The local civil servant at work that day!!!!

The best running 42' in my opinion are the none stepped cover girl 1/2 cabin Tigers. 500HP's and bravo will put you in the mid 70's all day. Much better ride in the rough stuff too.

A non step 38 1998-early2000 are lighter than the earlier T/G's and run well with 500HP's mid 70's with a full cabin. Still handle well in the rough stuff.

The T/S boats are a little more unstable due to the steps being so big and forward on the CG. Not as turn and rough water friendly.

Just my $.02

i second that

jr

dayum, you and he had quite the pair of manboobs on the tiger that day

Have to disagree with the comments on the T/S. My buddy has a Tiger with 1000's and 6's and I had a T/S Gun with 500's. The Tiger is definitely a wave crusher but I felt my Gun was just as capable in the rough. The Gun actually flew a little flater when it got out of the water than the Tiger does. The only wierd feeling I ever got in the gun was boat wake hitting it from the side. I would rock a little from side to side, but never felt unstable.

Rough water is a great equalizer regarding power, in that stuff any advantages in lenght helps.

The Tiger was designed for 500HP's and Bravos and a half cabin.

The CG really changes with fuls cabins and #6's and blower motors. Not to say that they aren't good boats but theyare outside the scope of the original design. Things may have changed since they T/S was introduced.

I also agree that the T/G is as good a rough water boat as the Tiger, but the extra length does make a differnence.

Now we're gettin somewhere West Coast Big Water and Bigger Boats Seems to be the ticket 42's with 500's may not get there first, but It sounds like We'll be DRY and in ONE piece Thanks for the all the input

Do you called that rough water try Puerto Rico here we have rough water here top guns navigate I personally have one , but in waves normally 8' to 10' going to st thomas you want to have a 55 foot boat