Grandezza 26 CA

The 26 CA sits a size above Grandezza's 23-series boats and takes a different approach to them. Where the 23 DC and 23 S are day cruisers with a token forward cabin, the CA suffix signals a proper compact cabin cruiser, laid out for genuine overnighting: brokerage and charter listings credit it with six registered berths, a fresh water system of 50 litres, a 50-litre waste tank and a 22-litre calorifier for hot water. At 7.60 m on a 2.70 m beam it is beamier in proportion than the smaller boats, which is what makes that accommodation possible.

Construction is glassfibre-reinforced plastic, in line with the rest of the range and with Grandezza's positioning as Finn-Marin's premium brand alongside its volume Finnmaster line. Finn-Marin was founded in 1990 by Osmo Roukala and Jarmo Kinnunen and introduced the Grandezza name in 2005, aimed at buyers wanting a more luxurious finish and marketed strongly into Sweden, Norway and Germany. The 26 CA was among the early models of that push and ran for five seasons before being dropped in 2011.

Engines are inboard diesels driving sterndrive legs, consistent with Grandezza's refusal to fit outboards to its boats of this era. Boats on the used market in Finland, Denmark and Sweden overwhelmingly carry the Volvo Penta D3 at 190 hp, and that is the only option recorded here with confidence. Databases additionally report D3 variants at 200, 220 and 225 hp and a D4 at 225 hp, which is plausible given the D3 range of the period, but none of these could be confirmed against a manufacturer source.

Because of that uncertainty the manufacturer's maximum power rating is not stated in this record, and neither is the CE category, cabin count or toilet count. Reported dry weight also varies considerably between sources, from 2000 kg on one broker's listing to 2700 kg in one database, and the 2500 kg figure used here is the one that appears to trace back to Grandezza's own now-deleted model page.