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Tech Talk => Hulls => Topic started by: craigman on March 27, 2014, 11:09:47 PM

Title: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: craigman on March 27, 2014, 11:09:47 PM
Fellas,
fairly new to the boating world and have a question for you guys,,
I have a 79' Carlson CV23. I've heard people call it a mini day, and a day cruiser.
What is the difference between the two?
Thanks for any help!

Craig
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: GT Jets on March 27, 2014, 11:24:02 PM
Fellas,
fairly new to the boating world and have a question for you guys,,
I have a 79' Carlson CV23. I've heard people call it a mini day, and a day cruiser.
What is the difference between the two?
Thanks for any help!

Craig

Not a huge difference. The typical "Day Cruiser" is normally 21'-23' and has an area large enough under the deck to stretch out. Typically will have a raised deck that is pretty tall. Sanger made the "double Bubble" and Spectra made both a mini, called the Spectra 20' and they also built a mini called the Spectra 19'. Nordic did something very similar.

I would call a CV23' a Day cruiser. Had a customer that had a blue metal flake/light blue one with blue/white diamond tuck interior, loved that boat.

A mini Day cruiser typically is not longer than about 20'...
It is definitely not an exact science...LOL

GT
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: craigman on March 27, 2014, 11:52:12 PM
GT,
thanks for the info!
Kind of what I was thinking. Above 20 feet, and a little cuddy.
Mine is the sky blue, with dark blue metal flake. It's a total project boat, but i'm am really looking forward to it.
Hope to have it on the lake in 2015!  8)
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on March 28, 2014, 08:54:10 AM
actually, brandons boat is a Nordic mini day cruiser, not a full as you labled. I think its only 19' as well.

(https://forum.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi879.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab360%2Fnordic454%2F004-2.jpg&hash=444949d23ec922ac7402cbc4aa7afad3e432995b)
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: Brad @ SCJB on March 28, 2014, 08:55:47 AM
also the 20' southwind is a daycruiser, has as much freeboard as any other 18' boat out there...

(https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-frc1/t1.0-9/3210_1150427925324_7300863_n.jpg)
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: Beaveretriever on March 28, 2014, 01:10:50 PM
My spectra was a 18 mini dat cruiser. Looked similar to brad and Brandon boat

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Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: SoCalPSD on March 28, 2014, 04:55:09 PM
 These are what I call day cruisers. Like glen said, anything with a little cabin under the deck i would consider a day cruiser. Mini days I would consider a more low profile 19-20 footer


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Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: craigman on March 28, 2014, 05:25:18 PM
SocalPSD,
those are what I myself consider a Day Cruiser. Wider, deeper, longer, and a little cuddy.
I was just wondering what other people consider a Day vs. Mini.
To me, both style boats are sexy!  8)
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: Your Mom on March 28, 2014, 08:08:34 PM
Mini 18 spectra
(https://forum.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi897.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fac178%2F2ndlight%2FRiverMay17-202013050_zps89abb7ec.jpg&hash=df6ef76a49c56e4830b6b2b3b5085d9a17c11f55)
Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: mash on it on March 29, 2014, 09:32:49 AM
These are what I call day cruisers. Like glen said, anything with a little cabin under the deck i would consider a day cruiser. Mini days I would consider a more low profile 19-20 footer


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I guess my 21' day cruiser has been down graded to a mini-day cruiser (no cabin)... :(
It has 24" of transom above the pump... :thumbup:
Works well for a river boat on the lake (6-8' swells @ Mead), or a lake boat on the river (floats is ankle deep water).
Oh.. and not a mc-mercriuser.

<<in 6-8" of water in this pic  :sly:

Dan'l


Title: Re: Mini Day vs. Day Cruiser
Post by: NORDIC454 on March 31, 2014, 03:04:22 PM
actually, brandons boat is a Nordic mini day cruiser, not a full as you labled. I think its only 19' as well.

(https://forum.socaljetboats.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi879.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fab360%2Fnordic454%2F004-2.jpg&hash=444949d23ec922ac7402cbc4aa7afad3e432995b)

It is a Mini-Daycruiser. But it's labeled as a 20'. (Actually measures 19'7")
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