Sea Ray is a US boat manufacturer that was founded in 1959. It produced fiberglass boats for over 50 years before it was sold to Brunswick Corporation in 1986. Sea Ray continued to produce boats under the Sea Ray brand until it ceased operations in 2019. The company was headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee.
The company had its origins in the late 1950s, when several former Owens-Corning executives purchased the molds and tooling for the Corning Fiberglas Corporation's runabout line of pleasure boats. The new company, named Sea Ray, began production in 1960 with a single model: the 19-foot (5.8 m) Runabout 190 Sundeck, which featured a self-draining cockpit and wraparound windshield. By 1963, the company had introduced its second model, the 21-foot (6.4 m) Aquasport 210 Center Console; this model proved popular and would remain in production for many years to come.
In 1964, Sea Ray expanded its lineup with the introduction of two new models: the 20-foot (6.1 m) Futura 400 and 22-foot (6.7 m) Futura 440 Express Cruiser; both featured closed bow designs and were powered by outboard engines mounted on stern brackets or swim platforms. In 1966, Sea Ray introduced its first inboard engine boat: the 17-foot (5.2 m) SkiRay ski boat, which was powered by an 85 hp Mercruiser inline six engine; this model was followed by other small Mercruiser-powered ski boats over the next few years such as the 18-foot (5.5 m) SkiRay 180 and 19-foot (5.8 m) SportRay 190.. In 1968, Sea Ray debuted its first fullsize cabin cruiser:the 35-foot Express Cruiser 350; this model was equipped with twin Chrysler 318 V8 engines connected to outdrive units manufactured by Chris Craft Industries