Best BattleWagon of all time in the 50+ Foot range?

[frankypettolina]

I agree with Sportsman, but i will say one specific boat, the 61 Sportsman, originally the Mary One (then Bluebill, Reel Tease and Now I think it is the Barbara B)

Boat is beautiful, heavily built, incredible sea boat.

I worked on her when she was the reel tease- 24 to 25 knots in anything, raised fish, good range- can't find enough good adjectives to describe.

I believe she was the last boat personally built by Omie Tillet.

[captainviv]

worked on a 1980 58ft bertram in africa and madigascar . was a "go anywhere/whenever" type boat . did rock and roll a bit in side on sea ....

[whitey]

A few years back I worked a season on a 54 Striker. The boat only did 20 knots but it did it thru ANYTHING!!

[Deep C]

My first captain job was on an old 60 Hatteras... A brick. 22-24 knot on 1271 power. rode through anything. Never had a weather cancell date ion her. Pit was enormous! Had twin full sized Murray chairs in her and you could spin em both without their footrests ever touching gunwales or each other.

Todays boats are slick. havn't rode one yet but Viking's 50 they came out with a couple years ago is a rocket! Watched one in Miami tourney year before last in rough stuff decide to move and at 36 knots she was over the horizon in a blink...

[Fortunate One]

Granted I've never had the pleasure of riding on one, but I get the impression that this boat would be a decent 50'+ battlewagon:

http://www.donziyachts.com/viewmedia...+First+Look%22

[clt_capt]

SPORTSMAN

Yup - that would be my first choice

and in close second, the Hatteras 50 - absolute tank

[aprilfool]

60 hatteras we have tortured ours for 4 years now and runs like a beast up sea down sea in the trough amazing boat and cruises @30 kts almost all the time! had a whole line of much faster boats following us the last day of the MA500