Boss Lady,
This is precisely why I want to get into an older Hatt when I move up to a convertible from my 39SX. I am not a speed demon, and these 12V71s should serve me well (based on the no bad news I have read on this thread) if they are set up right and well maintained.
I really love the 53 C, and want to take a peak at the 55 and 60. The crew I fish with for overnight trips are stacked like cord wood while I am running the boat to the fishing grounds now, which I was reminded about this weekend.....but we took our fill of dorado . There are some great boats out there for a fraction of the cost of the 2.3M pre-commissioning price for the 54C new. Many of them are 1271 powered, and I wanted to see if they are prone to any major problems that I should be aware of.