Slideshow: Pocket cruisers

Author:: Soundings Staff
Updated:: Jun 16, 2017
Original:: Apr 24, 2017

The comfort is big.

Back Cove 30.

These seven pocket powerboat cruisers are perfect for folks looking to downsize and simplify their boating lifestyle.

Dave and JoAnn Leibman's Cutwater 28 is their fifth boat.

Ranger R-23

Nordic Tugs has reintroduced its 26-footer, partly in response to economy-driven downsizing.

Connecticut boaters Geoffrey Balshaw (left) and Bill Bucknall each switched from sailboats to a Nordic Tug 26.

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The Krogen 48 AE's full-displacement hull is the most efficient of the three major forms, but you'll trade speed for fewer gallons per hour.