I'm a new member here like Ronza and don't know the history of many members.
Congrats on your achievements.
I'd feel certain that had he seen this as your signature he'd of never addressed your knowledge. With all his questions it's obvious he loves the toy he's having constructed and wants the best.
I wish him the best as he'll be tossing out a lot more coin than I did getting into the sport.

See ya,
Kelly

How do your 32' big block boats perform, are they too much weight on the boat with the 6's. Would you recommend the bbc in this size cat. Wanting to use ilmors and arnesons on mine, do you think this setup will work ok

from powerboat pro mag/site:
"April 25th 2010
JBS Racing headed West for the first time to see what the 50′ turbine powered Mystic could do. Jeff Stevenson and Joe Skrocki blew the competition out of the water with the highest speeds Lake Havasu has ever seen. Shoot out speed was 178 MPH for the Top Gun award and an unofficial speed of 206,8 MPH! JBS Racing then set another speed record during a race of 197,3 MPH. We would like to thank Turbine Marine, Mystic Powerboats and Super Trucks for making it possible for JBS Racing to be crowned “King of the Desert”"

been on plenty of small over powered cats! i dig the acceleration but they make for crap handling boats in open water. i like offshore water! there's a big difference from peter's (skater) old 30' design to his current let alone the current 32' he makes. each of his boats are Engineered for the application. he's not going to ship a 30' o/b hull for bbc to be installed in it!

We put the motors as far forward as you can get them, and they fly level and handle great. Yes. Big blocks are the way to go in a 32 Skater. Im sure the Illmore/Arneson will run great too!

Ha. I saw this and didn't know WTF you meant. All the sudden it makes sense.:drink:

broke a rocker stud, cost 600 to get a 20 minute tow back to my marina. was having trouble shifting into forward from time to time. made for some very tricky maneuvers around the dock. 27' fever 1 motor.

in a 30' cat take the twins. in a v- hull less than 30' i prefer a single. if i had $$$ staggered is the way to go. try working on 2 side by side motors in under a 30' v, not fun.

I have a 28 Pantera single and it is not easy to dock.

It is nice for working on the boat, cleaning, they can be fast if you put enough power in them. Anyone who hasnt been towed back to the dock is ling. It happens. What can you do..lol.

that being said I would buy twin engines if I bought a 30ft cat. That is a nice package.

I would suggest in that size range going to a 28 Skater. I love those boats and they are friggin fast man.

I think we cans top posting now...this whole post is crap....

This is actually a very realistic question. I'd bet that the two packages (single 525/XR vs Twin 6.2's) are nearly the same up front cost.

Long term though I'm not sure. the 525 will need a top end at 200-250 hours and a full rebuild at 400-500 hours. The XR drive will be fully taxed with the 525.

6.2's... what's the life expectancy on these things, 800-1000 hours? double that of the 525. The parts are also WAY cheaper when it comes to rebuild. The Bravos drives are perfectly suited to the power and should last just as long as the engines. Headers are problematic too.

So, the only extra expense of the 6.2's comes with general maintenance. It doesn't really cost that much to maintain these things... we're talking an extra $200 or so per season for an extra impeller, fuel filter, and fluids? exhaust manifolds go, but two sets of these for every set of CMI's... I'll call that a wash.

Overall, I'm with twins. It's far less of a PITA to deal with than a single 525 that IMO is not reliable. I used to put 200 hours a year on my boat. I would have blown my lid if I had to pull the engine every year.

i have enjoyed reading this one....