liquid asset

I know a 29 with 502's runs 74-75, and the same exact boat, littarally, ran 79.5 with 500 efi's. and trust me the 496 ho is a long way from a 500 efi. I would not speak if it were not from1rst hand experince. here is a pick of me in the 29 last fall at the travis run , just ask Bajarunner if it did'nt fly, he tookj the pick of my transom

29 OUTLAW

I'm able to turn 27's up to 5100/5200 rpm for a GPS best of 79.3. Naturally, that was with only me on board but with about 2/3 tank.

goob

I'm still wondering about the weight also. 7700 lbs is heavy, way heavy for a 30' boat.

bcoffield

Hey 29 Outlaw you taken good care of my baby?

Not sure what the deals is with the new 30's but for the money I'll take a well maintained used 29 and use the money I save on gas and females!

29 OUTLAW

Damn right I'm taking care of it. It still looks like it's never been used. It's yours in 2 years if you still want it. Selling price by then will be in the mid 60's and it will still have less than 150hrs.

I'm getting ready to install new disc brakes on the trailer and I may also install new 5 star aluminum wheels as well. Lower gear cases are off right now for fresh paint. I also just got my 27's back from Darin. He did his Accelerator design on them. Wouldn't it be something if I was able to hit 80 this year. All totaled I'm sinking about $3000 into this winter. I'm even installing brand-new white rocker switches on the dash cause those black ones have the print that rubs off!!

Who ever decides to buy my boat vs. a new 30 is going to have a hell of a sweet ride and will be saving enough to buy 2 new Corvettes.

bcoffield

Sweet...80mph !

I also have one of Darin's Accelerator design. I know the new prop has done wonders on my boat. You can read more on TBM, user name BC232

As I continue to gain experience with go-fast boats, the thing I'm finding more important, for me, than top end, is the ability to run at 3000 to 4000 rpm in wind blown Sunday afternoon chop. I'm sure the 30 will run like the 29 when setup correctly, I'm just not sure what you get for all that extra money.

29 OUTLAW

...an $80,000 sink

BARCOASTAL

Dealer at NY show swore the boat would run 80... i quoted all the boat test stuff and they responded that the test was done very early in the production and that baja made numerous changes since, wheels etc.. Merc says that the 496ho peak horse is btwn 4900 & 5000rpm, Boat test ran 70 mph at 4850, so how can you get another 10 mph out of 50 -75rpm more, unless you take away some serious weight...my guess is 73-74 out of the box.

Shooter

I agree with asset, I have a 302 with 502s mpi mags and it runs 75mph reliably.

H2Xmark

the 30 at the houston boat show had the mag's in it, turning 26 bravo1 props, had hyd. steering to the inside of the drives, swim plat., SST pack. Compass, snap in carpet, toilet upgrade, and a few more little items on it[no shorepower ] had the monster gauges, no trailer boat show price was a little over 118K.
nice boat but I don't think they are going to get a big speed increase over the later 29's, maybe 1 are 2 mph is my opinion