36,37,39 Rides
 

I'm curious about the ride and performance comparisons of these 3. The 37 was the original design. It has a good reputation and decent ride. The 39 then obsoleted the 37 and the 36 is the latest and greatest. I'm curious how the ride and performance compares for those with experience in all 3. Were there any quirks with any of them?

the 37's seem to ride higher in the front (more potential to porpoise I suppose) where the 36 seems to run flat. The 37 was a heavier boat compared to the 39 and 36, so what affect does that have?

I wonder the same thing with the 42 Legacy and 44 SL. (I'm not quite sure where the 41SL fits in between those.)

Thanks,
Mark

I think the 41 replaced the 39. The 41 has a 2+' bustle. I'm Not quit sure where the 36 comes in.
Never road in a 37, I'm pretty happy with my 39, it rides well and is fast, it is sensitive to how much tab you use in rougher water or higher speed, to much and I can feel the bow pushing, to little is a little bouncy at higher speeds.
I've been around a 41 several times and the boat rides really flat front to back (like all the new sl and sv bottom boats). Ive been told it rides very good and less touchy to the tabs.

As far as the 42 vs the 44sl.
The 42's seem to ride with the bow up like all the previous boat models but the SL and SV boats have there own level attitude when running. I've been boating with 41's, 43's, 44's they all ride really flat.

I can only attest to the older 37's and 42's and I can tell you the 42 legacy was and still is an animal. Those SL and sv's certainly look great running thoug just never been in one yet

The 36 is a much smaller and lighter boat. More like a true 34' with a 2.5' bussel and only 7500lbs

I thought these statements ended when I got rid of my Fountain..LOL!

It's certainly shorter, and the decks of the boats slope down quick now and have much flatter decks. Apache-like styling.

I also wondered if the 41 was a 39 stretched (the 39 had a platform already, the 41 bustle seems to be lower to help with stability.)

However, the attitude of the newer OL is so much different, that's why I wonder how they ride. 37 is bow up (and 42, but it's just longer so it looks less dramatic) and 44SL and 36SL are much more level.

The reviews of the SL boats seem promising, and it's stated that they ride well. However, I also wonder why, if the 42 was a beast, why not offer it anymore? Is the new hull so much better, it obsoleted the last hull?

The 37 and 42 decks are certainly long gone.....I personally like that headroom.

Yes the old twin or quad step design is gone from OL they now do a 5 step bottom. They do ride on the water much flatter than the twin or quad step bottoms, The speeds they turn out now are getting more and more impressive. I would say a new 43/44 with 1100's would run about 5-10 mph faster than a 42 with 1075's did. Some of it is going to be bottom design, some will be weight, some maybe in the lower deck heights but all together I'd say about 5-10 mph faster.

Yes then new boats have a bustle... But that I believe is part of making the boat ride flatter bow to stern in the water. Centralize the weight.

I personally do like the higher deck heights also. I dont use my cabin like i used to but with it higher it makes it a very use full area unlike alot of other boats

There were and are several 42 legacys that were pushing 130 with Merc 1075s.....
I really liked the 42 I had.

From what I've heard a good running 42 with 1075 will run about 125 ish on a good run.
A new 44 with 1100's will run 132 ish. That is one of my examples of 5-10 mph faster with the new boat

The other is the new 41 with 700's and #6 will run about 5-6 mph faster than my 39 boat with nxt's

A 42 with 1075's run about 125-128 and a new 44SL with 1075's ran 139, same power different hulls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNOX9h2acKk

I guess I'm more curious about how they ride at 65-85 mph where you'd cruise in 2-4'ers. Is the 39 a lot better than the 37 there? Is the 42 a lot better than the 39? How does the 36 compare with any of them? I'd assume the worst ride just due to the shortest and lightest, but maybe not.

If I ever purchased a 42, I' be one to go for the triple 525's over big power. I want to go boating, not pay a mechanic:lolhit:

There are a couple trip boats for sale. Friend of mine has a triple 525 boat it will run high 90's wot.

Bigger is always better and smoother.

If you were to buy a boat of that caliber why would triple nightmare headache with xr's! Go staggered with 6's.. staggered is much easier to work on and your not breaking a 6 unless you have to much power or you can't drive!

If you were to buy a boat of that caliber why would you buy a triple nightmare headache with xr's! Go staggered with 6's.. staggered is much easier to work on and your not breaking a 6 unless you have to much power or you can't drive!

Not all triples are nightmares. I've had both style boats. Triples, twins, twins staggered.
It's all about the maintenance and how you drive them. Had a Triple and did new N/A 675 hp motors all new parts, everything done the best way or parts I could find to have done from carbs to pan to pumps, to drive components. Boat gave me almost 10 years of trouble free service!
I have had a few twins but the latest one I did the same exact thing took it all apart and put the best parts I could find at everything, replaced all pumps and filters, so far so good trouble free boating!
There is the stigma of bad about triple boats, I dont know if I'd agree 100%. I do love my current setup though

As long as you don't lose a drive running WOT and captain does not even notice due to still running strong= death to center motor too lol.

Hmmm guess that goes back to what I said "maintenance and how you drive them" If your to stupid to not watch a gauge or not feel yourself slow down or not hear a motor on a rev limiter or feel something funny going on. No one can help you but yourself at that point. I can promise you all the things listed above happen, it doesn't just keep going like nothing happened, I have blown a center drive in rough water before I did all the work to my Triple.
Why would you have boat motors with out rev limiters to start with?

Just another reason how and why people have these opinions of triples. I'd say less than 3% of the people who bash them ever owned one or for that matter rode in one. Yet there all experts and throw there .02 cents in on something they know nothing about.

Because I don't want to spend $20k+ to tear down 1200 hp motors every 75-150 hours. I don't do my own mechanic work. I want to put in fuel and change the oil and sun my cheeks on a beach I drove 80 mph to get to. We get 3 months of boating. If I wanted to work on motors, I'd buy a race car and do it in an air conditioned garage and road race or auto cross instead. I may not have to touch drives on a #6, but Bravos are pretty reliable if you don't beat them out of the hole or off plane. The money I spend on my boat now to keep running and repair things is all I care to spend if I can help it. Bravos are fine for me, and I'll run 4 blade props to take it easier on the torque. I don't need to do 120. 90 mph all day long with nothing breaking is just fine.

That's pretty much what happened to him.
Then the boat got Stolen- Go Figure - Some people just cant deal with it the Right way- Worthless