The 38' with 750'S and X drives with Herring props is still available, and looks good, the other two are sold. …

Drock, so glad to hear you're getting back in the game. Maybe we'll see you at Boyne Thunder again. Of course, I love the idea of a 37AT. I wish I could have bought your 28 a few years ago, beautiful boat! Best of luck on your search.

I keep looking at this boat but I absolutely know nothing about scarabs. It is a ton of boat and serious hardware for the money.
https://www.offshoreonly.com/classif...ft-o76940.html

That is a heck of a rig. Doubt you’d find another one like it

I think if you're considering a Scarab, you're crazy to not try to find a 388 Slingshot with arnesons....

BTW, I hate to say it because this site was always full of knowledge, and alot of guys knew off market boats that could be bought, but all of the traffic has gone over to facebook. You have to deal with a lot of yahoo's, but I guarantee if you put up some posts looking for specific boats with the mfg's listed, you will get a ton of leads on unadvertsied stuff.

Best places on facebook are: Passion for powerboats, the original powerboat swap shop, HP powerboats for sale, and most manufacters have an ownes page that you can post wanted ads.

The site will not reply to customers with ads and the passwords have to be some crazy set up of numbers, letters, and numerals. I forgot my password as it is nothing I use every day and the web site does not reply or let you reset it.

So the adds sit for years and years and years. Mine is still up there and I still get 1 or 2 calls a year on it.

I don't know really anything about scarabs but I do know that I won't own a 388. Is the scarab similar in weight and rough water ride? IMO a 388 isn't comparable to the rough water ride of an AT.

https://cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...a8e105cd1.jpeg
This is Rossman's dads boat. 850s with IMCOs. Real nice boat.
$140k

https://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/...t-facts-4.html

I can tell you first hand you do not want a 388 for Great Lakes boating.

located in MI
call Dave for more info 616-396-501three

-Ross

If that boat is in the same condition that it left CT in, then it is def a 10/10 for its age.

We are considering selling our 38' Powerplay. PM me for details.

i think you can lock this thread now. This boat looks awesome - under your budget, longer than you were looking for and has the right emblem on the side!!

That was my thinking........

That’s a hell of a deal compared to what was available in the fall. I was looking for boats closer to 100k so everything list 150 and less was on the radar. When frank owned it, it always got the best, and upgrades every winter.

https://cimg3.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.off...2e5979f1f.jpeg


undoubtably the tiger ride is far superior to the 388.

I know this is going to piss in your cheerios guys, but Cig isn't the holy grail for everyone. While I do like them, they don't fit our boating style since we stay on our boat most weekends. The bare cabin is the downfall for us, especially with a 7 yr old daughter. I do know that Tiger as its local to me. Great boat and priced right for sure.

I suppose you are going to tell us Santa isn't real either. :D

Cigs cabins are defiantly Not useable lol. Just throw all your chit on the floor and Hold On :riding:
If a nice cabin w access Is needed and speed is not an issue- that 40 yellow Baja Outlaw looks like a pretty decent deal. For a Baja :popcorn:

The 38 AVS has a much better ride in the rough than a 388

That sonic looks better now then. Very usuable space.

I am sure something can be worked out too so that the yellow in the cabin can be redone as it has been for sale for a bit and i have to imagine the old colors and still the yellow have a lot to do with it.

The one on page one? That is a Sonic

Not a Baja, its a Sonic. But yes the cabins are HUGE.


Ok,,, seems Nate took care of it.

Which one is that? No life like it?

Anyone know how NTs ride relative to the other boats mentioned? I think they have a pad bottom right? They seem like a good deal and NTs have high build quality from what I’ve seen.

AJ's is "Defyn Gravity". I'm curious about the Nortech ride also. It was mainly on my list due to nice full cabin, size, build quality and price range.

I can ask my friend Travis for you. He has had drive issues.

Years back, the original owner of "OverActive" 37AT was interested in a step bigger from the AT. He went to the Nor-Tech factory, and they really treated him well. He had his boat in tow, and they stored it for him for a couple days, washed it, etc. He spent a day going over the plant, and then some time in the 39' NorTech V-bottom. He did not like the ride at all; no comparison to the 37AT he said.

2007 38zx. 525’s. Full cabin. A/C. Sits on a 2018 custom built trailer. Also have Air dock lift available for it if wanted.

You want a usable cabin, have you looked at the Powerquest 380 Avenger? That is the main reason I bought mine was for the size of the cabin

There is a nice 380 Avenger that may be for sale in Ohio.... Good all around boat for you, touches 80, should check all the boxes....

Appreciate the input fella's. Nothing against PQ but they are towards the bottom of my list. Wife doesn't care for the looks and you see 500 every weekend over here. They are built well but not the best rough water ride. They do have a sweet cabin and big cockpit.

There’s a handful of 39 Quattro’s out there that have been for sale for awhile from $149k-169k. I’m sure they won’t be offended by real offers.

Pretty much everything I've read says that they run real loose but fast. Don't care for the loose part.

No piss in my Cheerios. It took me a few years to realize the significance of THE #1. You'll come around eventually.:D

Thats because people who have ridden in them dont have boats that can go 95mph. Theyre used to their straight bottom 15,000lb Cigarettes that run 65mph. Ill take the ride in a staggered 39 Outerlimits VS an equal powered, side by side 37-39 boat at an equal speed any day of the week. Those people arent comparing apples to apples. Take a 38 TG that runs mid 80's and cruises at 60. The 39 OL with 525's runs 95mph and cruises at 70. Obviously water gets harder the faster you go, and you are ALWAYS going faster in the Outerlimits.

I would guess you need to ride in one to see what they are like. I've been asking and wondering the same, but I'm not going to make a decision on a boat from what I've read on internet forums. I think you should consider a 1999-2003 42 Legacy OL.

302 - how does the 39 Unlimited or 42X stack up against 39/42 OL ?

I'd love one if I could find one in those years. As for the 39 OL, I personally know 3 people who have owned them and all the stories match. I've run the 41 SL to 100 multiple times and never felt loose or needed any tab.

39 Unlimited and 42X ride more like the old 37/42 Outerlimits. The 39 Outerlimits and a 46 Outerlimits ride a little harder, but keep in mind with equal power the 46 Outerlimits will outrun a 42 Legacy. The more efficient a boat is, the harder it will ride. Thats always been the case. In bigger water you notice it less, but in like 1' light chop when you have it trimmed perfect, and its just loosened up running across it is when you can feel the difference the most. The Outerlimits just feels like alot more efficient bottom and you can tell its not displacing the water as much as a Cigarette.

The 39 starts to get hairy over 100 but with stock 525's you're not there yet.

I haven’t been over 100 in one but mid 90’s you can run with 2 fingers on the wheel. 🤷🏼‍♂️