Manhattan 68 vs Galeon 640

I love these small Sunseekers. There are two on my dock here in Miami and it is so much fun to watch owners trying to board them from a fixed finger pier at low tide. Very entertaining! There is no way to safely get on or off. especially women. Lots of fun to watch.

WTH did Sunseeker not install a boarding side gate to make it safe? Looking at the galeon it doesn’t look any better.

forget the style, forget the flat screens and the drink holders… pay are attention to what matters.

Very happy with our Schaeffer 660. Also considered the Galeon 640 but the difference in overall quality and fit/ finish was very apparent. Also wanted a boat built to category A standards.

I've run a lot of Sunseekers over the years, they're all a great sea boat. Build quality is good to very good, they have their share of issues as most yachts, but I'd put them above Princess.......and they're definately a step above Galleon, but the Galleon I ran was a good seaboat.....A 55' I think it was.

Hull strength, ride/performance, better hardware, better quality all of the way around.

Wouldn't buy a 66 Sunseeker. Know of 2 2018 Sunseeker 66 that have caught fire. Both totaled and one sunk recently between the Bahamas and Miami. Beware.....

I ran a 2019 66' Sunseeker from Fort Lauderdale through the Exumas 4 times in all kinds of weather. I was at 27 knots cruise with 5-7's off my beam in the gulf stream. I also ran that boat from Ft. Lauderdale to Rio Dulce to Guatamala and back. It was a VERY good sea boat.

no doubt about it. terrifying.

Scott. You've made your point. Two Sunseekers have had fires. Saying they've "caught fire" is only really the case for one. One had a fire aboard and had about $100,000 damage per the broker who has it listed. The other burned completely. Totally different situations and likely different causes if all the facts were known.

Now, boat fires are disturbing and when any brand has multiple fires it calls for due diligence. However, I do not know of any brand of boats not to have fires. Like house fires, they're most frequently caused by electrical and galley fires. The electrical are most often caused by modifications made by owners, mechanics and others. Very rarely are they factory problems. Even so, we highly recommend a full survey before taking delivery of any new or used boat and that includes checking electrical. I've seen batteries, inverters and chargers installed inappropriately and dangerously. Propane tanks are also a frequent source of fire on boats.

Has Sunseeker had more than their share? I can't honestly answer that yes or no because the data simply isn't available. On the one we have on order we will make sure extra attention is paid to the electric.

While I have and will criticize some of Sunseeker's business practices and not overly fond of their ownership, I've also been to their factory in Poole and was very impressed by the quality and the control. Just so Mapism can know, I've also made brief visits to two of Sanlorenzo's three factories and been impressed, although they're much smaller facilities. Our now semi-retired chief engineer visited their third factory.

Your warnings are heard, but we don't know the cause of either fire you point out at this point, although rumors have been heard on both. While boat fires are more common than any of us wish, those attributable to the builders (and I'm including all builders in this) are extremely rare.