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Hurricane CC21

Boating Staff — Wed, 27 Jul 2016 04:13:00 +0000

We Say: The Hurricane CC21 is versatile enough for a morning of fishing but also great for taking the family to the sandbar in the afternoon. Angling features include forward and aft casting platforms, a trolling-motor electrical plug in the bow, a livewell in the transom, insulated fish boxes and rod-stowage lockers. Under gunwale racks help you stow even more rods.

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You can convert the bow area into a lounger with optional filler cushions, and create stern seating with the addition of cushions and backrests.

Lift the front of the console to reveal a head compartment with 62 inches of headroom. The 29-inch-wide helm portion of the console features a two-tone finish that cuts glare. The helm seat features a pivoting backrest that lets you face forward or aft, and underneath is a 70-quart insulated cooler.

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Powered by a Yamaha F200 outboard, our test boat jumped on plane in three seconds and reached 30 mph in seven seconds en route to a top speed of almost 46 mph at 5,800 rpm. The cathedral-style hull offered wonderful stability and predictable handling. — Jim Hendricks

Who’d Want One: Buyers seeking a happy compromise between a center console fishing boat and a family deck boat for lakes, rivers and coastal waters.

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Another Choice: The NauticStar 211 Angler ($45,879 with a Yamaha F150 outboard) is also a deck boat with a center console, but it has a side door for the console head compartment.

Bottom Line: $62,425 (as tested); hurricaneboats.com

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Hurricane SunDeck 2690 OB

The Boating Tech Team — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:50:58 +0000

Hurricane SunDeck 2690 OB

LOA: 26’4″
Beam: 9’0″
Dry Weight: 2,718 lb.
Seating/Weight Capacity: Yacht Certified
Fuel Capacity: 98 gal.

Hurricane SunDeck 2690 OB

Hurricane makes no bones about the reason for the existence of the SunDeck 2690 OB. The boat is designed to offer existing 2200 and 2400 owners a familiar craft to move up to in the SunDeck lineup. It’s also intended to appeal to customers on larger bodies of water — those more prone to larger waves and stronger currents, such as the Florida Gulf Coast — who demand a bigger boat than Hurricane previously offered. The boatbuilder tapped renowned hull design firm C. Raymond Hunt with the task of creating such a boat while retaining the SunDeck’s trademark shallow draft and stable, dry ride. Hunt has a long track record of successful rough-water hulls, including the current Grady-White fleet, the eponymous Hunt Yachts boats and the legendary Bertram 31. The result is a boat that embraces the familiar Hurricane lines while featuring a variable deadrise; wide, pronounced chines; a generous 9-foot beam, and minimal 15-inch draft.

Hurricane carries that 9-foot beam nearly all the way forward, giving the 2690 a spacious foredeck that enables boarding from either port or starboard. A central locker houses both the anchor and a flip-out boarding ladder. The cockpit behind also takes full advantage of that beam. There’s room for adults, whether seated on the facing benches or kicked back in reclining mode. Step through the open windshield, and the main cockpit features dual helm chairs (each with a flip-up bolster), starboard entertainment center with optional electric grill and refrigerator, and an L-shaped bench with central walk-through to the swim platform. An optional, fold-out jump seat can be added to the starboard coaming should you need to fit in just one more passenger. Below the floor, a fiberglass stringer grid provides the necessary rigidity, while also forming a clean, gelcoated liner for the below-seat storage compartments. That combination stringer/liner also makes possible an enormous in-floor ski locker, accessible by two separate hatches, as well as an oversize, low-maintenance head compartment with wood cabinet, solid surface countertop and stainless-steel sink.

At speed, the 2690 displayed surprising agility, diving in and out of corners with precision and confidence that belied its size. It also planed quickly, leveling off in only 3.9 seconds en route to a top speed of 46.9 mph.

Buyer’s Spotlight
*Center transom walk-through and extended swim platform allow easy boarding.
*Standards include Garmin EchoMap 70s chart plotter and battery charger. Options include grill with inverter and shore-power connection.
*Ports in seat cushions and a sliding door in the removable cooler lid below allow easy access to refreshments.

Specs
LOA: 26’4″
Beam: 9’0″
Dry Weight: 2,718 lb.
Seating/Weight Capacity: Yacht Certified
Fuel Capacity: 98 gal.

How We Tested
Engine: Yamaha F300
Prop: Saltwater Series II 15¾” x 15″ 3-blade stainless steel
Gear Ratio: 1.75:1
Fuel Load: 75 gal.
Crew Weight: 155 lb.

Price
$96,335 (as tested)

Contact
Nautic Global Group
Elkhart, Indiana; 574-522-8381; hurricaneboats.com

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Hurricane SunDeck 2400 OB

Pete McDonald — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:37 +0000

We Say: Deck boats are increasingly popular along the coast, but the drawbacks to saltwater deck-boat use have always been flat bottoms and sterndrive power. Neither is an issue on the Hurricane SunDeck 2400 OB.

Hurricane has traditionally built boats with wide running surfaces and a shallow deadrise of 12.5 degrees at the transom, attributes that make for easy planing, efficient running and great at-rest stability. But for the 2400, Hurricane steepened the deadrise to 16 degrees for sportier handling and better choppy-water ability. The trimmable outboard ends corrosion concerns.

The 8-foot-6-inch beam carries bow to stern for a lot of usable real estate. The bow cockpit’s commodious square footage features vinyl seats, forward-facing backrests on the consoles and a hardy wraparound stainless-steel grab rail that helps ensure passenger safety.

With our Yamaha F300 test power, this boat proved worthy of tow-sports duty, with a quick 3.8-second hole shot and a top speed above 52 mph. The deeper V helps it carve graceful turns — the trade-off is less bite than you’d have with the sterndrive version. Our tester also had the optional ($4,820) wake tower for enhanced board-sport capability.

Who’d Want One: A coastal or big-lake family boater looking to carry a crew.

Another Choice: The Starcraft Coastal 2410 OB ($54,879 with a Yamaha F200) is another salty deck.

Bottom Line: $62,417 with test power; hurricaneboats.com

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Hurricane SunDeck 2200 DC OB

The Boating Tech Team — Fri, 21 Dec 2012 00:42:46 +0000

Hurricane SunDeck 2200 DC OB

Maximized space and minimized maintenance combine with comfort and utility aboard this new deck boat.

Outboards are trendy, but Hurricane didn’t need an invite to the party. The brand’s been producing outboard-powered deck boats for years, taking full advantage of their low maintenance and resulting increase in cockpit space. Without an engine compartment, the SunDeck 2200 offers a gargantuan cockpit.

A portside chair complements the helm seating. Abaft, an L-shaped lounge with a walk-through spans much of the transom.

The 2200’s beam is carried well forward. Lines might look runabout sleek, but the bow cockpit offers nearly every inch of width as what’s found behind the windshield. Cushions lift out to reveal dual storage areas, the larger of which is ventilated to reduce moisture. Within the port console, a fully lined head compartment features a screened port for ventilation, along with a sink. An additional pressurized sink resides at the entertainment center behind the helm seat.

Power options extend to 250 hp, and from a variety of engine manufacturers. A 200 hp Yamaha pushed our 2200 test boat onto plane in 4.4 seconds, passed 30 mph in 7.8, and topped it out at 45.4 mph. Power-assisted steering provides effortless handling, giving the captain a welcome feeling of control.

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Hurricane SunDeck 2200 DC OB

Boating Staff — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:02:29 +0000

Hurricane SunDeck 2200 DC OB

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Hurricane Sundeck 2400

Randy Vance — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:18:58 +0000

Want to cruise, fish, anchor out, go tubing and then put the boat away with little fuss? Check out Hurricane’s Sundeck 2400 OB Extreme. A few blasts from a hose clean the self-bailing, fiberglass-lined cockpit, and then the same hose flushes the outboard of salt. You’re done. Go to the tiki bar for umbrella drinks.

While most do-it-alls make compromises, the Sundeck OB Extreme shines in all areas. For cruising and water sports, its agility comes from the mating of a 16-degree deadrise hull and a spunky Yamaha F250 outboard that, in our test, handled snap turns easily, stepped up on plane in 4.4 seconds and zipped along at 48.9 mph at wide-open throttle. More impressive, though, is the nearly 4 miles per gallon the boat achieved at the comfortable cruising speed of 26 mph.

A partier is further stroked by the Thunder and Lightning stereo system that includes a sony receiver, Polk audio speakers, a subwoofer and an amplifier. The components are “racked” in the console, and a remote at the helm gives fingertip control. The subwoofer hangs from the Extreme-package wakeboard tower, which brings up the next obvious benefactor — the wakeboard rider.

The Sundeck 2400 Extreme lays down a beautiful wake at around 20 mph, and by manipulating trim and throttle, I easily shaped a perfect lip and kicker. A tough stainless-steel tow pylon that retracts into the transom is standard, so even if you don’t opt for the extreme package my test boat sported, the ’boarders in your crew can still enjoy a challenging ride.

A forward boarding platform and bow ladder add to versatility at the beach, and a stern ladder gives the expected accommodation for deeperwater boarding. We found a livewell on the bow as well and realized right away that this boat is an ideal option for coastal boaters who just happen to love to fish, swim, beach up or ride their sticks.

_**Check out the Sundeck 2400’s Virtual Test Drive for an in-depth tour**_.

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Godfrey Hurricane Seadeck 217

Pete McDonald — Mon, 01 Jan 2001 15:00:00 +0000

If I didn’t hate the movie so much, I’d be tempted to shout, “I’m the king of the world!” from the bow of Godfrey’s Hurricane Sundeck 217. Standing on its forward swim platform gave me a new appreciation of what this boat brings to the outboard deckboat market. Where most manufacturers put their platform acreage at the stern, the Sundeck 217 saves some for the bow. This means getting on and off is easier when the boat is beached, water entry away from the motor’s clutter at the transom is safer, and broad open spaces aren’t lost to the rigging cables and fuel lines.

But before applauding this forward space, you have to wonder why you’d want to put an outboard on a deckboat at all. Restricting transom space seems to run contrary to this category’s primary mission: gobs of room to entertain and easy access for watersports. But for deckboat buyers in saltwater areas, the outboard offers a prime advantage. Unlike a stern drive, it can be tilted entirely out of the water – keeping the gearcase free of growth and corrosion. For some people, that alone is worth giving up some play room on the aft platform. But you’ve got to get in and out somewhere, so Godfrey came up with the Sundeck 217’s bow acreage.

The Sundeck 217 also meets the entertainment requirement with a layout suited to recreation, starting with the built-in 25-quart cooler up forward. Some people prefer removable coolers, as on the Larson 213 Escape ($36,885 with a 150-hp Mercury Optimax). But the Sundeck 217’s cooler is insulated – not all builders take that step. Then there’s the sink and faucet. The Sundeck 217’s is abaft the helm seat, whereas the 213 Escape’s is built into the port console.

The 213 Escape offers decent bow access as well but is pricier than the Sundeck 217. Both are solidly built using encapsulated, treated plywood in the guts. The 213 Escape, with 16 degrees of transom deadrise compared to the Sundeck 217’s 12 1/2 degrees, will probably handle the rough stuff better. But the Sundeck 217 comes standard with a windshield, keeping the spray out of the cockpit.

The Sundeck 217’s plastic-lined bow locker is big enough to hold a 6′ tall person or, preferably, skis and wakeboards. The four 8″ stainless-steel cleats at the bow and stern are a step up from the 6″ ones that are the category standard. But it has only one midship cleat. Why not add another for easier mooring on both sides? Other nice touches include chrome-over-bronze through-hull fittings, stainless-steel bezels on the gauges, and an especially roomy double-wide captain’s chair at the helm.

LAST WORD. The big swim platform at the bow makes this an outboard deckboat with real water access.

LOA……….20’10”

Beam……….8’6″

Draft……….2’7″

Displacement (lbs., approx.)………2,990 ** **

Transom deadrise……12 1/2° ** **

Bridge clearance…4’8″

Minimum cockpit depth ……….2’6″

Max. headroom……3’5″ ****

Fuel capacity (gal.)…52

Water capacity (gal.)..17

Price (w/standard power) ……….$31,999

Price (w/test power) ……….$31,999

STANDARD POWER: Single 150-hp Mercury Optimax V-6 outboard.****

OPTIONAL POWER: Single outboard to 200 hp.****

TEST BOAT POWER: Single 150-hp Mercury Optimax V-6 outboard with 153 cid, 3.50″ bore x 2.65″ stroke, swinging a 14 1/2″ x 19″ three/bladed ss prop through a 1.87:1 reduction.

STANDARD EQUIPMENT (major items): AM/FM cassette stereo w/2 speakers; 12v receptacle; bow and stern telescoping 3-step ladders; Bimini top w/boot.

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