Centsless

easy to do...... the metal angles that bolt to the bunks themselves .
the flat portion of the plate that bolts to the bunk itself needs to be about 6 inches longer
the bunk needs a 30 degree lead tapering back starting 1/2 inch above the bottom of the bunk itself, use the same overall length of material for the bunk
this will ensure that when bolted down there will be enough metal supporting the bunk itself
on my 26 nuera the 4 lowest strakes towards the stern are offset and they clip the bunks

paintman

hey bert what size of pq did u have....and maybe a dumb question but how does the lavey compare? build quality etc cheers

bert4332

I had a 1998 260SX 454mpi. The PQ is a great all around boat, does everything well, I would say it handles the rough very well. Definitely not the fastest though, and it doesn't matter if you put 1500hp into the hull, it's not designed beyond 72mph. It's a thick heavy hull that likes to power through the rough.

The Lavey Craft is finesse machine! Extremely efficient hull, complete opposite of the PQ, I was shocked at my "lack" of gas bill, the 525 was very fuel efficient. The ride is awesome, I hit some decent size waves this summer and whereas the PQ would have handled it, the Lavey excelled in it with speed. Never a hard landing, never got jarred, and I was avg about 50mph.

There's not a single stress crack in my Lavey, and I only had one in my PQ, and that was only 3". The difference is the PQ is made for everyday cruising and family fun. The Lavey is made for performance riding and doing the everyday cruising just 30mph faster. I'm really shocked that there aren't really that many owners on this board. Perhaps it's because of the West Coast build, but the limit on the hull vs power is very high, you can constantly add more and more power and get greater speeds respectively.

Hope this helps.

paintman

Yeah I hera ya about adding power & the return you get on the pq...I've got a 93 257 legend was 400ish hp and added new power this year (535h)p, maybe got 7mph quicker -just gets there quicker now. Was curious to hear the diifs between the two. Cheers pat

bert4332

What are you topping out at?

Uncle Dave

OSO is primarily an East coast site.

You will find many more Laveycraft owners at performance boats website which is more West coast based.

Glad you are impressed with your ride and I wish it fit your family better.

Uncle Dave

paintman

65gps that was a full tank and 4 adults....spining a 4 blade 24 b1 prop, had a 22 on it before

bert4332

Yup that's about 68-69 with everything and everyone out of the boat + a 1/4 tank. Shame, if that hull was just more speed efficient it would be close to perfect. Have fun.

paintman

was at the 1000island poker run and spoke to an engine builder that was running a customers 28'pq silencer....had 650hp and was able to pull 83mph on gps...amazing what a step will do

Uncle Dave

True .

The "silencer" model seems to be the most efficient hull in the PQ line. Im uncertain of what the interior amenities are like and Ill take it from you guys construction is good.

The closest third party apples to apple comparison has the lavey with a 10 HP advantage running 4.2 MPH faster.

Powerquest 280 Silencer (stepped) (502 Mag MPI 415 shp) 67.2 radar Powerboat 12/98

Laveycraft 2750 Nu Era (stepped) (496 MAG HO 425 shp) 71.4 radar Powerboat 3/02


This is about a 6% speed\ efficiency advantage with about 2.5% more power.

Uncle Dave