Hydra-Sports 4100 CC- thoughts?

[dealmaker]

I am looking at the big CC market for my next boat in NJ and today I saw the Hydra-Sports 4100 Vector in person. It is huge, has loads of features and was impressive. I'll take a closer look in Miami in warmer weather and go for a demo ride.

I am curious to get reviews of Hydra-Sports and would also like to get thoughts on the performance specs found in the second link. Is this too much boat for outboards? Seems thirsty. The web site has performance specs on many different engine configs, the quads are a little better in fuel economy.

Thanks for your thoughts.


http://www.hydrasports.com/minfo.cfm...&section=Intro

http://www.hydrasports.com/owners/perfspecfiles/345.pdf

[Sea Draggin]

That is one heavy boat. At 24,000lbs, its just short of the old S2N, which was 28 I think. But in heavy seas, weight is your friend. If you can swing, I wouldn't hesitate. With the reputation and warranty, the resale should be OK.

My guess is the optimal cruise will be a more like 33 or 34 mph, not the 29 for optimal mileage. Looks like that will be around 3800 or 3900 rpm, which yami's seem to like. At least mine did.

[wide open]

that is a beast of a rig. these cc are just getting bigger. i saw yesterday that intrepid is making a 40' cc cuddy. it is a twin stepped hull. will prob be more efficient than the hydrasports, but i do not even want to know the price tag, check it out, its on thier website...

[Island Marine]

Dealmaker,

Thank you for stopping in yesterday and going through the 4100SF Hydra-Sports. I will try and obtain some addtional peformance specs on the boat for you regarding the various motor configurations. I will also see if I can get some performance feedback from the owners who are running the boats in Florida and have Mike follow up with you.

Best regards,
Rick

[sanchoco]

I am in the 30-32ft CC market and understand the atvantages of that and even the 36ft CC's. What is the atvantage of a 41ft CC? At those burn rates you can find a 41S/F that would do that. maybe not the top speed but cruse at 30 easy and burn the same fuel. What does this rig do that a 41S/F or express can't? I don't see you puting it on a trailer at that weight. I don't even want to know the price but it has to be up there.

Why a 41ft CC??

[dealmaker]

I don't necessarily need a 41 CC, but it is an option that I am seriously considering since seeing the 4100.

I will soon no longer need the living accomodations of my Sportfish or an Express and I like the 360 degree fishability of a CC.

In general I am looking for the a good balance of the following characteristics:

1) speed - not the fastest, but well faster then the Viking I currently own
2) size/fishability - still want to be comfortable running offshore and hitting all the NJ fisheries (Shark, Tuna, Stripers, Reef/Wreck, drift, anchor, troll, etc.)
3) better fuel economy
4) solid enough to still provide comfort running in our typical NE ocean conditions
5) enough ammenities to entertain friends for some cruising or hanging out at the sand bar when the ocean is too rough for fishing.
6) being able to trailer and use a lift would be nice to have

There are trade offs with any selection. The 4100 seems like an interesting option for most of my needs and I really look forward to running it.

[DEEP DEFIANCE]

I looked at it at the Annapolis boat show and thought it was nice.But if I could change A couple things I would get rid of the extention prodruding from the front of the cc and eliminate the forward seating And possibly add A coffin box dead center of the bow area for an unobsructed 360deg fishability.Other than that I cant say how it performs in the rough but knowing Hydrasports it is pretty good.

[dealmaker]

Deep Defiance

I think there were about 6 or 7 fish boxes. Would you want the coffin due to it being insulated or for more capacity for fish? I am not sure if any of the boxes in the deck were insultated. Did you see that at the show?

Do the bow seats really get in the way if you are fishing up front? I would think the benefit of extra seating and storage would outweigh an minor inconvenience of fishing "around" the additional benches. Thoughts?

[DEEP DEFIANCE]

I would only opt for A coffin box if I needed more storage capacity.Thus exemplifiying the forward seating,but if you have A family that would enjoy the forward seating thats another story!Yes,it is A pain to fight A fish from A bow with forward seating.Can you do it?yes,can you do it much easyier with flat decks all around and not forward seating?I have had my share of boats without and with and I would def take the without for A hardcore fishing boat.All I can say that is when you have that prized thresher or mako of A lifetime on are you going to be in the position to land him??with 3-4 outboards on the back you dont have that option to utilize the back of the boat.I have A 32Scarab with A coffin box in the front for storage(doubles as A fighting chair) no forward seating and 4)macerated fish boxes and keep A couple tuna bags on board.And was able to keep 18 tuna from 60-100 pds on my boat last season along with 6)passengers with no problems.like I said I liked the boat but it is mre geared toward cruising than fishing IMHO.And I am A firm believer of the Genmar name.If you are coming out of A Vike maybe you dont want to make that drastic of A change to A just hardcore fishing machine and might want some of the amenities that you are used to.Just A thought.

[darbikrash]

That 41' HS looks like a very nice boat with lots of amenities. I would be more than a little concerned with the weight at 25k lbs, that seems to me to be too heavy to tow, also the 12'2" beam is pretty wide for any kind of serious towing.

I see this boat being wet slipped full time, although I suppose you can find a lift at that capacity if you looked.

I just could not get past the weight. In that size class, take a close look at the 42' Yellowfin, 41' Bahama, 40' Sea Hunter, and the 39' Sea Vee. I think all would be a bunch lighter than the HS, and get much better fuel economy.

The YF has a big console similar to the HS, the Bahama would be my first choice as I love the build quality of this brand, easily the best of the bunch, the SH will get much better fuel economy and does not have the raised foredeck area of the Bahama, and the Sea Vee you can rig with either outboards or IPS diesels.

All, including the HS, are great boats.