The newer 38's were not designed or engineered for big power. This comes directly from the people that engineered and built the boats. The 39 Unlimited on the other hand was. This is one of the reasons the 39 has twin fuel tanks and staggered engines.

Party Pooper :riding:

That is most likely true. But, if I was looking for a TS TG and my budget was around $200K (which puts 39's out of the budget), I would be looking at this boat, and not even consider a bravo boat of the same vintage and price:

https://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...6s-o73785.html

That is the boat that prompted my question but after realizing which boat that is and it's Cobra history I think I'll continue browsing. The boat was a beast when Joe had it with the +or- 1200s but I would have concerns about it today.

Good call

Don't get me wrong I love the 38. It has more cockpit room than the 39 or 42X and looks awesome. If big power and speed is the objective this is the compromise. When you move to the turbo motors the only way to get a 20" stagger (full stagger) is move to the 42X or 50'. Loved the 39 Unlimited but moving to the new turbo power meant a max 26" stagger and higher CG.

I will say that after owning both a 39 and 42 the 42X without question handles the best.

I agree 100%. Owned a 42X with 1200’s and it could def handle the power. Probably my favorite boat out of all the boats I’ve owned.

The 2004 "purple" Cigarette mentioned above was my boat that I ordered new from the factory. Had twin Sterling 900s and #6s. First time in the water the Cigarette crew was skeptical taking it out so they had Johnny T. test drive it. There was a total of three of us on the boat and at 108 mph Johnny throttled back and said that's as fast as this boat should ever go. Also, the motors were a major pain in the ass so I traded the boat in only four months after taking delivery of it. Ordered a 42X with 1075s and absolutely loved that boat.

i dont think the one in the ad is the cobra boat, the one from cobra had a bigger hatch like in this pic, if i also recall the drive holes were cut at diff heights, so it went back to cig to have that fixed as well...