260-265 Fiesta Vee

The Rinker 260/265 Fiesta Vee is an economy-priced midcabin family cruiser with an attractive profile to go with her trailerable 8-foot, 6-inch beam. Indeed, she’s one of the larger trailerable boats available although you’ll need a heavy-duty tow vehicle to take advantage of her mobility. Introduced as the 260 Fiesta Vee in 1991, Rinker engineers updated the styling, enlarged the galley, and raised the deck four inches in 1994 when the model name was changed to the 265 Fiesta Vee. Hull construction is solid fiberglass, and her deep-V bottom provides a stable and comfortable ride in a chop. The compact accommodations are efficiently arranged with a dinette/V-berth forward and a standup head compartment amidships. The midcabin offers good headroom at the entrance, an a athwartshipss double berth, and a small port for ventilation. Outside, a sizeable L-shaped settee is opposite the helm and a molded-in bench seat is set against the transom. A good-selling boat during her production years, a single 5.7-liter I/O will cruise the 265 at 21 knots (about 33 knots top), and an optional 7.4-liter MerCruiser cruises at 32 knots with a top speed of 42–43 knots.