Rinker 27.....anyone have any experience of these

[Rangeroverover]

I'm looking at a Rinker 27 for my son, his man maths is the difference in fuel cost for a 350 cu in petrol against the increased cost of buying a diesel will pay for plenty of hours.

Looks like £20,000ish will buy a goodish one. they are 8'6" so can be trailered, two couples can sleep on it. Any experiences or other sigggestions welcome

[tescorank]

I had one and was underpowered/didn’t plane, my first boat so clueless, just make certain u go for a test drive.

[gazzarose]

Which 27? If its the 270 Fiesta Vee, then it's not trailerable they're too heavy. That's not to say there haven't been 270 towed around, I know 1 that got towed to Greece behind a shogun, even I have towed 1, but only a mile to a slip way, but wouldn't be good if caught. 262 or 276 were though. Up until 7 or 8 years ago the dealership I work in were Rinker importers. I didn't have that much to do with 270s, they were on they're way out when I started, but we sold a few 280s with 5.7 V8s in and they went fine. They were never speed boats, but would do 35+ kts. The boats themselves were built fine. Never the last word in quality, but no different than any similarly priced American sport cruisers. They were good value though.