New to me 312 Fastech (with pics)
 

interested in learning the ins and outs of it. any tips or tricks to them? anything to look out for? 90 hours on the 502 Mag Mpi's


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Congrats! I think i saw that boat listed. Picked it up in Jersey right? Good luck with it.

yup picked her up last night in Jersey. trying to see what the boat looked like from the factory. looks like someone changed the paint on it at some point.

Congrats on the new boat!

Congrats!!

The boat was probably produced as a no graphics boat and looks like someone designed their own.

The reason I ask is that the rear section where it's blue is vinyl that covered up the teal. I'm in the process of cleaning the boat up and it's coming off, took the teal paint with it. Which is good and bad. I'm taking my buffer down today and seeing how well it's painted. It might be back to all white.

Congrats!

RGPIII - Congrats on the new ride! Looks real nice and clean.

Any idea what kind of performance you'll see out of the 502's?

I love my 312. Nice boat man! Congrats!

Gary P
I've had my do 76 mph down the Niagara River with 502's!
Two people and 1/2 tank gas.

Congratulations. I'm also looking for a 312.

The old girl had some shine left in her.

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I have very little seat time. best I've seen with the 32p bravos has been 72 mph without trimming up (have to rebuild a drive cylinder). was at about 4400 rpm. 4 grown men on board and 1/2 tank of fuel.

Not sure what your budget is going to be like, but I'm considering letting mine go. My wife and I are looking at moving to a new home and I need to free up some capital.

anyone know the oil pressure gauge size off hand?

That's real nice. We boat in the Niagara also (my brother and me.). Love that area. We'll be up there in August for the poker run on Erie/Niagara. He keeps his Skater 30 at East Pier Marine, and has been working with Chris at Bow and Stern on prop selection for his boat. Maybe we'll see you around. I always liked the classy lines of a Formula. My brother previously had a 353, and a 242 before that. Te Skater is a TOTALLY different kind of boating, but the Formula is good at many things. Very comfortable too. I would consider getting a 292 or a 312 myself if the right one comes along. Prefer the big blocks in the 312. The 353 is just a little out of reach at the moment, but I can dream.... :-)

Wow, that's real good. I wouldn't have thought the 502's would swing a 32p prop. Is it a 3 or 4 blade?

Like $40k with trailer and up to 200 miles from chicago.

I said the same thing. they are bravo 1 32p 4 blades. Need more seat time.

Formula uses a weird ratio drive. I think they are 1.65's but don't hold me to that. My boat has teagues and 1.5 ratio and only spins 30's

you are close on money, but I'm a little further than 200 miles.

Saw you cleaning her up at the marina yesterday. Give us a shout when you want to go for a run.

Chris
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will do Chris. still have a few items i need to fix first. need to replace one of the oil pressure gauges. so I'm just going to get both so they match. are they the 2 1/16?

Yes they are...

Congrats!!

Congrats on the 312, you'll love it! Do you think you'll ever bring her back to NJ waters for a weekend or so? Our 7th Annual Formula Rendezvous is September 3-4th, Labor Day weekend. Still leaves you with the 5th to be back boating on your home waters if you wanted. Let us know.

Chris i saw that you have a Garmin in the same location i do. is that the Gpsmap640? mine is damaged and im looking to buy a new one. just want to make sure i go with the best one i can in that size.

Yes it is the 640 model Garmin. That was installed this winter. It seemed to be the best fit for our dash set up. I've cleared up my inbox so I should be able to receive PM's now.

have you had much seat time with the garmin, how is it with showing the depths in the areas we boat? i used to have a 7 inch Lowrance hds on the checkmate and it was very clear and easy to see and use.

Honestly the visibility kinda sucks...the angle at which I have it mounted makes it some what difficult to see unless I lean forward....will configure better mount for it in winter time...for now its terrific. Typical Garmin...tons of info and very easy to use.