[Mee-n-Mac]

I've not looked at the new FV's but did look at the previous style 270FV. It's a big boat, especially in and around the dinette. The real question is how are you going to use your boat. Apparently you sleep in your cuddy enough that setting it up/breaking it down is a PITA and so you want a aft cabin. I would say the 270FV's is as large as you'll find in the sizes you're considering, about the same as a queen size bed width-wise. But last I knew it was what I'll call a "crawl in". That is there's a passage (under the port side lounger above) where you enter the aft cabin. Last one in is the first one out and making a "head call" whilst your partner is sleeping means crawling over the last in if you're first in. Check at Silver Sands and see if this is still true on the new 270FV's. Some other cruisers have a extended Capt's bench with aft facing seating, which gives a big box to enter through to the aft cabin. YOu can actually sit up, or perhaps make it over your partner during the night when nature calls. That said I don't like the deck layout (seating) that this entails. YMMV

I don't know what size your cuddy is but any cruiser, 24' and up, handles more slowly than "normal" boats. Slower to plane and slower to turn with a bigger radius. I'll add that at 27' and larger you may want twins, or a bow thruster, to manuver in wind around the docks. There's more freeboard, especially forward, than you may be used to. This added sail area can make it less than fun when the wind blows.

ps - While Rinker is a mid-level boat, not all of us can afford to buy Formulas or Cobalts. Since you're boating here I wouldn't worry that it's construction is not up to snuff. Check them out for yourself a Silver Sands marina.