Say Red,
I believe you're in Illinois, right? There's an Albin 25 in Chicago that I looked at this winter. Might be worth checking out. I was going to buy it, but I wound up getting another one from down south. Turns out January isn't the best time to boat shop in the northern states. Go figure...
At any rate, I believe it's still on the market.
http://maine.
It's definitely needs work, mostly cosmetic, but it's just the kind of hull you'd want for a low-powered cruiser. Below the waterline she has a very conventional, old-school displacement hull form. The early ones came with a 20HP diesel, and later ones around 30HP, which is way more than the boat needs. In fact I understand they squatted so much with the bigger engine that, in the later models, they changed the after hull shape to make it more of a "semi-displacement" design. According to the owners manual, she reaches theoretical hull speed (about 6.5 kt) with under 10HP. If you wind up getting one of these it would be fun to collaborate and/or compare notes. I'm based in central MN.
Jim
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> Denny,
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> Following sugestions from this group, I did a little online shopping today. Powerboat hulls just don't seem like good candidates to me. Even small trawlers have engines in the 100HP range. I switched back to sailboats and found a couple of centerboard boats at 28'. I am still a little concerned about the stability. I'll have to give it some thought.
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