I know and have been on the boat on Phil's site. It was owned by a boat dealer in Virginia, and maintained pristinely. It's also the same boat that was in the Hellcat commercial last year.
Your rite the boat did porpoise for me with a following sea. I think without the full cabin the ride suffers some.How does the ride compare from the straight bottom and the TS?
I dont really have enough seat time in my TS to really say for sure. I owned the full cabin boat twice and have alot of time in it. Time will tell but i definately prefer the straight bottom full cabin ride in Lake Erie at this point.
"Cover Girl" cabin means it's only 1/2 finished, the the forward half of the cabin is usually partitioned off at the bulkhead, and is raw finish "storage".
It's primary reasoning is to balance the step bottom boats better.