What do you guys know about these

[willy]

http://delaware.craigslist.org/boa/3351424888.html

[lumberslinger178]

thats a nice boat there willy I've had 3 whalers and loved them all 89 sport 15ft I bought brand new at a dealer in Stone Harbor ...cant go wrong with a whaler.
ps never owned one that big tho

[spareparts]

from what I've heard, those were complete turds. I've never ridden in one, but that what I've heard from other mechanics.I may be wrong, but note the 22 mph cruise, not knots. Thats pretty slow for a pair of 5.7s in a 27 ft boat. I don't like the looks of that engine compartment either, I don't see how you could reach the spark plugs.


I should have the pics of that cat this week, plus I'll put you in touch with the guy on that diesel boat.

[THEFERMANATOR]

I'm with spare, that thing looks like a nightmare to do maintence on. And 22MPH at 3400 would make that thing a hog to feed. I see it is a pretty flat hull in the back which would make it solid at anchor and the drift, but will not be a smooth ride in the snot. And the only stuff I could find on the WHALER board said it is the dog of the WHALER fleet, and a real gas hog. If your looking for a boat in that size range with twin screws, look at a BLACKFIN. They were built by employess of BERTRAM who worked on the 28, but decided to fix all of it's shortcomings.

[willy]

That is what I needed to know from a couple of guys I needed to hear from. A buddy sent me the link.
Thanks
Much appreciated, the hunt continues

[bradford]

She ain't too cute in the looks department either.

[RidgeRunner]

WutChewTalkinbout Willis?
I love the looks of her. I see one up close every time I go fishing at the Suwannee. Bracketed with twin 250 OX66's. I was just commenting to my friend Bruce this past weekend that I liked the looks of it as it trolled by us a half dozen times. I was somewhat disappointed when I read what Spare and Ferm thought of it. It is just real big and I figured being a Whaler and Big it would crush the waves. Nice smirk like the classic Whalers too. Oh well. I've been wrong before.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by RidgeRunner

WutChewTalkinbout Willis?
I love the looks of her. I see one up close every time I go fishing at the Suwannee. Bracketed with twin 250 OX66's. I was just commenting to my friend Bruce this past weekend that I liked the looks of it as it trolled by us a half dozen times. I was somewhat disappointed when I read what Spare and Ferm thought of it. It is just real big and I figured being a Whaler and Big it would crush the waves. Nice smirk like the classic Whalers too. Oh well. I've been wrong before.

Theres quite a few different 27 WHALERS, and I believe this model was only offered as a straight inboard. The bracketed hulls were a deep V hull to the stern from what I found doing a quick search, and is a much more desireable hull. Same length and beam, but quite a bit different below the waterline. They reffered to this model as the 27 full cabin over at continuouswave.

[randlemanboater]

I looked at one of those years ago that had a full tower and twin 300 Evinrude V-8's...I asked about fuel consumption and the guy just laughed.

[jasoncooperpcola]

Here ya go. Twin etecs.