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Originally Posted by SwampYankee
Chris, I love the old Chris Crafts, too. I like boats that look like boats.  I looked at a '67 27' Commander that I was real tempted by. It was a hardtop express, no bridge, single screw though. If it had twin small blocks I'd probably own it. The '28 CC Catalinas have a nice layout, too. Even though I really need to have enough room for everyone to move around I haven't decided if I want to make that fuel consumption jump from 27'+ with small blocks to 32'+ with big blocks. 18-20 gals./hr. to 35-45 gal./hr. is a big leap!  |
Big blocks are nice though, my grandfathers 315 would cruise at 25-26 knots at 3,200 RPM. I remember when fuel was cheap, we used to run it almost WOT to Port Jeff for lunch or dinner.
He didn't mind burning off a quick 40 or 50 gallons.
That boat is a Ray Hunt design, when it got rough out we could keep up with larger boats, like 36 or 38 SeaRay's.