[Rhodes22-list] Single handed over 25 feet--Hunter27

[Leland]

Dave,

Although I won't personally be in the market for a 27' boat, I suspect an
R27 will have a lot of the R22 benefits that most of the competition does
not.  MUCH better cockpit, postive floatation, trailerability, adjustable
draft, unique enhancements, better customer support, and of course; a far
better e-mail list.

Hunter's advantage would lie in their efficiencies through mass production
and supply procurement.  That doesn't necessarily mean they would pass those
savings on to the customers.  With a semi-custom shop like General Boats, I
don't have to pay for features I don't want.  Since everything on a boat
costs an arm and a leg, that can save the buyer a lot of money.

If I were to invest money in the R27 project, I think I'd want a good
portion of my funds dedicated to the website.  The General Boats website is
infinitely better than its competition when it comes to written information,
but almost all of the competition is better when it comes to professional
photography.  A picture is worth a thousand words.  Maybe Stan should hire
Dan Snyder: 
http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attch/200608/27/R22beamreach.jpg

Lee
1986 Rhodes22  At Ease
Crab Alley (Kent Island, MD)



Woten wrote:
> 
> 
> Lee,
>  
> The Hunter is a good looking boat, but with a shoal draft of 42" it will  
> likely be less of a shallow water cruiser, and will also be harder to
> trailer  
> and launch than an R27.  My guess is the R27 shoal draft will be roughly 
> 30" 
> (draft of the scorpioyacht trawler) or less, which is about x2 a Seaward's  
> shoal draft, but less than the rest of the pack.  Also, the Hunter doesn’t 
> look 
> like it has 7' of head room, and likely doesn’t have positive buoyancy 
> (will 
> an R27?) - I don't think any comparable boats have either.  I’m  starting
> to 
> believe the R27 has the potential to be pretty  unique.  What do you
> think?
>  
> Dave
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