tcuda499

Whats the difference between a 1999 42 lightning and 1999 42 X? I see the windshield,fairings are different but they both look like twin steps. thanks

tcuda499

OK,I did some forum research. the Ex has a smaller cockpit and cabin head room but the hulls are the same from what I can find. Anybody back this up?

runafever

Cockpit is the same size in both boats. Cabin headroom should be about the same as well if it isn't I don't think there is a noticable difference. Both boats are staggared. Hull is the same. Lightning has a different topdeck with a windshield and the EX(also called a lightning classics in that year? has the plexiglass fairing. Both good boats.


RAF

tcuda499

thanks runafever. Have you seen the factory orange 99 42 EX on boattrader? what do you think. Il try to post a link.

tcuda499

I think this will work
http://www.boattrader.com/listing/19...tning-90761105

You might have to copy and paste it to find it. The one thing that concerns me is that in one pic the port drive is off. Only 43 hours on boat???? whats up with that?

bob_t

There was an orange 42 that sold at an auction a couple years back. Some guy that had a bunch of high $$$ muscle cars, and an orange 42 with a green shamrock on the engine hatch, died, and all of his toys were sold at that auction. I wonder if that is the same boat? It only had a couple (literally) hours on it, then.

tcuda499

bob t, I found the auction site when the orange boat was listed. I think it was 2005. It still had pics up and I compared the two boats. It looks pretty close, probaly the same one although the new pics today on boattrader are pooly shot.Cant see much of the cockpit or engine hatch covers to see if theres a shamrock. Looks like the same trailor to.

runafever

I did see that boat on boat trader. Looks pretty clean. I would think it would be a lot of work to maintain and also consider resale as well. The color certainly does take a lot of buyers out of the market.

blownincome

The Orange boat on LI is The same boat came from portsmouth NH and does have a green Shamrock on the pad the bottoms of the 42s were updated in 2004 and ar the same from 04 up

tcuda499

Blownincome are you saying that the 1999 bottoms are a bad design or handle poorly? Remember I'm tryin to get out of an express cruiser,great boat but it handles like a 747 jet. Can take a beating but at 22k lbs, not the funnest ride. You seem like you know the orange boat, do you know who owned it or what it sold for at auction. Is it a good boat? Runafever why do you think it will be hard to maintain?