EZ 28

A hosting platform first

The EZ 28 is best understood as deck space rather than as a fast boat. Twelve passengers, folding topsides opening to 17 sqm, a wet bar, grill, WC and stern shower on an 8.67 m hull is a genuinely unusual combination, and the six configuration scenarios reflect a yard selling flexibility rather than a single mission. For a charter operator working in noise-restricted waters, or an owner whose boating is mostly entertaining at anchor and short hops, that adds up.

It is not a boat for covering distance briskly, and buyers shopping on speed should look elsewhere.

The number to ask for

Crooze does not publish a battery capacity, and without it the quoted 120 nm cannot be extrapolated. That figure is stated at five knots — a displacement crawl — and tells you nothing about range at twenty. With a 207 kW standard motor (270 kW optional), the gap between those two numbers will be very large. Ask for the pack size and a stated range at cruising speed before signing.

At €269,000 the pricing is competitive on usable space per euro against the Frauscher x Porsche 850 at roughly twice the money, and undercuts the Candela C-8. The counterweight is that this is a young Bulgarian yard: check build slot, warranty terms and who services the boat in your country.