Or Active Thunder vs DITKA.

"So who would win in a race, an Active Thunder or DITKA?"

"Good question. Would this be current DITKA or 1985 DITKA, and how rough is the water?"

"1985 DITKA and it's 18FT seas in a hurricane. DITKA is driving a 19FT bowrider and Jim McMahon is throttling".

"Ok, well then I'm gonna have to go with DITKA hands down. His superior driving skills along with the funky qb's throttle arm is no match for Active Thunder "

I have no dog in this fight but in my opinion the OL and AT are quite a bit different. The OL may be faster in flat water but very little will touch the AT when the water gets big! And for the Yo Yo that keeps bringing up Baja...you can't even compare a massed produced Baja sled to a custom built Active Thunder...

Same here and agree that it's the better comparison. I compared these 2 boats as well (37' AT and 37' OL). I visited Pat and he took me for a great ride in the AT, and about a year later, when I finally sold my Baja out right, I took test rides on 2 different 37' Stilettos. I would have been fine with either, because like Indy, we overnight several times a year and both have very big cabins with 6' headroom. I went back and fourth and ultimately went with the 37' OL.

As mentioned, I liked both of them, but I like the lines of the 37' OL way better. I also liked that I got a center entry cabin with the OL although Pat would have built an AT that way if I wanted it that way. Can't really comment on performance and ride because Pat took me out in some rough ocean water vs. the OL's on smooth lakes. However, I can say the OL rides great and can't imagine the 37 AT being very different in like conditions. Power and setup between them was not comparable either as both OL's had big power. Can't go wrong with either IMO, but comparing the AT to the 36' OL just isn't possible.

Oh, and a side note, at times, I wish I had my Baja 302 Boss back......

Really, " very little will touch the AT when the water gets big" How about oh maybe Cig, Fountain, Apache, Formula, and yes Outerlimits to name a few. I didn't see any AT's at the LOTO shootout. Lets stick to the debate without calling each other names. It makes it more fun. Ok Richard?

How about the Outerlimits 37 ran 93MPH With 525's and a 1993 Hull design which still beats the one giant step, one trick pony that is the "modern"AT. How about updating that hull design to this decade? Then you can compare that boat to the Outerlimits Brand. Until then, It is still a closer comparison to a Baja.

Hahaha

[ATTACH=CONFIG]517452[/ATTACH]

LOL, just saying.


Let us know when you move over to this thread:
http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...ver-built.html

2000 37 active thunder 500 efi's ran a best of 88 with 5 people full tanks of gas and weekend gear for 5 people I don't think thats to bad. That was with the bigger step.

You have to be completely clueless about build quality to compare a Baja to an Active Thunder.

Oh By the way that was with a refrigerator, A/c, Vacuum flush toilet, Microwave, tv,