Is there a bigger cabin that is taking up the pace? I would not figure that.

In my head with a large CC with 2nd bolster but still plenty of lounging area to be honest the first thought came in my head was the MTI 42v. I do like and enjoy that layout but again now we are in a bigger and wider boat than the original post was looking at.

My friend built the 34 with the second row of seats. It’s very cramped and you lose the cooler. I do not have the second row seats or extended top in my 39. It usually just the wife and I and two kids so we don’t run hard in the rough and I appreciate the extra room when we are at the beach or just lounging out. My wife’s seat of choice is on the cooler facing backwards (not sure why). Now if NT offered that custom seat in the pictures above I would have gotten that in a heartbeat.

Also I’m almost positive Trond told me the extra 5’ on the 39 is 2.5’ in front of the lounge seat and 2.5’ behind the helm seat.

I was referring to adding a 2nd row of bolster to a 390 that currently only has one row. Has anyone considered that or actually done it?

And another old name pops up. Good to see you here sir. Hope all is well.

Those 34/39NT models are pretty sweet.

A guy I work with just took delivery of a new Intrepid 407 with triple Verados............boat was over 900K new.

Upon delivery the seakeeper didn't work and if you used the trim tabs the outer motors would bog down off idle. Needless to say he wasn't thrilled after writing the check, taking delivery of a boat with issues. This was his 2nd Intrepid and is a long time Viking owner (Intrepid is the tender).

I think the 2nd row is awesome..........I don't fish so if there is less room in the cockpit I could careless.

Nice boat do you have a wider pic of it

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Colette and Chrissy certainly approve!

It would be a good option for NT to think about. Just when we did it TS was leaving NT for DI. I kinda lost my communication with them about the project when he left.

If you are the Captain or the lucky person(s) riding next to the Captain the second row of bolsters may seem unnecessary. If you are the tossed around wind-blown passengers your opinion may differ. This applies only when running hard in less than ideal water conditions.

A one off that worked well for us. Does not matter if it adds or subtracts value at this point. It was worth it for our use.

Should be an option on a 34 no doubt. W&W made it look factory.

For me its how often are the conditions like that vs the nice calm cruise days to the islands.

We might have those rough conditions less than 1 hands worth of count compared to boating as usual to relax almost every other weekend.

these are not race boats and personally don't like the idea of taking away a relaxing lounge for a stand up bolster that is only effective a few times a year.

No doubt it depends on where and how you boat.

100% bud

Getting back to the OP, for that price range I would strongly consider a new/newer fountain. There are plenty of them around here and while fit/finish is not like a NT I think its a great package if you want to run 75-85 in a larger boat. I believe there is a 2011 NT 39 with new V8 300 mercs for sale in the 200 range. Its not a new boat but those V8 mercs are very torquey and may be up your alley if you want a 39 ft NT, just not brand new

I personally did not go with the 34 NT because I wanted more aft space to fish off of. I think the 34 with 2 rows just completely defeats the purpose of a CC. Its beyond crammed and you have no room in the back. But hey some ppl may like it. As for the 39 with 2nd row it's up to you. Some ppl like bill93 love it, but again you definitely lose a considerable amount of room. I love being able to have 5-6 people in the back just hanging out at the sandbar or even just cruising around. The standard set up with helm seat and aft facing cooler seat will comfortably sit 8 people and even underway at speeds is VERY comfortable, and for fishing its a must. the whole aft of the boat, even with extended hardtop is perfect. You do however lose the ability for people in the 2nd row to look forward (like during a poker run) and see what's going on. I often slide the cooler out and friends like to face forward even without a clear forward view over the bow as they can still see forward traffic off the sides. The front sun lounger, with newer bolsters is comfortable at speeds. I dont like to run anymore than 55-60 (even on a perfect day), for safety reasons, with people up front. If conditions are a little bit sporty then you will slide forward even with the bolsters but It's not too bad. Again all depends on what you intend for the usage of the boat .

Where is a 38 NT for 200 anything? Maybe I missed it. Seems most I see are 300+.
34s are still in the high 200's that i have noticed.

Try to test ride Each one and Develop your own opinion . What might be good or bad to someone may be the opposite opinion from yourself . For every disappointed customer of a particular brand there will be 10 happy customers so your going to get varied opinions no matter what

it was on Facebook marketplace. 2011 390 sport. I believe 280k

That must be nice, this side the only time it is calm offshore is if the wind is coming out of the east, its almost always rough. Even inside in the evening the wind picks up and the IWC can get pretty rough in the wide spots.

I don't complain.

It can get rough too but usually the norm is a 2 to 3' chop. Pretty much every single weekend we go to the islands and since the sonic the biggest boat I owned was a 23 Everglades and we never have an issue going out.

There are days we won't run to say Eggmont by the skyway as it gets nasty there on days but there is always intercoastal islands or 3 rooker that is pretty much out back we can get to.