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Message 7 of 7
Posted by member Dominic And Nicola on Friday 7 November 2008
Oh, and thanks Steve too
Dominic et al.
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Message 6 of 7
Posted by member Stephen Pickthall on Saturday 11 October 2008
Dominic,
Just go for one , you will not regret it they are great , a little slow but GREAT...
As previously discussed , you are welcome to come and try mine
Steve
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Message 5 of 7
Posted by member Dominc And Nicola Gribbin on Saturday 11 October 2008
Thanks Andy.
D and N.
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Message 4 of 7
Posted by member Dominic And Nicola Gribbin on Wednesday 8 October 2008
Hi Andy
Many thanks for the repsponse.
Yes, although it would appear most 27's were built as displacement hulls, presumably, given the speed claims of the various outdrive owners, there was a hull shape difference fabricated to accomodate this in the form of a semi displacement version.
Still a little bit of a mystery as my initial inquiry at Hardy proved fruitless when they were posed with this query.
What would also be v.useful to know from you or anyone else for that matter, what is the boat's general handling and sea worthiness? Is it a reassuring boat? Good as a family cruiser for 2 adults plus 3 young children in terms of space/internal fit out?
Many thanks
Dominic and Nicola
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Message 3 of 7
Posted by member Andy on Wednesday 8 October 2008
We use ours inland and on estuaries so have never encountered any extreme weather although with the displacement hull it gives an extremely predictable and confidence inspiring ride. With the twin shafts it is very easy to handle in confined spaces and is very rooted against the wind, a big plus in tight marinas. We acquired the boat from a fisherman who sung her praises as a sea boat.
Although there is no permanent berths and the accommodation is all in one cabin it is very well laid out and its quick to make up the two double berths. You can sleep another two under the canopy too if you so require.
To sum up I would say reassuring is a good way to describe the boat and I'm sure it would make a lovely snug family cruiser. We all love ours :)
Andy
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Message 2 of 7
Posted by member Andy on Monday 6 October 2008
Hi, I can't comment on the outdrive performance of a 27 specifically from experience having a twin shaft version but I would think the hull to be the biggest limiting factor.As for manouvering I feel more confident with twin out drives having used them on a previous boat they give an amazing amount of control allowing you to almost parallel park.
As for economy, trying to push a hardy 27 above displacement speeds will seriously affect the consumption and also the servicing and up keep of legs can be expensive too, not just the parts but even to check them the boat has to be lifted and there is a lot of hydraulics etc to trim the legs etc.
I might be wrong but I thought I read somewhere some 27's had a slightly different hull profile to make them semi displacement and given big enough engines to make use of it then that would explain a difference in speed between two similairly engined craft.
Hope there is some sense in there?
Andy
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Message 1 of 7
Posted by member Dominc And Nicola Gribbin on Friday 12 September 2008
Does anyone have any experience of the performance of SX outdrive leg units on the Hardy 27. To the new owner of the now discontinued Hardy 27, this boat was supplied with the option of either shaft drive or SX outdrive legs.
I note that owners now selling these boats on have claims of considerably higher cruising speeds with outdrive units than shaft drives, albeit with the same engine units.
So are they faster and are outdrives as effective as shaft drives for close quarter maneuvering? Economy would be useful to know also on the outdrive system?
Huge thanks in advance
Dominic, Nicola and the growing brood.
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