MouseTrap
Admiral
I went to the Boston boat show yesterday, which was far from a DE mecca. However, one boat that that struck me as perfect for my family's desire, was the Islander 27'. They had hull #1 on display.
This is a completely different boat than their older 27' that had a 8'4" beam, and hard chine. The Islander has a 10'3" beam, soft chine, and is 8,000 lbs. This is a huge 27' boat.
There is a large (but tight) storage/berth area in the cabin that runs under the salon where an inboard engine would be. Adults wouldn't want to sleep under there, but my 8 y/o LOVED that space. There is an enclosed head, and an efficiency galley up, aft of the helm station.
The boat was setup with twin 150 Yamahas. I asked about a single 300 or 350, and the rep said that they tested a single, and while it worked, the increased prop area of the smaller twins, performed better. Top end had similar speeds, but cruising with the 150s was in the 22-24 kts range, versus an 18 kts cruise with the single 300.
My only problem with the boat is the $170K price tag. That seems like a whole lot of money for an overnighter/picnic boat. what are other peoples thoughts on the price? That price would be rigged with electronics (Raymarine e7). The price of the boat and motors was $160K.
Am I just completely naive about new build prices? I can't wrap my brain around spending the price of a starter home on a recreational toy, that I would use 6 months of the year.
Here is the promotional picture on their Website (note the single outboard):
Here are my pics from the boat show:
This is a completely different boat than their older 27' that had a 8'4" beam, and hard chine. The Islander has a 10'3" beam, soft chine, and is 8,000 lbs. This is a huge 27' boat.
There is a large (but tight) storage/berth area in the cabin that runs under the salon where an inboard engine would be. Adults wouldn't want to sleep under there, but my 8 y/o LOVED that space. There is an enclosed head, and an efficiency galley up, aft of the helm station.
The boat was setup with twin 150 Yamahas. I asked about a single 300 or 350, and the rep said that they tested a single, and while it worked, the increased prop area of the smaller twins, performed better. Top end had similar speeds, but cruising with the 150s was in the 22-24 kts range, versus an 18 kts cruise with the single 300.
My only problem with the boat is the $170K price tag. That seems like a whole lot of money for an overnighter/picnic boat. what are other peoples thoughts on the price? That price would be rigged with electronics (Raymarine e7). The price of the boat and motors was $160K.
Am I just completely naive about new build prices? I can't wrap my brain around spending the price of a starter home on a recreational toy, that I would use 6 months of the year.
Here is the promotional picture on their Website (note the single outboard):

Here are my pics from the boat show:
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