[Elixir20]

We owned an '88 27 Open for 18 yrs.  When sold in 2018 it still had one original Crusader 350 with 2100 hrs.  The other was replaced and had ~400 hrs when sold.  The boat was used in Long and Block Island sounds.  Fishing and cruising with regular 4 night stay-aboards in Block Island.  You can do surprisingly well with overnighting if creative.  We replaced the square 6 gallon water heater with a cylindrical one placed outboard of the port motor between the gunnel and manifold.  This freed up space for a significantly larger waste holding tank.  If in the cards, IMHO a hardtop is the best addition for this boat if it does not have one.  Good luck.