Fastest single engine boat? Lets hear it!
08-05-2011, 04:19 PM
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SD, your boat runs real good based on what I saw at St. Clair. If it is staying together have fun with it. Laughing about all the speed lie comments. Ran with a friend this weekend, walked away from him easily. At the next stop, he says "how fast were you going?", I say almost 75GPS, thats all I got. He's like, mine runs 78-79 all the time, how are you passing me? I just smile lol. When it comes down to it as stated previously, when the water kicks up, they are all plenty fast. Thats were mine shines, 70 in 3-4's makes almost everyone else disappear.
08-05-2011, 06:37 PM
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but smitty he kepted the factory x, so now his drive is 1'' deeper. you know my 24ol picked up a lot and the 25ol from germany did too. he had the raised 3'' box plus 1'' shortie for his last I talked to him with the 600sc and was around 87 89 gps. a friends sutphen 31 single has a shortie with a propshaft height of 3 3/8'' . he is running 94 tplus from 91 without. also he has the 1.36 gears and runs a 26b1. he gets more bow lift with the gear change lower prop. he had a 32b1 with 1.50 gears.I am still working on the saber with knot right=Gerry. we have a 3'' drive height x was raised from 14'' to 17 1/2''. will be testing in a week or to. art
08-05-2011, 07:06 PM
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Heres is Quents beautiful 100+MPH 2750 Mid Cabin Open Bow.
I copied Quents paint style he on his 24 bowrider with a 710 in it.
1000HP Dustin whipple BBC on 93 octane.
950 on 91
SCX upper Sc lower.
I wish I had my hatch pad made like this with the cushion surrounding the vent as pad is much easier on the elbows.
I also like how Kevlar looks in the mold.
Thought it was worth throwing out there.
Uncle Dave
I copied Quents paint style he on his 24 bowrider with a 710 in it.
1000HP Dustin whipple BBC on 93 octane.
950 on 91
SCX upper Sc lower.
I wish I had my hatch pad made like this with the cushion surrounding the vent as pad is much easier on the elbows.
I also like how Kevlar looks in the mold.
Thought it was worth throwing out there.
Uncle Dave
08-05-2011, 07:43 PM
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Heres a 28 evo with an Ilmor 650 running with a hustler 35 in open water and holding its own.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQjK6...eature=related
Uncle Dave
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQjK6...eature=related
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08-05-2011, 08:27 PM
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Thanks!. I wanted a fast all rounder and focused on amenities and situational awareness first and speed second.
I think you zeroed in on the ones I like minus maybe the pantera whose 28 is pretty neat and big water capable.
Yes the ilmor 710 is 700HP 10 cylinder fuel injected, no blower, and all aluminum so its very light. Idles like a kitten, screams like a 2 stroke banshee with a howl between a BBc and a lamborghini.
I like Velocities. Im not sure the velocity is a 24 degree V like the very fast Howard Bullett which isn't either- but velocities are always fast for their length- always. I also do not know if velocity vac bags their product.
Only a few of these hulls have been raced and proven in an apple to apples environment. Joker has the only race record better than the 2750 (although I don't know if they swept OSS 100% in any year like the 2750 did twice) and makes a fast light hull, but Im not sure they have the gelcoat quality and interior detail amenities the Lavey has. I can't really find lots of detail interior picts of the joker, but would be curious to see what actually molded vs whats inserted after as part of an interior.
The east coast boats typically have bolt on swim steps & windshields and west coast boats typically have them molded in.
East coast boats also typically apply paint externally to the hull and West Coast boats typically spray gelcoat in the mold process.
Ive never been interested in Bajas simply because for the same or a bit more money one can have a truly custom boat made they way they want it vs picked out off a showroom. All the ones I have been in had things that drive me nuts but I wouldn't call any of them "bad" just compromised by assembly line production limitations.
I like AT's. The 25 AT is a huge 25. People love their AT's but the 25 hasn't been made for some time now. A guy named spillman had a nice one for sale.
I run in zero vis condition you see above and although this site says "offshore" very few here leave sight of land or can navigate effectively at night in major commercial traffic areas like I do all the time.
Take your time and look at ALL the details in this class. There are lots of little differences in all of these boats that contribute or detract to living life with them.
Uncle Dave
I think you zeroed in on the ones I like minus maybe the pantera whose 28 is pretty neat and big water capable.
Yes the ilmor 710 is 700HP 10 cylinder fuel injected, no blower, and all aluminum so its very light. Idles like a kitten, screams like a 2 stroke banshee with a howl between a BBc and a lamborghini.
I like Velocities. Im not sure the velocity is a 24 degree V like the very fast Howard Bullett which isn't either- but velocities are always fast for their length- always. I also do not know if velocity vac bags their product.
Only a few of these hulls have been raced and proven in an apple to apples environment. Joker has the only race record better than the 2750 (although I don't know if they swept OSS 100% in any year like the 2750 did twice) and makes a fast light hull, but Im not sure they have the gelcoat quality and interior detail amenities the Lavey has. I can't really find lots of detail interior picts of the joker, but would be curious to see what actually molded vs whats inserted after as part of an interior.
The east coast boats typically have bolt on swim steps & windshields and west coast boats typically have them molded in.
East coast boats also typically apply paint externally to the hull and West Coast boats typically spray gelcoat in the mold process.
Ive never been interested in Bajas simply because for the same or a bit more money one can have a truly custom boat made they way they want it vs picked out off a showroom. All the ones I have been in had things that drive me nuts but I wouldn't call any of them "bad" just compromised by assembly line production limitations.
I like AT's. The 25 AT is a huge 25. People love their AT's but the 25 hasn't been made for some time now. A guy named spillman had a nice one for sale.
I run in zero vis condition you see above and although this site says "offshore" very few here leave sight of land or can navigate effectively at night in major commercial traffic areas like I do all the time.
Take your time and look at ALL the details in this class. There are lots of little differences in all of these boats that contribute or detract to living life with them.
Uncle Dave
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08-05-2011, 09:07 PM
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That is not the case on my boat. The Imco neutral box figured in the degree of my transom on my application for some reason. I had a 71/2" prop shaft height stock, now with a 2" shorty and box I am at 51/4"...... The 25 your speaking of must be "Wilcard" and what a sweet 25 that is.....
Wish I had Mercurys help on mine and someone that could really dial it in! Good luck with your testing and keep us in the loop on your results.....
. The 25 your speaking of must be "Wilcard" and what a sweet 25 that is..... Wish I had Mercurys help on mine and someone that could really dial it in! Good luck with your testing and keep us in the loop on your results.....
. big azz headers starting to think too big.
