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I was on a 27 and I thought it had plenty of storage space, 2 big fish boxes and two killer liver wells, a big area in the CC and under the front seating area as well as in the bow area. It it similar to a 27 Boston whaler outrage with regard to storage, maybe even more. It does not sleep anyone and the head area is not quite as roomy as the big CC's but they make up for it in beam. There is a huge separation between the engines and you can easily land a big fish between them. I am going to look at a 33'er and that does have a foreward bunk but I think the fuel econ is weak on these. I don't even know if I can get past the box like looks either.
What disappoints me the most is that most have to be OB's unless you go beyond 33'. There is just no room for diesel inboards. (I think glacier bay makes a nice one with twin IB's but it is like 300K) So the fuel econ is not there with the ob's. The best this boat gets is 1.5 mpg at cruise, I was really hoping for alot better.
That said I think the 27 is a great value and they ride better than any monohull I've been on for the same size. We blew past a 25' seacraft that was taking a wet beating in 4-6 and I could not belive we were dry and flying thru this stuff. This is a boat where you want to catch and trap air inbetween the hulls, the air comresses as the boat comes down and absorbs the shock and you don't pound. You brace yourself waiting for the shock and it is a very soft entry, there is no pounding. You don't want to back off the throttles, it actually rides worse if you slow down coming into the seas, as the boat will "sneeze" and the air will vent out of the bow, then you feel the water hit the bottom and you get that pounding effect...you want to keep on tr#^&#^&#^&#^&#^&. That said, I still think they are ugly to look at as a boat. The looks like a square barge and they "feel" strange when you first get on them but after you get use to them they really perform and are very functional at least from a fishing standpoint. It is true you don't get the volume of a mono hull though but it is a different beast.
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