Albin 27 work boat

[kmx1968]

Hello
Has anyone on here ever used or seen an Albin 27 used as a work boat?
I have a 27 sport cabin I am rebuilding to use as a oyster dredger/sinknetter.The boat was sunk during a hurricane and sat for ten years,so it is not in the best of shape.I just got it off the railway and am getting ready to install a 4045 tfm John Deere 150 hp w/ a 1.5:1 velvet drive.
How well do these boats handle rough water,say a 3-4 foot chop?
I appreciate any information.
Thank you

[Panhdjoe]

You will be very happy with the way a 27 handles a 3-4 foot chop. Our family cruiser thake rough water well, it is a little "rollie" when we take wake our waves from abeam

[tranmkp]

This is how the 27 handles the chop -

http://www.youtube.com/kidkodine#p/a/u/0/U5WLrja6lAU

Its fine you just have to slow down - and really try to avoid getting beam to for very long...

[woodman]

Hey if your plans to convert the 27 albin into a work boat don't work out I would be interested in buying that boat. I am looking for a fixer upper. Woody

[Veebyes2]

I saw one in Bodega Bay, CA last year fitted out for salmon fishing. I actually felt sorry for the boat. She was worked hard & looked every second of it.

At the other end of the working 27 scale, I worked mine as a sightseeing boat for 6 years putting about 500 hours on the engine per year. At the end the boat got a complete overhaul, including engine haulout & painting. She looked at good as new when sold seven years later.