I think we have talked on the phone before about a year ago. Did you have a 02 386 with 575's for sale?

If price is no object, which is the premise on your post, why not buy the best. Period. The 51 OL is like a flying palace. Its huge, gorgeous, you know you'll have a killer paint job and it goes 110 MPH. I don't think you can set the bar much higher.

Whel this is off tabo here but how about the 50' Nor-Tech or the Hustler 444 for that range as well?? But I would do a sonic over an OL. you get the same wow factor in any big boat. (and most of the people that are in aww will call it one of them cigar boats )

I think the OL will hold its value better if you turn boats farily often. I think the boats are really at two different levels in the food chain. OL, as its name implies is out there. Sonic is much more reasonable, but will not carry the same mystique or exclusivity.

Dano, good to see you on the board. Are you still selling Sonics ? After a couple of years to think about it, we should have bought that 386 from you........it would have been killer.

Lapse...nice boat dude! Got a couple 575's for sale! Lil' spruce up on the power my friend? Yup that was me now I remember...hope that 42 is working well (and yes I can understand the 42 desire). As said above check out that NorTech as well...

H20 how ya' been? Hope the lovely wife and kids are good. See from your avatar you have moved to NC? What happened with the Active? Still gonna be doing the Lake C run? Give me a shout some time...it's like the North Pole here so not much boating going on right now

I like the Nortech's but there isn't ANY 43's for sale used in my price range, and OL's a few and far between.

If I was going to make my boat faster I would go big with 6's and that would be a huge waste of $$$. Its just not worth redoing everything for something you can go out and get. I have a great boat now and for somebody that wants a turn key 70+ mph boat it's waiting for ya.

Dano, We sold our Active Thunder in October to a great couple that live in Minnesota. We are in the process of purchasing a cruiser. Yes, I did say cruiser. We have it narrowed down to a Searay 380 Sundancer, a Regal 3860 and a Formula 40PC. I just love shopping

We would love to do the Cumberland Poker Run......if someone would ask us to ride with them........I would pay for gas, etc, etc

As they sit I would probably go with the OL. But I would have to seriously think about the Sonic for 500K and investing the other 400K in more power! Maybe turbines.

Lapse...good points, something about 6's and huge power my friend. The Sonic 42 is a great boat good luck on the upgrade!

H20...well, well. That is a tempting offer...that could be a 3-400 dollar afternoon Seriously, we can get ya' hooked up down there...come on up to the Cincy one as well.

Go4Broke...naaahhhhh dat's da gas monies!