2004 Sea Ray 480 Sedan Bridge for sale in Drayden, Maryland

This is the one you want!

The current seller looked at eight other boats and surveyed two others before purchasing this boat in 2023. They are now ready to move up, and their decision is your gain. Built in the last and best year of 480 production, this vessel spent most of her life on the Hudson River and later the upper Chesapeake. The meticulous care of her owners has resulted in a stunning example of this gem of a 480.

Gorgeous cabinetry, immaculate upholstery and hardwood flooring greet you upon entering the salon. The vessel features updated Garmin electronics with integrated Smartcraft engine data, power steering, a completed 1,000-hour engine service, bow thruster, helm AC, and lots of attention to detail. The engine room is immaculate. With 1,500 hours on the twin Cummins 660hp QSM-11 engines and an extended swim platform, your vessel search has ended.

Since current ownership began in September 2023, the following updates have been made: port impeller replaced December 2023; zincs replaced 2023; new battery charger fall 2023; starboard impeller replaced March 2024; oil changes, fluids, fuel filters, and coolant filters all replaced on engines, generator, and transmissions March 2024; replaced engine zincs March 2024; bottom paint 2025; new AGM house batteries summer 2025; new AGM engine starting batteries summer 2025; engine oil, transmission, and generator oil and filters changed fall 2025.

2004 is the last year of the 480 Sedan Bridge, with all the benefits of what Sea Ray improved on. This is an extremely popular cruising, three-stateroom convertible.

Accommodations

The 48 Sedan Bridge's comfortable layout offers a master stateroom forward with an island queen size berth with en-suite head with enclosed shower. A guest stateroom to port features a queen size berth with direct access to the guest head, also with enclosed shower. A second guest stateroom to starboard has two single berths.

The salon offers a dinette port forward, an L-shaped sofa that converts electrically to a double berth, a hi-lo table and two ottomans to port, storage cabinet port aft, two lounge chairs, entertainment center and storage cabinets to starboard, opening side windows with screens and curtains, and a custom teak and holly sole. Salon entry is via sliding stainless steel glass door and sliding screen door to the aft deck. The galley is starboard forward in the salon.

Galley

Under counter refrigerator and freezer, microwave, Kenyon three burner electric cooktop, Corian countertop with molded-in sink, trash compartment, and storage drawers and cabinets.

Hull and Deck

316 stainless steel bow rail with welded stanchions, intermediate rails and life lines. Ten custom Sea Ray thru-bolted stainless steel cleats. Stainless steel deck fill plates and deck rails. Foam-filled under floor areas. 316 stainless steel handrails. Translucent deck vent hatch with locks and sky screen cover. Stern and navigation lights. Four fixed and six opening stainless steel portlights. PVC rub rail with stainless steel insert. Transom wall storage for fenders and gear. Fiberglass stringer system. Thru-hull fittings. Molded fiberglass toe rail. Integral engine room vent system. Deck side windows with opening vent windows. Tempered and tinted curved glass windshield with aluminum-framed bridge venturi.

Flybridge and Helm

Compass, Garmin 7610 and 7607 GPS units, 4kw Garmin radar, Garmin network depth sounder, Raymarine autopilot, Icom VHF with remote command mic, Vetus bow thruster, ACR remote spotlight, Bennett trim tab controls, remote windlass, Cummins Smartcraft networked into Garmin MNEA for engine information on displays, Sea Ray systems monitor, and Clarion stereo with satellite-ready capability, amplifier, subwoofer, and six speakers. Clarion stereo remote. Sea Star power steering. Tilt steering wheel.

The bridge features a factory fiberglass hardtop with hatch, sky screen cover, stainless steel grab rails and overhead lighting with electronic dimmer. New Strataglass enclosure. Bridge access hatch. 12V lighting. 120V GFI protected outlet. 12V accessory outlet. 120V refrigerator. Two custom Euro-style helm seating with flip-up thigh-rise bolsters, armrests and heavy-duty pedestals with slides, swivels and pneumatic vertical adjustments. Forward U-shaped seating with storage below. Ship's bell. Molded bridge access steps with storage below. Chart drawer. Bridge table with sun pad filler cushions. Port forward wet bar with sink, faucet, stainless steel handrail, trash receptacle and storage cabinet. Reverse cycle air conditioning and heat.

Engine Room

Two 12V automatic bilge pumps, plus one 12V automatic high-water bilge pump and one cabin bilge pump. Two 12V bilge blowers. Automatic fire suppression system with manual pull. Two inches of engine room insulation with vinyl barrier. Removable stainless steel ladder. 12V lighting. Oil changer system for engines, transmissions and generator. Engine synchronizer.

Electrical

ONAN 13.5 KW diesel generator with 1,023 hours. Two 8-D batteries with boxes and one Group 27 battery for genset. Battery charger with overcurrent protection. 50-amp battery charger. Inverter. Six-volt battery bank inverter. Two galvanic isolators. Remote circuit breaker panel. DC main breaker panel. AC main distribution panel. DC main distribution panel. Glendinning Cablemaster shore power with 50 amp, 240V, 60 cycle, 75-foot cords and wireless remote. Shore power isolation transformer. Color-coded wiring with chafe protection.