By John Brownlee
Costa Custom Boats of Clearwater, Florida, has been building high-performance catamaran center consoles since 2018. Their model lineup includes four boats starting at 26 feet, but the new Flagship of the Costa Custom fleet measures 39 feet. It’s a big cat designed specifically for hard core offshore fishing in even the most challenging conditions.
Costa Custom sells factory direct, and each boat gets highly customized to the specific buyer’s individual preferences. Buyers choose gelcoat colors, upholstery design, electronics and stereo packages, plus upgrades such as windlasses, additional seating, rod holders, and lighting. All Costa boats get built using vacuum resin infusion for high strength and light weight, with no wood used. All coring materials and glass get cut using a CNC router for a precise fit. The twin symmetrical hulls are designed in-house with guidance from naval architect Johnny Sebastian.
The new 39 comes standard with two large transom livewells, and tons of storage in-deck in the form of floorwells, fish boxes, and loose gear compartments. Oversized bilge lazarette access makes servicing pumps and through-hull fittings easy, and at the bow you’ll find three more storage boxes, a centerline anchor locker and port-and-starboard boxes for dock lines or fenders.
The lengthy standard equipment list also includes things like 13 transom rod holders with eight more down each gunwale. A full-size powder-coated hard top with rear legs sports 13 more rod holders, and there’s dual-row seating for six at the helm. Tackle storage abounds too, in several built-in spaces in the leaning post, on the port and starboard sides and inside the rear facing seat backrest. A three-sided glass windshield protects the helm area, and you enter the sub-console space through a fiberglass side entry door. A third cooler lies under the rear-facing seat on the second row leaning post. The four live wells and optional tuna tubes get supplied by two three-pump sea chests. A full set of coaming bolsters wrap around the boat with a triple armrest lounge facing forward on the front of the console as well as a luxurious rear-facing seat on the aft leaning post.
A typical electronics package includes two 24-inch MFDs, an autopilot and a four-foot open-array radar. Two VHF radios and three different transducers also come standard. There’s a JL Audio entertainment system with an RA-770 head unit, four amps, four subwoofers and 12 recessed speakers. Electronics brands such as Simrad, Garmin, and Furuno are available.
Quad 425 hp V10 Mercurys serve as standard power although Yamaha V6 350s are a good option too. Other notable options include Mercury joystick or Yamaha Helm Master controls. You can also opt for Gemlux outriggers, an anchor windlass, freezer plates, additional livewell plumbing, a 110-inch PowerPole trolling motor, a teak rocket launcher and a transom backrest and cushion for additional seating. As with so many semi-custom builders, you can basically design the boat from the ground up.
The Costa Custom 39TE hits speeds up to 80 mph with the quad V10s, and with the proven, smooth ride provided by the twin state-of-the-art hulls, you’re sure to get where you’re going fast. Costa describes their products as being “performance fishing boats designed and built for the comfort of your family and friends.” They also happen to build one of the better-looking cats on today’s market, and that’s a definite bonus. Costa Custom Boats; costacustomboats.com
Specifications: Costa Custom 39TE
LOA: 39’ 4”
Beam: 12’ 3”
Deadrise: 21 deg.
Weight: 17,000 lbs.
Draft: 22”
Fuel: 800 gal.
Water: 60 gal.
Max HP: 2,000
