1999 Hydra-Sports 3000 CC

Performance
A slightly narrow beam for speed, razor-sharp bow and a 24-degree deadrise at the transom Cruising speed seemed most comfortable at 39 mph.
At speed, the 3000 turns and handles like a welterweight. It carves a 180-degree turn in about four boat lengths. At trolling speed, the efficient deep-V hull leaves hardly any white water behind it. With the engines set fairly close together for optimum speed, spinning the boat using forward and reverse is slower than on boats with wider-spaced engines.

With a 30-foot overall length and only an 8-foot, 7-inch beam, the 3000 rolls as you would expect.

I particularly like the Kiekhaefer trim-tab gauges. It's nice to know at a glance where the tabs are set. It also helps to see how you might have placed your boat out of trim and lets you change weight distribution to fix it more readily.

Fishing
Hydra-Sports has the formula down for setting up a fishing boat. There is nothing missing, nothing out of place, nothing poorly designed from an experienced angler's point of view. A 50-gallon live well in the transom means you don't have to move an inch to re-bait. Storage space for 20 rods around the cockpit and more in the lockable boxes forward means you'll be prepared for any eventuality. Built-in under-gunwale tackle boxes in each aft corner keep supplies near at hand to the transom rigging station.

Construction
This 1999 has hand-laid fiberglass and space-age composites in the hull added to a Kevlar-reinforced keel help the 3000 take a pounding with impunity. A full grounding system with a molded-in dynaplate (a bronze plate to disperse lightning energy into the sea in case of a strike) adds "big-boat-style" protection.
The console provides enough headroom so that even someone over 6 feet tall can actually stand upright when using the head. Check inside cabinets and under hatches and you'll find finished surfaces, not raw fiberglass. Not two, but three battery switches handle each bank of engine batteries as well as the isolated bank for accessories.
Each engine gets its own oil reservoir rather than both working off one. An easily accessible water/fuel separator for each engine eliminates one of the most common breakdown problems. Another common breakdown problem - overheating - can be detected and dealt with early on, before it gets serious, thanks to a factory-standard water-pressure gauge for each engine. Also straight from the factory, the live well gets two pumps in addition to high-speed pickups. You'll never have to choose between using the raw-water wash-down or the bait well. And since this boat will likely be used for far-offshore trips, the console space dedicated to flush-mounting electronics assures you'll be able to have the best navigation and fishing package available - without having to worry if it will fit.