Remember it's a 1970. Any recent surveys, (stringers, transome?) 318's are the best if they have been maintained. Consider the cruise factor & age, 3200 RPM, why mess with the trans. Who is in a hurry anyway? Just anchor & fish!! Enjoy. Will
--- On Sun, 5/30/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote: From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [UnifliteWorld] 1970 27' Uniflite Express To: "UnifliteWorld" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 30, 2010, 9:54 AM 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 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "UnifliteWorld" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/unifliteworld?hl=en.
