There’s plenty of room on this boat for family and friends with seating areas in both the cockpit and the bow. Forward there’s a U-shaped seating lounge, where a removable table and wetbar can be placed when lunch or dinnertime roll around. This seating area also turns into one great sunpad, quick and easy, with a filler cushions. The forward locker has a rugged, three step ladder, and it’s a simple matter to deploy it and great when pulling up to the beach. There’s also a cooler and freshwater shower at the transom. A second ladder off the swim platform means you can reboard from either the stern or bow.

Amidships, a portside console hides a fully enclosed head compartment with portlight and sink. There’s also good storage space in a full-size locker in the sole between the driver and portside lounge.

The beam is also much wider on the 240 than what you’d find on a traditional sportboat, and that means you and your guests will have a more comfortable ride. A 21-degree deadrise and three running strakes add to the performance and dry ride of the 240.

Our test boat had a Bravo III sterndrive and we recorded a top speed of 43.9 mph at 4400 rpm, and best cruise was 20.3 mph at 2500 rpm.

Overall, the 240 Sundeck is a sporty, reliable performer that delivers a smooth ride and has plenty of room for family and friends.

• Top speed for the Sea Ray 240 Sundeck (2001-) is 43.9 mph (70.7 kph), burning 17.2 gallons per hour (gph) or 65.1 liters per hour (lph).


• Best cruise for the Sea Ray 240 Sundeck (2001-) is 20.3 mph (32.7 kph), and the boat gets 3.49 miles per gallon (mpg) or 1.48 kilometers per liter (kpl), giving the boat a cruising range of 204 miles (328.31 kilometers).


• Tested power is 1 x 240-hp MerCruiser 5.0L EFI (Bravo III).