Building a new Mystic
 

I am building a new Mystic 38 cc. I am planning on triple 400's. I am looking for feedback cruise speed/ top end and over all ride impressions. I am setting it up with the double row of bolsters. I wanted to now thoughts on other must have items. This my first new boat build and I am very excited. I looked hard at the 39 Nortech as well but just kept coming back to the Mystic.

Seakeeper….

Check how many sea keepers have been replaced under warranty, and how many people are suing them right now for having to cut up brand new boats to replace them. Also in a boat like that the sea keeper will still be spinning up to speed when you’ve reached your destination, and last it’s typically sea keeper or a generator in a big “cc” both won’t fit.

We have both gen and seakeeper in our Intrepid. After having one, I wouldn’t own a center console or cruiser without one. You start it up first thing when you get to the boat, it only takes like 20 minutes to spool up.

Adam are you getting soft as you get older?? I thought I thought of all possible options and the seakeeper never crossed my mind.

What did Cosker recommend when you spoke with him? He isn't the type to up-sell just for making the bank account sing unless its a benefit to the customers end use expectations and will give an HONEST opinion of the benefits or alternatives... he's run everything he has in production and combinations

I have deposit and build date. I will see John at the Lauderdale show this week. I set the boat up with 3 400's double row of bolsters the larger screens. Pretty excited about the boat, this is also my first new boat build. John is a quality guy and I believe he will shoot me straight. I was just wondering if anyone out there had a 38 or 42 Mystic and they wish they had done something one way or another. Thanks!

Not Mystic related, but I wish my cc had a bow thruster. Much easier to manage around the dock in windy conditions - particularly if you're moving the boat alone.

I have built, sold and run quite a few 38 and 42's. Personally i wouldn't do the 2nd row bolster in the 38 as it takes up valuable deck space ( do the rear facing seat ).

Any updates on this build? Still going with 3 Merc 400's? Is there room to add a 4th engine just in case we want to go faster?

Can't get the 400's no availability. So we are going with 4 300R V8's

Did they give you a speed estimate with the 4 300R's? I think you are making a good choice in going with the 300R V8s over the 400R L6 motor. The new technology and torque of the V8 is superior in my view and it will be a platform that is widely supported for many years to come. I have a pair of 300R V8s on my pontoon and a set of 450R V8s on my M37r and they are fantastic engines.

They said it would be 3-4 mph slower then the 3 x400's which is around 84mph or so. I agree the added torque should be good.

What is the benefit of going with quad 300's vs trip 450s? I'm sure there is a reason for it, just don't know what that is. Thanks in advance.

Availability before well into 2023

It's roughly $25k more per motor to go from a 300r to a 450r, so again a $75,000 increase in price for similar performance. As you know it is easy to keep throwing stuff in a build but the price becomes way to crazy. I am hoping this is the right move.

The way the market is going, you could order the 450;s and sell them for a profit when they actually arrived... in the meantime run the 300's

Any updates on this boat? Pictures?

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Boat is home and freshly ceramic coated and waiting for warm weather!

That thing will be washed so many times by the time you use it, you’ll need to re apply the ceramic coating 🤣🤣

Haha you know me so well! Only an idiot builds a black boat.....and this my 3rd one