The 98 and 2006 29' single cockpit is significantly bigger than the 32'.
My 27' seems to be the same or a tad bigger than my friends 32'. His seats are a lot closer to the dash then mine.

EFI defiantly starts quicker than mine.

regardless of single or twin wouldn't the cockpit be the same on the 29 from year to year? Unless like Wildman said the 2002 and up 29 was bigger.

So the consensus is regardless the 29 has a bigger cockpit then 32?

Yes 29 cockpit is bigger than a 32.
Rafted up to a 1994 29' twin, they had the same size cockpit as my 27'. 29 twin engine compartment was bigger. Outdrive and trim tab pumps were mounted in front of the motors if I remember correctly.

thanks. yeah I always though the cockpit was the same from a 27 to 29, 29 picked it up in the cabin.

Well maybe that limits my search to a 29 then. Like I said I don't need the cabin, its just storage and would prefer as much room as possible outside.

29 single will be your best bet then. 32 is a big weight difference when towing.

32 and 27 cockpit is tight but I'm fine with it. Typically my wife and 3 year old son is all I have.

Thanks for the help.

pretty much rule out a 496 single. Would what would be the next best option, as a 502 I don't think would work either. Can a hp 500 really get that up to 70mph.

Stick with a Chaparral!!:party-smiley-004:

Have you considered a 31 Sonic? That's always been a favorite of mine and is roomy.

No I haven't. But I like and want a fountain.

Got rid of the chap to get a fountain after I reset things. I understand the size of the fountain cockpit and not worried about having 10 people on it like the chap. I don't want a 27. I want a 29 or 32, just trying to determine which one offered the most cockpit space. Those two can roughly cost the same, so was just trying to figure out what which one to target, as I got 18-24 months, but I kind of like to target what I want and occasionally check the market. When I had my 91 that was bought 6 years ago, and in that age you really had twins and 454s, but a year or two from now my budget and whats out there is going to lend to late 90s early 00s which there seems to be 4-5 different combos of engine packs out there, so trying to determine which is best.


Just trying to maximize cockpit space, get something that does 70, and have reliability. Cockpit space seems to be best on 29 specially in 02 or better, 496 or 502 probably wont meet the performance criteria, and I don't think I want a high HP single and have to worry about it blowing. To me it seems like twin 454s or 502, or an hp500.

I kind of like carb, although efi is nice to start, but their easier to maintain, and would probably mean a 10-15k price difference.