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Old 11-02-2013, 08:42 PM
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Default Anyone go down in boat size and not regret it? twins to a single?

Just as the tittle says.
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Old 11-02-2013, 09:21 PM
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Yes! I went from a 311 Formula with 2 HP500 EFI to a Y2K Superboat with one of those 500's. Ran just as fast, nice ride, and twice the gas mileage. Cabin was not as nice and no enclosed head, but as a runner it was a nice boat.
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Old 11-02-2013, 09:28 PM
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We did, from 28 twins to single 20.
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Maybe I'm too young still but every time I look at my boat I think it looks smaller. I don't think I could do it, but I do realize that a 15 whaler would be REALLY easy
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If you want to downsize I have an 18ft Formula, Id trade.
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I'm not looking to downsize I'm looking to go up but I don't want to go too big that it becomes a pain in the ass. I have and 18ft run about and a cruiser so I'm thinking something in-between but you see so much about people wishing they went bigger etc.
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Went from a 38 Top Gun to a 30 Scarab CC. Very happy!
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How big of a cruiser do you have? Maybe a change in style like a sportier cruiser, easy example would be going from a Formula 37PC to the 350SS or 353FS.

Suggested the style change since you already have a good combo size wise.
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Went from 16single to 22s to 28Twin to 24s to 26s F-1 to 27s F-1 to 30s. Narrowed it down to a very efficient hull with a single. You are starting in the right place thinking about the hull. I wanted something reasonably fast with a not too crazy power plant. Looked at the cat idea recently but just can't justify the $ for insurance. More than 10 times higher
than a fast v hull for me. And they really did not want to write it
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Went from a 29 fountain to a 27.
Easier to pull, its newer, nicer, more power, and faster. No regrets.
2' don't sound like much but I can tell a big difference.
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