29' everglades pilothouse...has anyone seen one?

[Mr. Sandman]

The 440 yanmar is a good engine and should give you a kick ass cruise. But I don't think they make it in a common rail design yet...so you are going to get the smell and smoke. But they are less expensive.

I would like to go for a ride. The deck space on that boat was the largest I have have seen on any 26. (IMO that would make a GREAT boat for day charters....) I bet the fuel econ with a douprop I/O is unreal. (I know the simpleness of the straight inboard is attractive but I think with the increased reliability of todays newer IO's and the higher cost of fuel...you should see about a 15% in speed and a nice improvement in fuel econ with the I/O

One thing that concerned me with the straight inboard was the prop tunnel and the tiny rudder. The proptunnel is a good and it tends to make the boat track straighter but the tiny rudder esp at low speeds would be difficult to steer it I would think. That is another reason to go IO..Need to go for a ride before I would buy it.

[beamie]

I am a straight inboard guy. The CC 26 is a nice platform no doubt, it always catches my eye. A couples things that dissapointed me about it was the cockpit depth down aft.....hits you just a bit low I'd like to see it a few more inches. It is narrow for its length....this is were they pic up some speed though and it makes it trailerable but for 26' I'd like it to have a minimum of 9 to 9.5' beam and you all know how much more room a foot beam does. If I were to buy one tomorrow I think I'd spend the extra money over a Yanmar 440 and go with the Cummins. More weight but maybe more reliable in the long run. But for the advertized 95K it is a better deal than many a new but and if I hit the lotto next week I consider one.

[Little Round]

Cape Cod 26 with the 440 is 150K
I see the one they are selling everyday when I go to sell my clams. It is just a extended seacraft. He just strecthed the mold 2 ft at first, and then 3 ft now.
The others engine models they say 95K, but that is with nothing.
With a top and just your normal stuff it is 120k+
The boat is nice, but I think it is too much coin for extended seacraft.

[beamie]

Yeh, the 95K sticker just gets you in the door......then wham, what happened.

[Little Round]

here is the link to their site on what they really cost.
http://www.capecodmarineinc.com/forsale.html
I didn't see the 440 but I think it was like 147/148 with no trailer when I was getting the sales pitch from the owner of South Cape.
Look at the specs too. LOA: 25’ 8” Beam: 8’ 6”

[saltyric]

A friend of mine has the 29 Pilothouse....Fantastic boat. Lots of really nice features. A total fishing machine. New Wave Yachts / Ryan Marine have a couple on their lot in Marblehead...