24 carrera ...speeds.******..experiences
 

Any of you guys have experiences with the early 80's 24 ft carrera (ss7m i think) I/O..not outboard......ride quality?...any hull problems?..what speeds with what power?...id like to go 75....what kinda speeds without being a chine walking white knuckle mess? Thanks for any info......

24 carrera
 

Too Slow,
That boat was made to handle the rough stuff,they were built like tanks.My friend just finished his 82,his got a 540 in it with a 420.The boat handles great and the top speed was 92.Good luck.

There is a 24' racing in the Great Lakes Silver Cup Series. It races in "A" class. Check out their web site for photos (dont know the site address offhand)
There is also a 24 at Smitty's Marine in Brick NJ that will be racing in P5.

I have a 79 that got 63 out of the stock 454/330 TRS. I went .030 over with a cam on a rebuild and went up to 66-68. I just replaced the 454 with a 502/415 stock Mercruiser and anticipate 70. It handles great, but can chinewalk when trimmed out. It is a heavy boat (5000 lbs) and can always run with 28' Magnum's in rough water!

I just dought a 77 24ft carrera (true solid survivor) I'm currently having a new 502 installed with the origional (rebuilt TRS trans and drive) is there a market for thest boats?