Starlink installation on Sea Ray.
Mini, Standard, and Maritime installs across the Sea Ray lineup — Sundancer, SLX, SDX, Sundeck, and L-Class. Radar-arch and hardtop mounting, hidden cable routing, integration with existing Garmin or Raymarine chartplotter networks.
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| Common boat profile | 210–270 SDX, 230 / 250 SLX bowriders · 270 / 290 / 320 / 350 Sundancer express cruisers · 400 / 460 / 500 Sundancer cruisers · L-Class flagships (550 / 590 / 650 Fly) |
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| Typical kit | Mini for 210–270 day boats · Standard for 270–460 Sundancers (the heart of the CT fleet) · Maritime for 460+ and offshore/charter operations |
| Mount location | Radar arch crown · hardtop crown · radar pole on smaller Sundancers without an arch · L-Class hardtop or radar arch with mesh APs across both decks |
| Typical install duration | 210–270: 3 hrs · 270–350 Sundancer: 3–4 hrs · 400–460 Sundancer: 4–5 hrs · 500+ / L-Class: 5–7 hrs (often split across two visits) |
| Price range | Starts at $1,395 — see full pricing. Standard $1,595, Maritime $2,795 if offshore. |
| Where we install | Connecticut-wide, including pre-delivery at MarineMax and other Sea Ray dealers — Greenwich, Stamford, Norwalk, Westport, Bridgeport, Milford, Branford, Madison, Old Saybrook, Niantic, and through to Mystic. |
The mid-size cruiser standard, predictable geometry.
Sea Ray is the dominant mid-size cruiser brand on the Connecticut coast. A meaningful share of the 270–400 cruising fleet at Yacht Haven, Norwalk Cove, Brewer Bruce & Johnson's, Cedar Island, and the Old Saybrook marinas is Sea Ray. The Sundancer line in particular — 270 to 460 — is the Connecticut Sound cruiser. The geometry is consistent across model years, the radar-arch standard makes the install predictable, and the audience is engaged.
Standard is the right kit for the heart of the lineup. Most Sea Ray Sundancers in the 270–460 range want Standard with the Flat High Performance antenna and a Mobile Priority data plan. That covers the cruising patterns Connecticut owners actually run — Block Island, Newport, the Vineyard, the Bahamas — without the offshore-program premium of Maritime. Smaller Sundancers and SLX/SDX models can run Mini cleanly.
Used boats are common. The Sea Ray fleet on the Connecticut coast skews toward used boats — five to fifteen years old, mid-vintage electronics, often a mix of original Sea Ray equipment and aftermarket additions. Helm assesses the existing network during the site survey and integrates cleanly. We don't force a rip-and-replace if the current stack works.
L-Class is its own animal. The L-Class flagships (550 / 590 / 650 Fly) are different boats — substantial flybridge motor yachts with serious onboard electronics. Those installs match the scope of our larger motor-yacht work: Standard or Maritime depending on cruising program, full Peplink network, mesh APs across multiple decks, often split across two visits.
Where the antenna goes by Sea Ray model.
Three patterns cover most of the Sea Ray lineup:
- Sundancer express cruisers with radar arch (270 / 290 / 320 / 350 / 400 / 460 Sundancer).The radar arch crown is the cleanest mount. Antenna sits clear of the bimini and any existing radar dome. Cable routes through the arch base, drops behind the helm bulkhead, terminates at the existing router or chartplotter network. This is the Connecticut Sea Ray standard.
- Smaller Sundancers and SLX/SDX models (270 / 290 SLX, 230 / 250 SLX, 230 / 270 SDX).For boats without a substantial arch, the antenna goes on a marine-grade radar pole or on a fiberglass hardtop where one is fitted. Cable runs are shorter, install is faster.
- L-Class flagships (550 / 590 / 650 Fly).Antenna on the upper hardtop, integrated with the boat's substantial existing electronics stack. Multiple chartplotters, Peplink router, mesh APs across the saloon, master cabin, and flybridge. These installs run the playbook for the larger motor-yacht segment.
Sky-view obstruction on Sundancers is rarely an issue — the radar arch sits high and clear of biminis and rigging.
Through-deck sealing, predictable runs.
Sea Ray's radar arch design makes cable routing straightforward. The arch base typically already has a chase carrying radar and existing satellite cabling — Starlink runs alongside without adding new through-deck penetrations in most cases. Where a new gland is needed, marine-grade Sika 291 or 3M 4000 sealant on the deck plate, 316 stainless hardware, predictable seal life.
Inside the boat, cable runs behind the existing helm bulkhead and saloon headliner, dropped to the router and chartplotter network. Sea Ray onboard electronics vary by year and model — newer Sundancers ship with substantial Garmin or Raymarine integration, older models often run a basic helm chartplotter and aftermarket router. Helm wires Starlink in as primary WAN regardless of the existing setup.
What it costs.
Three line items: hardware (one-time), service plan (monthly, paid to SpaceX), installation labor (one-time, fixed).
- Mini ($1,395 install) — for 210–270 SDX, 230 / 250 SLX, and smaller Sundancers without a substantial arch. Compact antenna, simple radar pole or hardtop mount, short cable runs.
- Standard ($1,595 install) — for the heart of the lineup. 270–460 Sundancers, the Connecticut Sound cruiser. Flat High Performance antenna, radar-arch mount, full network integration. Mobile Priority data plan recommendation if cruising regularly.
- Maritime ($2,795 install) — for 460+ Sundancers and L-Class flagships running offshore programs. Ruggedized antenna, global priority data, additional cable routing and redundancy planning.
Most Sea Ray owners we quote land on Standard. The full kit-decision logic lives in our Mini vs. Standard vs. Maritime guide.