Century Boats 2600 Walk-Around
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User reviews for Number of Reviews: 2 Average Rating: 4.5  Rating - Reviewed on Oct 26, 2007 by Mark Ingersoll from Palm Bay, FL 2002 Century 2600 WAGreat boat, but there are a lot of things that Century could've done better.
Cons
1) Too much wood in my model year. I'm not sure if later years are wood-free or not, but I have to be diligent about sealing all exposed wood with epoxy and sealants.
2) This hull pounds too much. I'm almost always driving in 2-3' chop, and I have to slow to 21 kts to keep from pounding too heavily. The deadrise is 19 degrees, which could be contributing to this as well, but I think a lot of this is the substantial chining on the hull.
3) The hardtop brace has cracked twice and sheared the mounting bolts on one side. This could be related to the hull's pounding.
4) The 2001 and 2002 model years were advertised with 200g fuel tanks. After coming back on fumes, I discovered it actually has a 150g fuel tank.
Pros
1) The hull is very strong and the stringers are probably oversized for this size of hull.
2) The lifting strakes and chines, while probably contributing to the pounding in choppy seas, seem to make the hull very full efficient and stable. In clean water, I will get close to 2 mpg. In rolling seas, I've always felt stable with little roll moment.
3) On my most recent crossing to the Bahamas, we battened everything down, zipped up the Isinglass, put on our safety gear and crossed in 4-6' head seas. Put the autopilot on, throttled down to 7kts and took our time. Never felt uncomfortable.
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2002 Century 2600 WA
(2) 200 Yamaha HPDI
150g fuel capacity with 100g auxiliary bladder
Furuno NavNet2, 6kW radar, 1kW sounder, autopilot, Sirius weather
18' Taco Telescoping Outriggers
Here's a picture from our last trip over to Port Lucaya, Grand Bahama Island in March 2007.
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Here's a pictureRating -  Reviewed on Mar 10, 2007 by stan wyatt from alabama 2004 2600 walkaround2600 super speed 50 mph plus rides good fair price 200 hp four strokes get 2.1 mpg at 420 rpm full and ready to fish |