26 is a stretched 23 with a few mods. Hermit hooked me up with a 22 seawolf hull in exchange for some glass work. I built a bracket for it, bolted on a merc, and gave it to my dad. He's still running it today. The hull is also a 23 seacraft knockoff. The only negative thing I can say about the boat is that there is NO fuel tank hatch. If you have to replace the tank, you will have to cut the floor . . . at least this is true with the cuddy model.