brats , who makes this boat?

[Wandering Sagebrush]

If anyone is still looking, don't forget to look at the older Salty Dog (what a great name, and Salty Dog of the Desert concurs) boats from Uniflite. Be sure to get one of the older boats, or one of the newer boats that has had the gelcoat stripped and replaced. Going from memory here, but I believe that 1977 is when the resin changed and the blisters started. A few have diesels...

http://www.unifliteworld.com/Uni2011/Home.html

 

[tsturm]

10 foot beam
27 to 28 feet long

Any thing over 8'6" requires an overwidth permit. You can tow up to 10'6" w/o a pilot car, any thing is "trailerable" depending on the depth of your wallet :wink: :thup

 

[thataway]

Interesting thread. Congratulations on finding your boat. It sounds like a great deal! It will serve you well!

One other which maybe got lost in the mix is the Albin 25/ 26 aft cabin--which is only 8'6" beam and has the two cabins, with decent berths.--and could truly be a 2 couple boat which is trailerable. Most of these had a 36 hp diesel. There were about 2000 made!

There is a 30 foot boat which sleeps more than 6 comfortably--and has an enclosed head and stall shower. The beam puts it in the perhaps than less trailerable status--and that is the Carver 30 aft cabin, sun deck. I owned one of the two produced with single Volvo 150 hp diesels (2 two were built with two 150 diesels also)--most are gas engines. But they have an aft cabin with a double and single bunk, a convertible couch to make a double in the pilot house, and then a big double/queen foreword! Three sleeping areas all separated.

As for beam trailering--I had a boat with 9'6" beam and I did not like trailering it--even though the beam on my RV is officially 8'6", the awnings, mirrors, etc--make it realistically closer to 10 feet wide. It is harder for me to pull a trailer 9 1/2' wide, than drive the RV.

 

[ssobol]

There is the Albin 27 Aft Cabin (or Family Cruiser). They have a front cabin that has the head, galley area, and v-berth. There is the center cockpit and then an aft compartment that can be set up for two single or one queen berth. With a camper top that covers the center cockpit you have a pretty large living area on a smaller hull. They have a single diesel and cruise between 6 and 10 knots depending on engine size.

The 27AC can be trailered but it is not something that is done regularly. Most of the available boats are from the mid to late '80s and can be had for US$20-40K. There was also a 30' aft cabin but they are not very numerous. Both these boats are out of production and for the 27 there is no factory support. Some of the original engines have been replaced with more modern engines that more supportable.

I was quite keen on getting a 27 AC. There is one for sale in my area for $20K. However, the inability to effectively trailer it, usual age of these boats, and the slow speed led us to the C-Dory.