Maxum 37 SCR

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I am looking at 1996 Maxum 37 SCR with 350 hours on 7.4 merc v drives freash water any pros or cons
 
I had a 98 bought new and kept for 6 years Zero issues with boat, great layout and excellent access to systems. Well built, never had a single leak...

Only issue were the vee drives, one under full warranty, one under partial warranty. mine had a westerbeke which in 6 years required one belt, one set of plugs, and one impeller!
 
My only other boat was a Maxum. I've had a few friends with them. I had no complaints and neither did my friends. It's the Brunswick line not many people seem to talk about. It's either Bayliner or Sea Ray for some reason.
 
Indeed the Maxum "sport yacht" line was positioned between Bayliner and Sea ray in the Brunswick line up but they had many details that were close to or better than the equivalent SR which is why they were merged in the then new Meridian brand and Maxum refocused on small boats

I remember that soon after I got the 37, we were hit by a strong late season TS (Irene, in 99) I was in a tight exposed slip and at one point the rail got caught on top the pilings. The rail took a pounding and was bent about 6" up but the stanchion bases held up and never leaked

What sold me on the boat was ease of maintenance. Everything was easy to reach, plenty of room between the engines, around the genny, etc The vee drives wven came out without having to pull the engines
 
I have had a '01 35 SCR for the last 6 seasons. Have the 380HP 454 Horizons. Very happy with the boat. I think Maxum did a great job of utilizing space for storage etc. As stated previously it was positioned between Bayliner and Sea Ray which i think is appropriate in terms of finish. It is solid when landing hard off of a wake (not recommended but it happens). Not sure about your model but access to most maintenance items in the ER is good. Over time i have upgraded a few small items. Replaced a lot of plastic with stainless (overboard drains, lights in head, cup holders etc). That is part of the finish items I am referring to. The stereo is next. In terms of cons I am hard pressed to list any significant ones. The only one of note is that while I believe our board looks good and shines well there a couple spots that the gel coat seems thin and won't shine the way the rest of the boat does. There are a few spots around stanchions that seem thin. The stanchions themselves are well mounted though. Other than that i love the boat.
Keith
 
The only con i see is that resell values on a brand that is no longer in business will not be a good as one that is currently being built. This is meaningless as to how "good" boat might be however you might find it deperciates faster than say a Sea Ray or Tiara of the same year. When you advertise it and people know of the brand it becomes a benfit on resale. Are you sure want gas engines? The cummins B block is a great match for this hull. Safer and much better fuel burn rate. IMO
 
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