I'm going to try and swing a 00-04 but want to have some money left over for drive upgrades shortly after I buy one so I would be ok with a 98-99

Do most all of the 42's have the loaded out cabin?

The 42s cabins are all very similar. The glass windshield lightning having a vacuflush and the executioner/older lightning having a porta potty style head being the main difference.

Yeah I was figuring gonna need 8ish a side to reach 100 on small step. Maybe 850. I don't have any concrete info on that but just a general guess based on speeds I've seen overall.

I have a '98 Big Step 42 side by side, & love it, you get almost 2' more cockpit space vs a staggerd set up, there is plenty of room to work on the motors, still run 80 with 500 HP's , I have 700 N/A's now & runs 90 no problem , have not played with x-dim or props, (stock bravos & 32P Bravo 1 props) the boat does everything I need it to do

Another question is about where your're boating. A 42' is a lot of boat to trailer around - depending on your typical ramps / logistics. If you're on a lake, a 35' might be a good compromise. It's not hard to hit 100 in a 35' T/S and not beat up the drives too/as much.

We're going to start going to cumberland more and probably three/four times to Erie.
My friends 35 is a pain in the cack to work on. Almost as bad as my 31. Also a 35 fountain is almost the size of my scarab. If I'm going to go bigger I want to bump more than a foot or two.

Anyone know or have any info on this boat??
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o59134-en.html

Understood. I only go to Cumberland during poker run weekends, and it's a little sloppy for a 35' Fountain. A 42' works well there.

Anyone know this boat? I have talked to peter about it. Thinking about making an offer.