Wheelb and I went to plantationmart boat shopping and saw the tiger lilly beast !!!!! Its built for a owner of a crane company in chicago, his cranes are same color thats were the idea came from. This boat is going to be for the lake up north (chi-town). My favorite DI is the ferrari red monster with quads (finding pic). Bret from prestige also purchased a black DI with quads with a ferrari tan interior, That boat was impressive to bad i deleted my pics.


lol i just read the post of tiger lilly after i wrote my story SORRY

 

this is what 400k gets you my fav. deep impact!

 

For 400K, I think I would start looking at the Cigarette 39 Top Fish and spend the extra money. Not a center console fan but this is pure sex.

 

That is beautiful! A boat like that for big water fishing is next for me.

 

I think you should check out the following as well:

1.Jupiter 38, triple config. Jupiter Marine
2.Sea Vee 34 or 39 (quad 300s), Sea Vee Boats – Manufacturer of High Performance, Offshore Center Console Sport Fishing Boats in Miami, Florida.
3. Donzi ZF 35 or 38 Welcome to Donzi Marine - The Home of High Performance

 

I absolutely dislike Sea Vee's. They ride great in flat and rough water in a straight line, but once you begin to turn they feel like jet skis. They have a deep V up front, but once you start looking towards the stern it flattens out. When I would take a turn in flat and especially rough water, the stern of the boat would begin to skip sideways, not a very reassuring feeling on a boat. I would expect this from a step bottomed boat. Granted I was running it very hard, but no harder than I would run my midnight.

 

Good to know, they probably made it too flat near the stern to get better lift to get it up on a plane faster and the center chine doesn't go aft far enough. Maybe they corrected this on the 39' since its a new design. My Donzi will sometimes skip, but then again, like you said, its a twin stepped hull.

 

That's exactly what they did, too flat. I did sea trial a 39.

 

Don't over look Contender. They are great. We just got a 31' with twin 300 Verados and the boat rides amazingly well in rough water.

 

I love Contenders. They are great boats. However very utilitarian, I am looking for something better suited for hanging out, and performing well. The contender is better for people into fishing. Great boat though. Post some pictures of yours.