Cam specs....opinions
#21
It's seems to be a very fast hull (pad bottom). The owner of velocity told me that the boat runs a solid 84-85 with a 525efi. I felt that was pretty good. I haven't run mine yet, I bought it with a hurt piston and didn't want to go back stock. Which leads me to this build. My last boat was a Baja and it only managed 63-64 so I'm excited for the faster hull.
#22
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Thisislivin, that's basically exactly what I'm wanting. At the point I change the heads I'm hoping for 90. I talked to Steve stepp and he said with 600hp or close to it I should be in the 85-87 mph range.
What's wrong with the crane lifters you have? Are they not heavy duty enough? I'm Interested in picking the lifters up if they can work for me. Pm with price and details.
I may call bob this week as I'm getting real close to getting all my parts.
Thanks
What's wrong with the crane lifters you have? Are they not heavy duty enough? I'm Interested in picking the lifters up if they can work for me. Pm with price and details.
I may call bob this week as I'm getting real close to getting all my parts.
Thanks
#23
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It's seems to be a very fast hull (pad bottom). The owner of velocity told me that the boat runs a solid 84-85 with a 525efi. I felt that was pretty good. I haven't run mine yet, I bought it with a hurt piston and didn't want to go back stock. Which leads me to this build. My last boat was a Baja and it only managed 63-64 so I'm excited for the faster hull.
#24
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The best part is cruise speed is 55-60 and I get 3mpg, I can cruise a couple of weekends on a single tank and my trips are usually a minimum of 50 miles and I may make a couple of those each day.
#25
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Thisislivin, that's basically exactly what I'm wanting. At the point I change the heads I'm hoping for 90. I talked to Steve stepp and he said with 600hp or close to it I should be in the 85-87 mph range.
What's wrong with the crane lifters you have? Are they not heavy duty enough? I'm Interested in picking the lifters up if they can work for me. Pm with price and details.
I may call bob this week as I'm getting real close to getting all my parts.
Thanks
What's wrong with the crane lifters you have? Are they not heavy duty enough? I'm Interested in picking the lifters up if they can work for me. Pm with price and details.
I may call bob this week as I'm getting real close to getting all my parts.
Thanks
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#26
How does that pad bottom affect the ride in rough water? Usually, there is a tradeoff when you go to a flatter hull for more speed versus a deeper vee that cuts the water.
#27
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I find that the velocity likes speed, if you try to go slow and crash through the waves you will get beat up. The trick is to sync your speed with the waves. I have found that in 2' waves you better be doing 55mph or you will get pounded. I've done 3' waves at 60 and the ride was pretty good. Where it gets tough is when you have waves from multiple directions or reflections off of opposite shorelines. In Lake Huron there can be a storm 100 miles away and you could have a sunny day with no wind and you will see rollers at 2' - 3'. I will say this, after last summer I am looking at a 39', we had mostly 3' - 5' almost all summer with some 8' thrown in for good measure. I tried going out in that stuff and after launching the boat 15' off the water I came to my senses and headed back to the harbor. My wife told that she could see the bottom of the outdrive over the top of the rock wall of the harbor standing at the launch.