That's why I posted a USED Tiara...
 
LOL

Once again, the Tiara.  No outboard in the way, no motor box in the way.  Twin 270 Crusaders in the 2700.  454s in the 3000s and twin diesels in the 3600s.  Fish boxes are built in, no need for a "box".
 
 

 
Big Boat.....
 

 
Little.... (cough)... smaller boat

ORIGINAL: Lundking



Big Boat.....



Little.... (cough)... smaller boat

 
Tritons are beautiful, but there's two things I don't like about that boat. First and foremost, the euro transom. While I do like the safety factor of a euro transom, what I don't like about them is how much interior space is lost due to that design. Another thing I don't like about that Triton is the bow pulpit. They can be a PITA when launching / loading the boat from / onto the trailer. Especially if you store your anchor on the anchor roller on the pulpit. The pulpit and anchor can hit or get snagged on the winch stand on the trailer. I know that from experience and I've heard others mention the same thing.  

Brent,
 
Just keep your corners open thats where the nets will have to fly!

Never heard of that boat  clean and simple..  Who makes it .. Island hopper ?   could not google it 
 
MM

side note cause I think he will read it here. . .
 
CB clean out your mailbox
 
I owe you a PM
 
Brent
 
 
What is the price on a commercial duty boat like the one bluntmant put up. . .that looks really commercial!
 
 

The hull on an Island Hopper is solid glass. only cores are in floors and decks

ORIGINAL: dublvision

Nice!! a classic25' The PERFECT trailerable fishing machine.  Is it a wet boat? I know it has that awesome flare but saw some youtube videos and guys were getting soaked?  BTW did you buy new?

I'm going to have to look at the Youtube videos. I have the hard top and enclosure, so I haven't been wet yet. The boat does generate some spray plowing through waves, so the blow back is always there with the right wind. I'll have to figure out how to post pictures here and show how much flair the boat really has.

I smiled when I saw the title of this thread, as it took me back about five years when I was making the same decisions on a boat. Back then, the outboard industry was kinda screwed up. OMC was having fits with the "Ficht" motors, the Verado's were just a concept, the HPDI's were new and unproven, and nobody had a big four stroke that was worth a crap. (-Thank you E.P.A.. And I mean that, thanks!) If I didn't have the boat I have now, I'd be more educated on the latest and greatest in the world of outboards.

Yea, they're heavy. 7500 lbs. dry. If you top off with fuel that adds another 1k, because it holds 165 gallons. I usually run with tanks about 1/3 full, which with 2 or 3 guys on the boat and at 3200-3300 rpm's it'll run 25-27 mph. . The boat does not pound, you'll get a firm landing if you're running into or with quartering seas, but its not too bad at all.

As someone said, there are trade offs- for example, in beam seas, you better hold on. That steep dead rise really gets the boat rocking!

As far as efficiency, as best as I can tell, I do slightly better than 2 mpg. I don't have a floscan or anything that would give me precise numbers. So, for the way I use the boat, and the way I fish, I'll burn about 15 gallons a trip average. A couple of years ago, I topped off my starboard tank to where I could see gas in the flller neck. I kept track on the gps the distance covered at cruise. I also figured 1.5 gallons/hour trolling. When I topped off back at the dock, the math showed right at 2 mpg. I've swapped out the B2 wheels for some B3's and run the boat on average a couple of hundred pounds lighter, and a hundred or so rpm's less to get the same speeds. I'm comfortable with the "just north of 2 mpg" guess.

I'm surprised nobody brought up the cats..
Check out the Glacier Bay 26. You want a smooth efficient ride? Try and beat that!

http://www.glacierbaycats.com/records_midway.html

You get the idea.  A clean cockpit, no motor box, no outboard, and lots of flare.

There are a couple of pictures in this link:
http://www.thehulltruth.com/photos/photo-thumbnails.asp?albumid=1247

I don't know how to re-size the pictures yet........

ORIGINAL: dublvision

My boat has a similar flare, but it is 9'5" at the flare.  Similar to a step-lift v20.  I like the flush deck, BUT, if your floor was lower and you had the dog house, it wouldnt be as bad in a beam sea like you say.  Your COG would be lower and you would notice.

I don't think the C.O.G. could be any lower in the Carolina Classics. The engine is under the helm seats and tackle centers. If I had a dog house it would be higher.

If you sat at the level where engine is mounted, slightly above 6 inches maybe. You then would be sitting lower in the boat and your COG would be lower.  I understand about the self bailing, it only has to be an inch or two above water line. Just my 2 cents, would definitely purchase one at right price.

http://books.google.com/books?id=RUjh0NEMhesC&pg=PA45&lpg=PA45&dq=understanding+deadrise&source=web&ots=rxzZawQvXe&sig=R6oYWlBn3wmdJySJPtgV6r7oL1I&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=10&ct=result#PPA40,M1

Its a long link, but there's some great reading on hull design there. Chapter 4 talks about deadrise.