Hi! I've owned a V27 for about 10 years now. I started off solo and now
cruise winters in the W Caribe with my GF. We have a UK Pheon-built V27F version. I can't speak to the V25, so my responses are solely based on my knowledge of the V27 and V27F.
Naturally, there is also a Facebook group (Vancouver Owners Association) which would also be a good place to look for info.
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1) I'm planning on solo sailing but might have the occasional guest or two. Would it be possible to sleep three adults on both the 25 and 27 without them having to share the same berth?
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Believe it or not, the V27F is short for the
family version. They are less common than the V27 but most seem to be floating around the US market. The original Canadian-built V27s are probably more common in North America. They were not built to quite the same standards as the Pheon-built versions, but by all accounts are still good solid
boats, the most notable difference being a lack of a tumblehome which the Pheon
boats all have.
There is also a newer V28 that has been built since the mid-90s by Northshore Yachts I believe. They tend to have a higher asking
price being newer. They are mostly the same
boat with the extra foot added to the
cockpit area.
The 27F has "4" berths.. a double V berth and two settees in the main
cabin just fore of the
galley and
navigation station. We have slept 4 for very short periods and have had 3 onboard for slightly longer periods. It gets cramped with more than 2. I am 6'1" and there is standing
headroom (barely) and enough room in the V berth for me and my 5'2" girlfriend to spread out.
The original and more common V27 has a slightly larger main
cabin area, with two settees in addition to a quarterberth aft of the nav station to starboard. The slightly larger main cabin is nice, and the quarterberth would make a nice seagoing berth, but the tradeoff is no private v-berth area. Instead, the V is the
head and extra
storage area.
Both versions would be able to accommodate 3 people, each to their own berth. I would not want to make that a long term arrangement however.
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Originally Posted by magentawave
2) Any idea where I could store a couple 8' to 9' long by 29" wide sup surfboards? Strapping them to the stanchions won't work because the UV and salt would destroy the bags in no time. The ideal place would be to build a long hard bimini cover with solar on top and the boards strapped underneath in board bags. Anyone know if that's possible? Like maybe what the measurements are from the cockpit sole to the bottom of the boom?
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Height of cockpit sole to boom is about 5', but the boom only goes aft about midway thru the cockpit. So you COULD tie them under the bimini, but they would still jet out over the sides as the width of the boat aft near the cockpit is only about 6'. below the bimini, they would still interfere with your mobility in the cockpit I would think, plus the bimini structure might get in your way. Best long term place for rigid boards would probably be strapped to outside of stanchions, but I would not want them there on
passage. Strapping them down to one sidedeck and sacrificing mobility on that sidedeck would be safest
passage arrangement I think. Just treat bags as sacrificial anodes, or make sailcloth covers for them.
Personally, we have two 2 iSUPs onboard, one with a windsurf rig. 12'6x33" and 13X31". We roll them up and both fit easily in the port lazarette when on passage. When in port, we leave one or both inflated on the sidedeck, or just tie them to the stern in the
water. Both can fit on a
single sidedeck when inflated, leaving access to the other sidedeck open.
One other note, our boat originally had
dinghy davits, which could maybe accommodate one or two SUPs. We removed in favor of
windvane however. And still wouldn't be the safest option to have anything in them on passage.
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3) Does the 25 and 27 have a liner?
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None of the boats have a liner, so far as I am aware.
Hope some of this helps!