Penn Yan opinion

[Buttanic]

I am looking for any opinions on mid 1970's 23 foot tunnel hull Penn Yan hardtop . Construction, handling, performance, etc.

 

[Bondo]

Re: Penn Yan opinion

In My limited experince,.......

Penn Yans are Great Old Boats,.................

With the Exception of the Tunnel Hulls............

Which are Gas Guzzeling Pigs that'll Barely move forward,+ Won't back up.........

 

[Chinewalker]

Re: Penn Yan opinion

I concur. Unless you are always running in skinny water, skip the tunneldrive and go for a straight inboard PY....
- Scott

 

[steelespike]

Re: Penn Yan opinion

A neighbor at the marina used to have a tunnel hull.
Never asked about it but it sure seemed to squat a lot
at speeds that appeared quite slow And it appeared to be squat not bow rise.It also seemed to be working hard
at a relatively low speeds.
It did appear to have a really shallow draft for what seemed to be a fairly deep V design about 20ft long.
I'd guess 14 to 18 inches.

 

[xtraham]

Re: Penn Yan opinion

very well built, but they vent terribly in any sea at all