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Old 03-15-2012 | 01:07 PM
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High new prices keep the value of the used one's high. I'm all for it.
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Old 03-15-2012 | 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted by ext2gtx
bayliner and fountain about the same price.

Do you realize that for 264K you could get a whole truckload of Bayliners.

Bayliner and Formula, one big load tis 'bout the same as the other.
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Old 03-15-2012 | 06:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Mentalpause
You can buy the boat with Axius for just over 200K. Why discuss MSRP - all boat builders have been doing this forever. Why would Formula be different?

http://www.formulaboatsmo.com/boats_all.asp
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Old 03-15-2012 | 08:00 PM
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Found this on the Formula website:

Cupholder delete - 113k

If you delete the 27 cupholders you get a lower price, also probably pick up 2 mph with the weight savings.
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Old 09-04-2013 | 09:32 PM
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Originally Posted by pokerrunboats
I don`t think that the Ilmor 725 would fit but the new Ilmor 570 `s will do

here is a link to the 310 FX 5 Test Report from Powerboat Magazine with twin Merc 380 HP

http://formulaboats.de/pdf/Test-310-FX5-engl.pdf
Couldn't get the link to work but I realize its a yr+ old.
I've owned 2 Ilmor boats & have recently contacted them w/ the hopes they'll help me put a deal together w/ Formula on a 310FX. From what I understand Formula assigns Max HP limits to each of their boats so I'm thinking a pr 710's is out of the question but a pr 570's I'm hoping would be a consideration.

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Old 09-05-2013 | 12:39 PM
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Originally Posted by ext2gtx
and thats base price
Anyone that pays MSRP for a boat has their head where the sun doesn't shine.
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Old 09-05-2013 | 03:00 PM
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Axius scares me on a performance boat. Cool idea for a cruiser though. Since there is no tie bar and the drives are independently controlled electronically, can you imagine something going wrong and your drives suddenly point different directions at speed??? Holy swimming lessons Batman!
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Old 09-05-2013 | 03:03 PM
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Great point Phragle, never thought about that. I have no interest in an Axius equipped boat, a bow thruster at best would suffice in a 31' boat IMO, not to mention the cost savings.
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Old 09-05-2013 | 03:50 PM
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A while back someone's axius went haywire at 25 mph and nearly sunk the boat. He included a pic that had the drives at various rudder and trim positions that did look all wrong. Apparantly, there were issues with the early programing for the axius system. I would think they would have that solved by now though. I've owned various SR1's and I agree, must have a tie bar at a minimum in a performance boat. The 310 FX with that power would surely be fast enough to even warrant external hydraulic steering IMHO. Anyway, loved the formulas I have owned in the past.
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Old 09-05-2013 | 06:09 PM
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I've had Axius on a 2008 350SS since the 1.0 software release. And I knew when I bought it that it would have bugs, which it did. 3 software updates later and it is flawless, but some of using it is just common sense which is not always common with boaters. The Gen 2 Axius appears to be solid.

I agree that you wouldn't want it on a performance boat because it prohibits the tie bar. But who the heck buys a 310SS as a performance boat? None of the SS line is what I would consider a performance hull.
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