26 Daytona w/ 575SCi
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26 Daytona w/ 575SCi
Any opinions on a 26 Daytona powered with a 575SCi and XR drive? I have always liked the layout of the 26 Daytona and write ups on the boats ride. Is this a good power point and setup for this hull? How is the overall handling of the this boat? Could this boat be used a reliable family truckster on a small lake, accomodating cruising, water sports, rafting and an occasional high speed pass? Any insight would be appreciated, thanks in advance.
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The 26 is a good hull and has been around for many years. The 575 / xr is also a good base however beware there are several parts of the 575 that are either discontinued or becoming hard to get
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watersports will depend on the setup and the prop selection. I can ski behind mine, but the x dimension seems to vary from boat to boat. Mine seems pretty conservative
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Let me clarify my definition of watersports. The boat will have to pull small children on a tube, occasionally pull my wife and I on a slalom ski etc. We do this currently behind a 259 Checkmate. The Checkmate of course is not a boat built for water sports but you can make do if you're not too serious about it. The Eliminator I am not so sure about. If the X-dimension is too high maybe planing performance will not allow a skier to be pulled out of the water. Perhaps the Daytona will wonder at 33mph or just refuse too stay at that speed. The only cat I have ever driven was a 26 Awesome Cat. It seemed the only time that boat had a nice ride was at WOT. I am attracted to cats because of the speed capability (I am a speed junkie) but am not sure if the Daytona is civilized at speeds less than 50mph.
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Let me clarify my definition of watersports. The boat will have to pull small children on a tube, occasionally pull my wife and I on a slalom ski etc. We do this currently behind a 259 Checkmate. The Checkmate of course is not a boat built for water sports but you can make do if you're not too serious about it. The Eliminator I am not so sure about. If the X-dimension is too high maybe planing performance will not allow a skier to be pulled out of the water. Perhaps the Daytona will wonder at 33mph or just refuse too stay at that speed. The only cat I have ever driven was a 26 Awesome Cat. It seemed the only time that boat had a nice ride was at WOT. I am attracted to cats because of the speed capability (I am a speed junkie) but am not sure if the Daytona is civilized at speeds less than 50mph.