AT 28 w/ Raylar twin 550's
 

How fast??? Imagine a 2009 28 Active Thunder with twin 550 hp 450 ci Raylars hooked to Bravo XR's w/ Sportmaster lowers....that thing would FLY....I'm thinking 98-102; if you could keep it level & hooked up.

BTW, The SB550 weighs 543 lbs.; what's a 350mag/MPI weigh?? 600-650lbs.??

I guess Pat just needs one crazy SOB to order one! Who's ready?!?!

single 700nxt 28 Id like to see.......so what happened with the arneson 28?

I bet a 33 with the twin raylars would do 100

what about a 33 with twin 550's form raylar? that would be a cool machine

But the 33 can carry the bbc easily.
Hows a 33 525 boat run, that would give you an idea.

I've priced out a 28 w/ twin custom fwc 350ci 475hp w/ b1s.
I'm guessing 90-95 could be achieved.
The price of those twin engines fully dress is the same as one 650hp BBC.
I like the fact that b1s would hold up no problem.

well.......the 33 525 will do low 90's right? Those are heavy motors compared to the raylars. All that weight would make for something. I still like the idea of a 700nxt 28....got to be the perfect single engine boat there.

There are plenty of 28 panteras w/ 700+ singles running around. Although they may not be as fast as an AT, it would be fairly similar.
You could probably do the konrad package cheaper than a merc NXT package.

I still like the idea of twins... all that BIG hp is asking for more trouble.

10x28 boat slip......:( You could let it stick way out I guess.


I think the konrad/r-tech 800 package is about 80-90 grand.....isnt that about the same as a merc 700nxt?

Not a chance.

The horses are there, but not the torque.

It would do trippple digits if I built it to run on a river in North Carolina! :D

Don't you mean Virginia? :D

new jersey

I'll go back to the river in Virginia.....anybody wanna join me?:drink:

I'll be waiting right here :grinser010:

Hmmmmm.........:cool-smiley-011:

Don't you have to get back to work?
oh wait I forgot:party-smiley-004::D

It would be a sweet package for sure, but I don't think you would get those speeds and the cost whould be outa this world and so not worth it. Like OC. said 33 with 496HO's would be better and cheaper all they way around. Think what the ins. would be with a 28 w/ that much HP. 33 496 the way to go........... WELL SOMEBODY PLEASE BUILD MY DREAM BOAT:D

525 vs. 550sb - torque?
 

My thoughts too; better for the 28....what is the ft./lbs.of torque on the 525's? I think the 550 Raylar is 570 lb.ft.

After running mine with 525's for the 3rd season, I can honestly say that if I had put 496's in it, I would have made a BIG mistake.

The boat is the perfect package with 525's.

perfect is right:cool:

What is fwc - you got a link or something, I'd like to find out more about that engine your talking about? What priced did you find for the fwc 350 475hp?

What is the raylar 550 priced at?

Blew an engine in the apache, I've got about 2-3 years to figure out what I want to put in her. I like the idea of the raylar 550, but I'm swaying more toward the 496HO's. I just want something extra reliable. Do these high hp small blocks have any kind of electronic monitoring like the merc setups? Do they offer any kind of a warranty?

Fresh water cooled

I think the Raylar 550 sb is $27k...last I checked...probably more now since EVERYTHING is MORE now

I agree...for your situation it's perfect.
BUT, If someone has about $60-70k? less to spend and is happy w/a 80mph boat, then I think the 33/496 boat would be nice. Remember, if you've never had it going 92, you wouldn't miss it; maybe you'd want more speed but that's always the case, isn't it?

Don't get me wrong, REMEDY is my dream boat; but I do think Cosmic has a point about the 33/496, a good all-around boat that should run 78-80, dialed.

I stand by my previous post.

I knew that was coming!

Go ahead and put 600s in it and go 100 :grinser010:

looks like a nordic 28 heat with a 710 ilmore is 236k, and an adrenaline v30 with a merc 700nxt is 227k...........as tested by powerboat mag.

Yes. Lots of money.

:eek::eek:

Biggest problem I see with trying to put that much horsepower in a 28 anything is the ride at speed. They weren't designed to go that fast and nobody really knows how they will ride at that speed so its a pretty big gamble. If you want to go 80+ safely I'd definitely want to be in a bigger boat.

OH my god I actually agree with something from him.:eek:

I agree with you no argument from me. My point is all round more affordable on every point without giveing up much. And way smarter than a 28 with some big overpriced power.:ernaehrung004:

A 33 with twin 496s wll run well over 80 and cost the same as 28 with a single 700 NXT or twin Raylars based on my data.

Fuel effiecent and very resellable......

But who knows? It's really about what you want.

Someone should ck into what it would cost to insure a 28 w/700nxt I know what it was for a 525. I would be willing to bet it would be a lot more than my dream 33. And though I love the 28s I would prefer the room of the 33 if they are priced about the same now.

What about a 28 with a single Raylar?

How would that compare speed and cost wise to a single 525?

Seems the weight savings plus 25 hp would be ideal, unless there is a torque issue?

Ok I'm gonna go there.....

PUZZYS!!!! You don't even feel it when you hit the water...its 4 days later that it hurts!:p

I'm looking into a 530HP 502 for my Tantrum.......to keep it safe you have to know your limitations, thats all:eek::p

Here's a good question... pricing wise between a 28 and 33.
A hull rigged w/ no power or drives, but ready for them.
For a cabin, either one should be at most a cover girl cabin.
Just 2 simple benches on each side... about 48".
The rest is just storage, or open for Large rubbermaid containers w/ bungees.
The only difference is fiberglass and resin, and extra gauges for 33twin vs 28single. Ya know what... make it a 3way w/ a 28twin also.

Am i missing anything? Would there be any other differences between the boats that would make a price difference?

cool....sounds incredibly bad azz.

how much you figure a s-charged 500 or 525 28 w/ a drive built to handle that power reliably will set you back? I bet you could just start with a merc 700nxt and get all that w/ less headache...and a warrenty to boot.

A threeway with twins would be great!!!















Oh wait you mean a boat..............:grinser010: