Tell me what's the best....
 

I have been obsessively searching for a boat to replace my poor Outlaw (RIP) but I can't decide on what to get. I am leaning towards an older Cigarette but I also like the Fevers. To all of you guys that have been boating for the better part of your lives what is your top ten list of powerboats starting with the best first? I want something that can handle 4 to 5 foot seas but that is fast as well. Thanks guys.

Chuck

If you want an older classic "wave crusher", get a Cigarette!

I love my Bullet! :D

Thanks Clay. I am really considering an old 35' Mistress but I don't know if it will have the speed I am looking for.

top 3 .....apache cigarette fountain

Hey bro I see you are from Slidell. I live in Eden Isles...You close to there? I don't know anyone around me that has a powerboat.

Cig
In no order:food-smiley-007:
Apache
Active Thunder
Sonic

This would be a good boat for that washing machine we call a lake:D
http://www.offshoreonlyclassifieds.c...o16774-en.html

Big Wave Crusher
Fast on the Water
Inexpensive

Pick two! :D

If you're boating in big water top speed is not so important as wave crushing capabilites. If I lived near the ocean again I'd have another Cigarette. I'd rather crush 5 to 6 footers at 50 mph in a 65 mph Cig than at 40 mph in an 80 mph light weight whatever and get my azz pounded! (hey, what happened to the red banana's?).

Really depends on the size and or style.

I shop for boats that are 28-30ft deep V Hulls and made/designed for the rough and less than $50K:


28 Pantera
28 Saber
28 Active Thunder
28 Cigarette
32 or 29 Fountain
28 Apache (ought to be farther up, I just don't like the lines)

We think alike....

When it gets rough, my 88 mph Apache turns into a 100 mph boat and the 100 mph boats seem to turn into 70 mph boats....if ya know what I mean.... :cool-smiley-011:

33 Powerplay

i live near there ........ where do u live at in eden isles........ and there is about 9 people i kno that live near here with power boats

I always say that my boat is not the fastest at 95 but it is the fastest at 80....

Anyone that has been out in real sh!t knows what you guys are talking about.

Seen a lot that happen.

I would be happy with a boat that could do 75 or so and still be able to handle the rough stuff. It's the 50k price range I have that is killing me. It seems that fast boats that can handle rough water are more in the 75k to 85k range or better. I would love to take a ride in a Fountain and then a Cigarette to see the difference between the 2 but like I said I don't have any friends that have any type of boat much less a powerboat. From what I have been told a Cig is going to holds it's value much more than a Fountain or whatnot. It's just hard trying to find one in my price range that will do the things I want it to. I really want something 29' or better. The 24' Outlaw seemed huge to me when I first bought it but then I saw a 36' Cig and I felt like I was in a johnboat!!!


Fountainguy... I live right by the Eden Isles entrance off of Hwy 11. There is a guy with a 29' Velocity down the street but I have not met him. I think he owns a place called Pit Stop. That is the name of his boat and he has it on his truck as well.
There is also a guy with a Cigarette (maybe a 36') with purple accents but I never met him either.

Mark... I should expect that comment from you:D When I bought the Baja I had no idea what the powerboat world was like. A buddy of mine always talked about an Outlaw SST that he rode in so I thought it was one of the best boats out there. I had no clue there were so many different brands of badazz boats. You have anymore probs with the outboards? I was thinking about something like that as well.....

ya it isnt a velocity its a warlock ....i have met him and the guy with the purple accents ....have met him too a real good friend ......run with him alot

Come to think of it now it is a warlock. I only saw it once from a distance. Where do you guys usually run to? Just in the lake? I hope I will be able to join the crew when I get something to replace the Outlaw.:D

I am going to really throw a monkey wrench in now...What about cats? Of course I know the giant Nor-tecs are bad azz but I am just a tad shy of being able to drop 400k on a boat, so what is a good rough water cat that is reasonably priced? I almost bought a HTM last year with a blown 502 but the deal fell through. What is available in the 50k range????

you wont buy a cat that runs in 5 to 6 footers for that money unless its old and tired and hungry for cubic $$$$$$$

Thanks...That is what I thought but I figured I would at least ask. I see you have a Blue Dog painting.....Mr. George is a close family friend here in New Orleans. My grandfather has been friends with him for years. He does awesome work and is a super nice guy.

Take care,
Chuck

28 joker 28 at or older sutphen or new sb 30y2k is top dogs:cool-smiley-011:

28 joker, 28 AT or older sutphen 30,31,or new32 ,orSB 30y2k is top dogs:cool-smiley-011:

Always stirring up the sh*t aren't ya Mark!

Before you start thinking about a cat, you better think about the $500 a month cat insurance.

Whats the deal with the cat insurance? Why is it so much more?