Here is the rig. love the looks, its 100% turn key/perfect mechanically. I would hate to get rid of it, but i need to make it ride a bit better. It seems to do well in everything except the runs with 10 boats or more. When its just 3-5 boats, i do fine.

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Good to see my old boat is still looking good!! Had a lot of fun with that boat!

Thanks! The previous owner running it in the salt for the last 2 yrs was rough on it. I had to replace the transom assembly, have the drive blasted and painted, all new gaskets in the motor, new intake manifold, the exhaust manifolds leaked, all from the salt. I also put a new transom in it. Boat is perfect now!

My 242 LS (twin 350s) was a lot of fun, but I called BS every time I read a post that said they're "wave crushers"! It was a VERY rough ride in 2-3 footers. ...and especially the washing machine slop at poker run starts. Mine also loved to launch out of the water. That made for some great photos, but not so great when I took the whole family out.

That's exactly what I am talking about.

I read this entire post with interest. I have had a single engine 242, a twin 272 and now a twin 255 Formula Liberator. My 255 has a DEEP free board and carves nasty and confused seas up like a machete. I am running twin 400+ horse SBC's thru Bravo I's w/23" Mirage counter rotating. The 255 is HEAVY...about 5750# dry. I am currently running single ram Bennet's which are barely adequate for any serious off shore work...280-K Planes are a future want.

Of the three boats of this type that I have owned I have to say that the 255 is the overall winner in terms of ride and handling. The 272 LS I had came close but would definitely hop around more in the rough stuff. I would however be curious as to how a 292 would perform with my power and drives.

Something you might consider as a future possibility is an old Formula 302...same basic set up as the 255 but with more length. I had a great run as a co pilot on a 302 from Freeport to West Palm on a rough day...across 65 miles of open ocean in 5' seas it performed very well and with twin 450 HP BBC's running thru TRS drives it was very capable of 70 MPH blast if called upon.