New to me 242 first ride
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I bought 86242ls boat in February out in Chicago. He said the motor was about that much, though I don't think it was dyno tested. Holly carb , Wieand TeamG dual plane, Crane roller cam, forged crank, Eddie Marine exhaust, Actual estimate is 400 HP , not 375. 1.50 Bravo one drive. Yesterday I found 3000 rpm gave me around 30 mph. It was really hard to quatify anything as there was a lot of boat traffic and no wake zones. I will document more next weekend
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From: Manasquan, NJ
Thanks for chiming in Steven. Did not want to bother you with personal e-mail. So cruise is where it should be and I still have to test full throttle . The trim gauge barely moves so its hard for me at this time to tell where the drive is exactly. With time I will get the feel of it. Boat is beautiful and I'm already getting stares and compliments. Of course the stares could just be my rusty docking. Mark.
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From: Ocala, Fl
Sounds like there was some well thought out engineering put into that boat....strong BBC w/Bravo 1 in an '86 242 LS...NICE. The 60 plus is a reality with 65 being possible with a tuned 21" Mirage Plus.
You got yourself something real special mister!!
You got yourself something real special mister!!



