Where on the Cape are you located?

I think I picked up maybe a mph or two at most - blew the motor by the time I got a GPS and tried some long hard runs for a max speed - 540 was tired anyway, no major damage.

Best thing was that I could run 4 and 5 blade props for better cruise speeds and rough water running without cringing the whole time.

hang time that is a great looking boat, I love the lines!

any update on these 2 squadron pojects?

There's a thread by the guy that's restoring the blue hulled one on the other site:
http://seriousoffshore.com/forums/sh...ht=squadron+27

Any updates on this one?

http://i369.photobucket.com/albums/o...quadron/03.jpg

funny, i was chekcing on that one today...owner is at Desert Storm with one of his other boats...

Who owns it? I'm heading to D.S. tomorrow.

Squadron XII 24 Exhaust Noise Issue
 

Hi all,
I am the proud owner of a small but very cool offshore boat: a 24' Squadron XII. I absolutely love it.

I keep in on a large fresh water body in a very large archipelago with rather narrow channels and a new noise restriction was just implemented.

Currently the boat has a mildly warmed up 1979 400TRS Mercury 454 V8. In stock form the motor produces 370 horserpower, but it has had some minor mods which likely boosted horsepower in the 10% range. The exhaust however, appears to be stock.

While the easiest solution would be to clamp on Borla's new mufflers outside the transom, the positioning of the dual hydraulic steering arms prevent the application of anything outside the boat.

As such, I'm trying to figure out if anyone knows of any high-performance mufflers which are highly effective of lowering noise but do not rob a lot of power which fit between the (stock) exhaust elbows and the inside side of the exhaust tips. Currently there is a 4"-diameter rubber hose between the two about 18" to 24" in length.

Suggestions?

Are you familiar with the "shotgun" mufflers that go on the outside? Very small, and they do cut down the noise well, not as good as an actual full size muffler, but best you may do with space issues.