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Old 11-29-2004 | 08:04 PM
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What kind of mid range and top speed for a 89 40' fountain w/ 420's and bravo's ? Thanks
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Old 11-29-2004 | 08:35 PM
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60 mid high 68, a guesstimate i test drove the same boat with 525's
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Old 11-29-2004 | 11:21 PM
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Mid to upper 60's
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Old 11-30-2004 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by tomtbone1993
60 mid high 68, a guesstimate i test drove the same boat with 525's
What kind of speeds did you see with the 525's ?
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Old 11-30-2004 | 07:58 AM
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If you go to 800's and #5's you can do 90 and cruise 75
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Old 11-30-2004 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by insptech
If you go to 800's and #5's you can do 90 and cruise 75
Nice boat, got room for one in that pic? I'm starting with 420's woulld like to see at least high 70's. How much H.P. will it take?
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Old 11-30-2004 | 12:56 PM
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That boat did mid 70's with 650 per side and #3's. It has only carpet in the cabin, no couches or head and only has 2 100 gallon fuel tanks.
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Old 12-01-2004 | 01:16 AM
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That fuel don't last very long.
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Old 12-01-2004 | 06:52 AM
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Old 12-01-2004 | 09:57 AM
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Is that boat silver? Damn, it looks sweet in that pic.
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