The only issue i see is that there over 4.5t! Bet they ride nice, really deep v.

 I've only heard good things about them. Give Justin at Portsea Marine (site sponsor) a call. He's a full bottle on all the American boats

+1 for Justin. Knows his stuff

A couple of mates up here have them and they are an awesome boat all round. As mentioned though, don't forget the over width compliance and you'll need a truck to tow it legally.

heaps of deck room and handle all conditions brilliantly. With twin 225's I'm pretty sure you'll be looking at about 70-75 lph at 26 knots or so.

im surprised there aren't more over here.

Spoon - I test ran one of these boats when I was in the market just over a year ago. The ride was pretty good and I rated the boat as above average, but value for money I thought there were much better options out there. For the price quoted on this one, I think there is better value for money out there. In the end I opted for a Boston Whaler 255 conquest, for a few reasons, being (1) resale value (Whalers seem to hold value well, maybe due to being more well known & accepted); configuration with the whaler having more suitable seating for my needs (2 helm seats, 2 backwards facing aft seats and a fold out 3 seater at the back. In terms of size they are pretty similar (whaler 8.1m vs. Edgewater 7.92m)) and both had the same towing related issues. The Edgewater burned more fuel from memory (don't quote me on this), which was a consideration as many of my fishing trips are very deep. As with all boats I guess it really depends on what you are looking for. The Edgewater had nice inside amenities (kitchen etc.)... which I really don't use on 90% of trips ... so I saw this as additional weight to slug around for little gain. If you want to know more specifics, PM me.

 Nice office.

Spoon - As a benchmark comparison on the value for money, my mate last week bought locally a 2007 Boston Whaler 285 Conquest with twin 225's (300 hours) for $125k. In my mind better value for money than ...but of course you cannot tow this model without a truck (probably same issue for both boats anyhow). In terms of the fuel usage or size vs. purpose I would definitely do the maths before you buy... for example my 255 conquest uses 56% less fuel on average than by mates 285 conquest we worked out. Now for a deep sea fishing trip when I pay $300 he pays $468. over time this is a big difference. Boat size difference is only 3 ft in length (and 0.3 width), but his has inside kitchen amenities etc. that adds considerably to the weight etc... all are great boats for purpose, just depends on what you want to use it for ... overnight rotto runs ... travelling up north ... family trips ... or fishing trips etc.

Thanks guys for all the input,  really searching for the enclosed toilet to keep the mrs happy. There isnt many boats out there that have this in the 26 foot range.  Im heading over to america in 8 weeks for work and going to have a good look arround then.  Any other recommendations to look at except the usual boats.

thanks again

 somthing like this http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-for-sale/boatdetails.aspx?seot=1&R=16469490&silo=-1&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Price_Decimal%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cpCar_Model_String%7c0&Cr=&trecs=1&__N=1456%20285%204294911162%204294885424

 or a 290 

http://www.boatsales.com.au/boats-for-sale/boatdetails.aspx?seot=1&R=16695630&silo=-1&__Ns=pCar_RankSort_Int32%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Price_Decimal%7c1%7c%7cpCar_Make_String%7c0%7c%7cpCar_Model_String%7c0&Cr=&trecs=5&__N=1456%20285%204294911162%204294906039

http://www.boatsonline.com.au/boats-for-sale/used/power-boats/wellcraft-290-coastal/146865