Re: 1979 Penn Yann 26 ft, hardtop 330 inboard
I had a 1976 23footer hardtop ,single mercruiser inboard tunnel drive. By far, the best boat I have ever had the pleasure of owning! <br />Stout, thick,well-laid glasswerk.<br />Extremely Stable and roomy.<br />Very manueverable (once you got used to the total loss of helm at neutral. But then again, it didn't matter, because it tracked true.<br /><br />Slow, and fuel-hungry, but with derivative benifit of shallow draft. Of all it's features, I liked thsat the best. This monster hardtop cuddy could navigate in 7" of water,with my family of three aboard.<br /><br />I had repeated problems at underway with the GASSO auxillary waterpump impeller failing at will. But it may be because I enjoyed the skinny water so. I would leave the channel, and short-cut across oyster beds. It was fun because I'd get the obligatory runabout folowing me, and they would allways run-aground
lol <br /><br />Fishing with 4 of your friends is never cramped on the spacious aft deck.
