What do you want to know about the 27' express? We have a 1972 Uniflite 27' express/fb and twin 318's, on Lake Erie docked at Toledo Beach Michigan. The twin 318's are nice, we can cruise them all day at 2500-2700 RPM that give us 17-20 MPH and they will last for ever. Ours is heavily loaded , WOT 4000 RPM gives 32MPH. They handle the chop in western Lake Erie great with good working trim tabs. At cruising speed you can expect 1.5 MPG. In 34 years we have put 23,000 miles on ours, from Lake Michigan to Lake Champlain and every thing in between. I would be happy to talk to you more. Ray
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From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: UnifliteWorld <[email protected]>
Subject: [UnifliteWorld] 1970 27' Uniflite Express
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 09:54:25 -0700 (PDT)
Hello all--I'm considering considering a 1970 27' Express, and I
thought I "ask the experts" what they thought of this model. It's in
pretty decent condition, no major issues that I can tell yet. Twin
318's
I'm out here on Lake Erie, and the boat's been a freshwater boat since
new. There isn't a lot of Uniflite's out here, actually they're pretty
rare, but I'm well aware of their reputation of build quality.
The boat is still on the hard, so I haven't had an opportunity to give
it a sea trail. I want to do some light to medium-duty great lakes
cruising with it. Lake Erie has a mean reputation for a short, steep
chop and I'm curious how this boat might handle this..
The twin Chrysler's seem like a bit much for this boat, so I image
it's pretty fast. I'm not really interested in speed so much, but GPH
is a concern. Can this thing be cruised at say 15-20 knots with some
relative economy?
Any other thoughts, perceptions, "look-out-for's", ideas would be
appreciated.
Thnaks
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From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]>
To: UnifliteWorld <[email protected]>
Subject: [UnifliteWorld] 1970 27' Uniflite Express
Date: Sun, 30 May 2010 09:54:25 -0700 (PDT)
Hello all--I'm considering considering a 1970 27' Express, and I
thought I "ask the experts" what they thought of this model. It's in
pretty decent condition, no major issues that I can tell yet. Twin
318's
I'm out here on Lake Erie, and the boat's been a freshwater boat since
new. There isn't a lot of Uniflite's out here, actually they're pretty
rare, but I'm well aware of their reputation of build quality.
The boat is still on the hard, so I haven't had an opportunity to give
it a sea trail. I want to do some light to medium-duty great lakes
cruising with it. Lake Erie has a mean reputation for a short, steep
chop and I'm curious how this boat might handle this..
The twin Chrysler's seem like a bit much for this boat, so I image
it's pretty fast. I'm not really interested in speed so much, but GPH
is a concern. Can this thing be cruised at say 15-20 knots with some
relative economy?
Any other thoughts, perceptions, "look-out-for's", ideas would be
appreciated.
Thnaks
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