sonic 35ss
 

anyone have one or been on one? pro's cons?

My friend brian who is also on OSO (screen name bn) has a 35 and the boat is great. Lots of room , great handling and fast for the power he has in it. If you e mail him I'm sure he would give you any information that you would need

If you like sonic, you would like the 35. The only thing I dont care for which some dont even use is the V-berth. It is small compared to the rest of the cabin. Great layout in the cabin. The cockpit is all sonic. You can walk around the whole boat on the top deck. which make it easy for tying up, docking, setting anchor.
Never rode on it but I am sure thats all sonic as well.
email < bn >

what r u going to use it for?...performance is a little on the low side with the creature features being on the hi side!! very nice boats!

If your married and your wife wants amenities, do it.
If you want speed out of it, remember power to weight ratio is a little higher due to carrying around air conditioners, plasma tv's vcr's, dvd players, generators ect.
but definately a huge bang for the buck
with twin 500 EFI's it runs 80 ish
with twin 575's your going upper 80's

Good solid boat that likes the rough stuff
the 358 is my next boat, cause I HAVE A WIFE
but I think minimal im going to opt for is the 575 sc's
(unless in a year or two they offer something other than the 575)

Think about where you go boating, what you want it for.
If you sleep out for weekends, this is definately the ticket
if you use it for day trips you might not need all that cabin and amenities

Good luck in your decision
Jason

"with twin 500 EFI's it runs 80 ish
with twin 575's your going upper 80's "

this is with the NOS right??? LOL...O,,,speed-o readings...ok then

okay lets get this corrected
with no generators,
stoves,
air conditioning, tv's and vcr's and 80 gallons of water for the shower and sinks ect, ect, ect.....
Yes you should be able to hit those speeds with not too much over loading on the boat.

Now if you do decide to have stoves and microwaves and all the rest of it going along with you
yes you will be slower

Hey Joe, Im going to smack you one of these days and then buy you a beer LOL:D (always correcting me --- YES DAD)
then again your never in one state for more than 2 hours and then your back on a plane again.
Jason

yeah yeah yeah!!!LOL

Co.'s are always making statements of WAY higher speeds than real world....i wish i had $5 for every time someone told me that their 500hp boat would run the uper 80's with a full cudy...**** i want that one...hell i could take a nap while milling...get a beer after the race out of the fridge....not have to piss on the floor.....and make something to eat in the mico on the way back....all that and set the world record kilo to boot!! it's only 89mph guys!

by the way...i love sonic's!!!! they are a kick ass ride!!! it's always a give a take...

J13...did ya put heat in those carbon makers yet!!!????

Hey Joe,
Yeah they are in, mostly hooked up
but had a major ***** of a time aligning the engines
That took a few hours but now the drives are on.
The stupid thing I did not think about (and it is so obvious im kickin myself for it) the damn fuel lines
I put polished performer manifolds on the new motors and the stocker pancake cast iron toilets that I tossed, the fuel lines wont reach.
So I had a waterboy moment.
Wah wah wah watur schpooon durrrrrrrrrrrr
So I need to find some braided line or something and then fire em up and set the timing, let em break in for about 20 minutes each on the trailer on the muffs and then change the oil and take it out on its first sea test.
I tried to get it done and dunk it in the drink on Sunday but not enough time in a day ya know.
I should be able to fire em up today after work.
(this damn work thing I swear)
Ill let you know when the twins are born!!!!
Jason

B sure to set your carbs up!!!u got new 1's right???

good luck bro!

no stocker rochesters for now.
spread bores (as were all of them)
I do have the adapter plates to convert to square bore.
I was thinking the edelbrock marine carbs but I looked at one and to me, it is nothing more than a rebuilt rochester (lots of improvements though)
Im thinking over the winter im going to pick up 2 demons 750's or maybe 800's
Depends on how the rochester 750's do.
dumping more fuel in there is not always the answer.
I dont really care about fuel consumption but I dont want to be filling this thing every 2 hours ya know.

That was one thing i was going to do, new carbs but had to hold off due to budget reasons (wife)
Im doing okay, im about 13 thou into it so far so for 2 nearly 500 HP engines, all new everything that I could get i dont think im doing too bad.
im really Jonesing though to get this thing wet
go out for the 4th and spend a few hours cruising around 3000 or so RPM's for break in period.
after that ill lay into it a little bit but break in will determine how long they are going to last.

Joe, Break in , 20 minutes in different RPM's on trailer, shut it down, change oil and filter, then run for about 3-4-5 hours, change oil, then am I good to go?
Jason

Sorry for treading on your thread YZbert

if it's a flat t then i do a cam B/I on land...do not idle it too slow bro!...then change the earl and let that thing have it after you know it right!....do your plug chops and dial in those carbs!

Just a standard hydraulic cam nothing fancy
Not roller assembly or anything like that.
Jason

thanks for the info,
sounds like a good fit. yes have wife and two kids and the 32 fountain is getting a little cramped. no maybe alot. need a better ride out of the boat as well. speed cocerns me but ride and cabin unfort. at this point out way speed.

thanks

too old
if i end up with the 35 will you paint over the baby blue portion of the boat for me? what are they thinking with some of those colors?

you could buy the AUDACITY!!!LOL...then you can have both!

JB IS RIGHT!
In my experience with the sonics I can tell you that if you want to sleep on the boat by yourself, you better be pretty loaded to sleep through the night. If you expect to sleep in the v berth with your wife, you better give her a ruffie because niether of you will be comfortable. The reason is because the walk around deck makes the v berth very small.

As far as speed, I would think high seventies would be a reasonable expectation with 500's. I say this because my 358 with 500 EFI's and Extention Boxes consistantly goes 74 on GPS. I saw 76 with perfect conditions. Yes my 358 had all the goodies except for the generator.

joey i dont think can afford your boat. would be nice though.

vee-berth size can't be smaller than my 32 fountain cant it? headroom has to be a lot more, width? maybe less. hatch up front would be nice.

yzbert - I have a 1995 35 ss and it's for sale on: http://www.powerboatusa.com

But if you are looking at a '98, I believe it is a 358. Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think the 358 came out in '97.

With that being said, I think the boat is awesome. It crushes the waves and has all of the amenities in the cabin. I put '99 454 Mag MPI's in mine and it ran 67 on GPS in fresh water with over 3/4 fuel in both tanks and overnight gear on board.

I have been in the 358's and the 386's and I honestly prefer mine over the 358, but I like the 386 better than mine. My boat seemed like a bigger boat than the 358, way more cockpit room, bigger sunpad, bigger swim platform and the cabin length seemed about the same. The 358 just had 6' headroom and mine has about 5' 5".

There is tons of storage both in the cabin and the cocpit. The v-birth could have more headroom, but the length is fine. I'm 5' 11 and my wife is 5' 1" and we both sleep in the v-birth. There is no slide out coushin to make a bed out of the couches. It does have the cooler on the passenger side of the cocpit.

Give me a call or send me an email if you have any more questions. 315-699-8636

OK-this is definitely my topic. I own a 358 2001 Sonic, 500 EFi's and on fresh water we run a true 78 GPS. 1/4 tanks we will hit 79. Side by side with a fountain 42, and ran with him, correction he ran with me in the rough stuff. ANY questions? Just ask!

bn,

i think the 358 did not come out untill 2000. i e-mailed jay ross the other day thinking they changed in 1999 but he said 2000. glad to here from both of you that the boat loves the rough stuff. wish the one i was looking at had 500's but speed is not my ultimate goal, it is going to suck being past by friends though. it has been a while.
what are you looking to replace your boat with?

either of you have any cons with the sonics?

I had a 24 Sonic SE with twin OBs. Love it. The 35 looks nice with a roomy interior.

However, if your looking for a boat in that price range, look at Hustler 388. I just spent a day on the Pace Boat at the NJ Races and was extrememly impressed with the 38 Hustler Slingshot. It was fast and smooth. Never slammed once. We ran 10 miles at 80 MPH and it was like a dance.

The prior race, I was on a 36 Apache. You can keep it. Not even in the same league as the Slingshot. Of course, the Outerlimits is still the bar that sets the mark for absolute excellence. The 42 OT is the ****.

thanks for the help

scott

scott....ya never know,,,,,maybe you can???have a look at the ad here on this site....you wife will like being able to talk during runs...hence the icom system.

let me talk ya on a test ride sometime!

I think the Sonic gives you the most boat for your money for us performance boaters that like to overnight a lot. I'm looking for a smaller Sonic. We just bought a new house and you can probably figure out how the story goes from there ... :(