run on the same scale, in today's asking prices. The bar is each year's middle half (from ten boats), the tick its median (from five). Years with a page of their own are linked.

1989–1992—7 boats · fewer than five a year
1993£95,0006 boats
1994–1995—6 boats · fewer than five a year
1996£98,00010 boats
1997£139,5005 boats
1998–2004—13 boats · fewer than five a year
2005£254,0007 boats
2006–2012—10 boats · fewer than five a year
Today£112,000Gauge Estimate
2027£103,000−£9,000 on today
2028£94,500−£17,500 on today
2029£87,000−£25,000 on today

Keeping this boat one more year costs about £9,000 in value, before berth, insurance and maintenance.

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Specification

What the listings say about the Sea Ray 500 Sundancer: each figure is the median, or the most common value, of the boats that state it, unless a source is cited.

Length overall
15.41 mfrom listings: median of 64
Beam
4.57 mfrom listings: median of 60
Draft
1.22 mfrom listings: median of 34
Engines
Twinfrom listings: 43 of 44
Engine power
1,100 hp eachfrom listings: median of 47
Fuel
Dieselfrom listings: 60 of 60
Build years seen
1990–2012from listings: 64 boats
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Questions about the 1996 Sea Ray 500 Sundancer

How much is a 1996 Sea Ray 500 Sundancer worth?

A 1996 Sea Ray 500 Sundancer is worth about £112,000 in today's asking prices, most likely between £89,500 and £139,000. Based on 33 comparable boats built between 1993 and 1999, 10 of them in 1996.

What do 1996 Sea Ray 500 Sundancers ask?

The 10 boats built in 1996 that we observed asked a median of £98,000 in today's prices, the middle half between £89,500 and £117,000. Each boat is counted once, at its latest asking price; these are asking prices, not sale prices.

Is a 1996 Sea Ray 500 Sundancer cheaper than a 1997?

Yes, usually by about 8.8%: each newer build year of this model asks that much more, all else equal. The gap between individual boats is often larger, because hours, VAT status and where the boat lies move the price too.

How much will it lose next year?

About £9,000, or 8.1%, if the market holds where it is. That rate is fitted on 64 boats across the whole run, not a forecast of the market.

Are these sold prices?

No. Every figure here is built from asking prices seen on public listings. Boats usually sell for less than they ask; we do not yet measure by how much, so we never print a sold price as ours.

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