Appreciate that Lee, however, a charity ride in the 368 sounds mo' better.
hopfully I'll get mine sold and get to do some #1 shopping soon.

We can do that too! :drink:

Who would be interested in sayyyy a 20'6" boat that is styled after a gladiator?single engine, 525 to 700 sci power?

Any stepped hull has to be driven differently than a straight hull. You do not want to "tuck" the drives in when turning a stepped hull like you might on a conventional V. When you are turning the stepped hulls at speed, you want to prevent the front of the boat from digging into the turn because the steps will allow the bottom to break contact with the water and cause the rear to loose bite and come around. It took me a while to learn the ins and outs of running my 29' Kryptonite (single step and notched transom) after running a 22' Donzi classic and racing a 29' Mirage.
Stepping up to my 38' Comp was easy compared to the Kryptonite.

By the way, I love running a sit down boat and for poker runs would not want anything else. For entertaining, it is not so good...that is why I have friends with cruisers and center consoles to raft up with.

Yes, as a matter of fact I am serious. It might just be me but it looks like you agree that it is driver err... well let me let you say it:

Look between this post and the one I quoted- sounds like a few more might point towards driver error as well...

:rolleyes:

As you see I said I have always "guessed"- look up what that word means, I don't have time.

~Less weight of not having a cabin- could make the boat a little more flightly than a heavier boat

~looks like there would be less visibility (again guess since I have driven one and never have claimed to have done so) than if it were a stand up boat (looking down at waves to me is easier to read how they are running and the size of them)

~sitting and bolstered in (sort of like a sports car feel is what I have heard but again- just a guess...)

So I was guessing all those things might give the driver a little bit more confidence which causes them to drive above their skill level when they normally wouldn't. Guess you don't agree- please feel free to edit your post accordingly..

Good points Croozin!

Are there any physical differences between the different years of the gladiator?

There was a rumored bottom tweak in 03-04' but I think it is mostly cockpit styles, air intakes etc.

Visibility is not a problem on plane, only getting on plane. In addition to knowing how to turn, you want to be careful crossing the disturbed water of someone else's wake. That is a stepped bottom trait and Tres will cover that in detail

Handles GREAT!!:drink::party-smiley-004:

With that said, I've ridden in a couple (including one of the ones pictured bellow) Both ran very well, no issues. They cornered like they were on rails!

For more info check this thread
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...ight=gladiator