20 to 35 feet: Maritime Skiff 23 Challenger, Hunt Harrier 25, Albin 26 Center Console, SanJuan30, Boston Whaler 320 Outrage Cuddy Cabin, Chris-Craft Corsair 33, Pursuit 3480 Drummond Island Runner, Cabo 32 Express

Take our walkthrough of 31 new boats — power and sail — before you head out to the fall boat shows.

Power Preview – PART I

ByMichael Hauenstein / Staff Writer

Maritime Skiff 23 Challenger

ladder-back chairs in the three-sided pilothouse, with aft drop curtain. The boat has an engine splash well and can be powered by a single outboard from 130 hp to 225 hp.

LOA: 23 feet, 3 inches BEAM: 8 feet, 6 inches HULL DRAFT: 1 foot, 2 inches DISPLACEMENT: 3,100 pounds HULL TYPE: modified-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 14 degrees TANKAGE: 83 gallons fuel ENGINE OPTION: single outboard to 225 hp SPEED: 45 mph top, 12-26 mph cruise (with 225-hp 4-stroke) SUGGESTED PRICE: $61,000 CONTACT: Maritime Skiff Inc., Duxbury, Mass. Phone: (781) 934-0010. www.mskiff.com

Hunt Harrier 25

The new Harrier 25 from Hunt Yachts is a deep-vee sportboat/runabout that, like all other Hunt Yachts, rides a hull designed by C. Raymond Hunt Associates.

A diesel or gasoline jackshaft sterndrive provides propulsion, and the boat’s small cuddy contains a V-berth. The self-bailing cockpit, which is larger than that of Hunt’s Surfhunter 25, has a couple of transom fishboxes and one under the companion seat.

LOA: 25 feet BEAM: 9 feet DRAFT: 3 feet (with drive down) DISPLACEMENT: 5,500 pounds HULL TYPE: deep-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 22 degrees TANKAGE: 100 gallons fuel, 15 gallons water ENGINE OPTION: gas or diesel sterndrive SPEED: 46 mph top BASE PRICE: $89,500 CONTACT: Hunt Yachts, South Dartmouth, Mass. Phone: (508) 994-2000. www.huntyachts.com

Albin 26 Center Console

Albin’s new 26 Center Console is a fishing boat with inboard diesel power. Ron Menard of Cape Cod Marine in South Dennis, Mass., designed the original boat and has teamed with Albin to produce it on a larger scale.

Standard features include a 40-gallon live well, transom door, padded leaning post with rod holders, and choice of hull colors.

LOA: 25 feet, 8 inches BEAM: 8 feet, 6 inches DRAFT: 2 feet, 2 inches DISPLACEMENT: 5,000 pounds HULL TYPE: deep-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 22 degrees TANKAGE: 160 gallons fuel ENGINE OPTION: single diesel inboard to 500 hp PRELIMINARY SPEED: 42 mph top, 35 mph cruise (with 315-hp Yanmar) SUGGESTED PRICE: $89,900 CONTACT: Albin Marine, Cos Cob, Conn. Phone: (203) 661-4341. www.albinmarine.com

SanJuan30

SanJuanYachts this fall introduces the SanJuan30 — the smallest of its Down East-style boats — which inherits the lines and wood-free composite construction of its 38- and 48-footers.

There’s padded seating on the engine boxes, in addition to a V-berth, head compartment and hanging locker below.

LOA: 32 feet BEAM: 10 feet DRAFT: 2 feet, 2 inches DISPLACEMENT: 9,800 pounds HULL TYPE: modified-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 15 degrees TANKAGE: 150 gallons fuel, 30 gallons water ENGINE OPTION: twin diesel inboards SPEED: 46 mph top, 40 mph cruise SUGGESTED PRICE: $355,000 CONTACT: San Juan Composites, Anacortes, Wash. Phone: (360) 299-3790. www.sanjuanyachts.com

Boston Whaler 320 Outrage Cuddy Cabin

Show-goers this fall can get their first look at the new cuddy version of Boston Whaler’s 320 Outrage.

The boat’s deck is a single level around the console, and the forward cuddy cabin has a V-berth with cushions and storage. The center console contains a shower and head.

Fishing features include a bait prep station with live well and a pair of 80-gallon in-deck fishboxes.

LOA: 32 feet, 2 inches BEAM: 10 feet, 2 inches DRAFT: 1 foot, 10 inches (engines up) DISPLACEMENT: unavailable HULL TYPE: deep-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 23 degrees TANKAGE: 300 gallons fuel, 40 gallons water, 6.5 gallons waste ENGINE OPTION: twin outboards to 600 hp SPEED: unavailable SUGGESTED PRICE: $184,907 (with twin 250-hp Mercury Verados) CONTACT: Boston Whaler, Edgewater, Fla. Phone: (386) 428-0057. www.whaler.com

Chris-Craft Corsair 33

Chris-Craft will introduce its new Corsair 33 at this year’s Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show in October. The 33 slots between a 28- and a 36-footer in the company’s Corsair lineup.

LOA: 32 feet, 2 inches BEAM: 12 feet HULL DRAFT: 3 feet, 2 inches DISPLACEMENT: 12,500 pounds HULL TYPE: deep-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 20 degrees TANKAGE: 207 gallons fuel ENGINE OPTION: twin gasoline or diesel sterndrives SPEED: 45-50 mph top, 35 mph cruise SUGGESTED PRICE: unavailable CONTACT: Chris-Craft, Sarasota, Fla. Phone: (941) 351-4900. www.chriscraft.com

Pursuit 3480 Drummond Island Runner

The Pursuit 3480 Drummond Island Runner is a deep-vee cruiser with a graceful S-shaped sheer.

Below are a forward V-berth, cedar-lined hanging locker, and head compartment with electric marine head.

LOA: 34 feet, 5 inches BEAM: 9 feet, 6 inches DRAFT: 2 feet, 6 inches (engines down) DISPLACEMENT: 9,400 pounds HULL TYPE: deep-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 24.5 degrees TANKAGE: 300 gallons fuel, 30 gallons water, 18 gallons waste ENGINE OPTION: twin outboards to 600 hp SPEED: unavailable PRELIMINARY PRICE: $250,695 (with twin Yamaha F250s) CONTACT: Pursuit Boats, Fort Pierce, Fla. Phone: (772) 465-6006. www.pursuitboats.com

Cabo 32 Express

The Cabo 32 Express, introduced earlier this year at the Miami International Boat Show, was to make its Northeast debut at the Norwalk (Conn.) International In-Water Boat Show in September.

Express at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show.

LOA: 35 feet BEAM: 13 feet, 3 inches DRAFT: 2 feet, 8 inches DISPLACEMENT: 19,100 pounds HULL TYPE: modified-vee TRANSOM DEADRISE: 17.5 degrees TANKAGE: 350 gallons fuel, 50 gallons water ENGINE OPTION: twin 461-hp Caterpillar C7 diesel inboards SPEED: 41 mph top, 30 mph cruise SUGGESTED PRICE: $347,880 CONTACT: Cabo Yachts Inc., Adelanto, Calif. Phone: (760) 246-8917. www.caboyachts.com