1988 Huster Ride quality
 

how does a late 80's hustler 32 ride in the rough and speed compared to a fountain 10 meter? The weight of the boats seem to be around 7500 lbs

thanks

I know two people on my lake with older Hustlers and the weight was mucher higher then expected. Not sure of these old hulls hold water or what but it takes big power to make them move. One guy up here has 36(I think. may be a 34 or 38) with twin 1100's getting in the mid 60's. The good thing is it the crush the waves.

32 hustler was one of the fastest hulls

you're info is incorrect..any boat 15' larger with twin 1100's will be closer to 90-105..He must be dragging a 500 pound anchor when running.

but in the rough water who has a better ride, 33 fountain or a 32 hustler?

32 Hustler

Jass, you do know he's talking about a 1983 10m fountain.
I know the 32 Hustler is a great boat, but is it gonna ride that much better than an older straightbottom fountain?

the 32 Hustler is an excellent rough water riding boat. My buddy had the 33 Fountain, great fast boat for that era, but I prefer the 32 Hustler for rough water. Another good boat to look at is the 32 A.T. Similiar ride, both would be my picks over just this particular 33 model Fountain.

If the Hustler has Arnesons and decent power, it's going to be tough to beat with a 33' Fountain with Bravos or TRS.

The Hustler will be more forgiving than the Fountain if you're inexperienced.

I've driven both boats and the Hustler was a little better in the rough stuff.

Which ever boat has a pad bottom is going to ride a little rougher if you know what I mean.......;)

My buddy had a 32 (late 80's) with some NA 600's and the boat ran 91mph and could cruise at 70 @ 4k. The ride quality of the 32 Hustler blew away my 30' Scarab Panther...I mean blew it away....and my Scarab had 500's and ran in the 70's...

hustler has bravos, my fountain has trs's. Not sure if its an upgrade in rough water going from 10 meter to a 32 hustler. Dont want to get a justler and 1/2 through the season feel like i made a mistake because the fountain was smoother/handled better in choppy conditions

Drive the boat with him. He's doing something wrong or the entire subfloor areas are all full of water.:eek:

ID go for a ride in it and see for yourself.

On thing is for sure, the huster has a much higher freeboard which tends to make for a drier and safer feeling ride in rough water..

In the 80s the 32 Hustlers were holding National Titles for Offshore Racing. Paul Fiore did one heck of a job building these boats. I have rode in a few 32s and they run solid.

AND DONT FORGET THE 37 OUTERLIMITS CAME FROM THE 32 HUSTLER IT WAS THE PLUG. MIKE FIORE TOOK A 32 HUSTLER FROM NJ A BUILT THE 1ST 37 OL FOR THE GUY IN NJ AND OL WAS BORN.

I actually like the way the 37 OL rode, I actually prefer it over the 39, less of a drivers boat. NOW, the 42 is way different, that's a great boat. Looking to get a good ride in some serious water on the 46 to do a good comparision between the 42 and 46. :cool:

Yup, he lives down the river from our marina. These days he sports a 110 ft. Bennetti and a 28 Skater and a few other boats....one of which was a 50ft Sport Fish he bought his father.

The boat was built with Bravo's and now it has #5's on it and it's located in Long Island. BUT, the design for the 37 OL really came from the 40' Hustler ala the 32' Hustler. ;)

Ya, and the Hustler was actully a Signature.

I believe the 32' Hustler came from the Magnum bottom if I'm not mistaken...

Fountain came from the signature....

Can anyone confirm?

The 32 is not a heavy boat, and it does not take big power to run them. A number of these in the 80's were set-up with surface drives, which was a very fast package. You may be looking at a 40 Fiore, but with 1100's should be faster than mid 60's.

The 1st OL 37 was team obsession B 13 white/purple owned by Harry Turner he helped Mike out at 1st. it had MRD motors I thought it had jim reid motors but mike corrected me ha hah one race weekend up in NH on winni, Harry owned a 32 hustler that he raced in Bclass white pink or orange that he raced in early 94 ,93, then a 29 mirage all black raced before that, he owned a scrap metal Co, MERC PARTS CO, he owned blue fin boats BRISTOL RI they made a 26ft CC and a sport deck that was next to mikes place in bristol RI, mike has since moved to a newer building. you can see some of the 40H in the 37 but its a much better boat, that had a nicer ride ,I will post some in boat and out boat videos from cape cod nov of 95 27degrees out jumping the wake of the MV ferry:eek::evilb: sooon artie