The boat does go over a 100 i was on it and was on guardian at 5300. If the box was touched the first thing dustin would do is raise the rev limiter. There is the white one at performance marine with a warrantee i would think that one would be stock, and goes 100. I know its hard to believe but some outer limits are close in speed to some cats, the gap is closing(with smaller power). My 43 ran 118, how fast is a 40 mti with 700?

I think they have got the white one to 97. A 40 mti will run 130 plus

97 still good speed. Think mike delivered that boat with a prop a little small for all around use. Speeds are still great.

I think a 40 MTI with 525s runs around 120, right?

Unless you really look at the bottom of the boat and truly understand what is going on, you shouldn't say anything about the boat. Why can't people voice their opinion? It is an open forum, on the internet. People can voice their opinion right or wrong. If the post is wrong educate and inform the person of why it is wrong, and teach us, I am like a sponge for information, you may be helping many to understand the bottom design and why it works, and what the limitations may or may not be when driving this boat.

A statement like this is silly. Do you know how many boats out there should never be sold? in bold is the reply to post #135 that Sbarberdds posted - Answer - boats that injure or kill their buyers should never be sold. If they do injure or kill their buyer, not due to operator error or negligence, the manufacturer will be held accountable. This is not opinion but fact. This is not applicable to your OL 29' pleasure boat in my opinion, my opinion is worth $0.00.

Are you planning on plunking down 200 large to buy one? If not, STFU, it's none of your business Tex the reply to from post #131 to TexomaPowerboater, that is just out line. I realize you are responding to someone else not me, but none-the-less this is an open forum on the internet. I cannot afford to plunk down $200K so I have to keep my mouth shut? It offends not only becasue you tell someone they can't ask or voice their opinion, but you also link being less wealthy to keeping your mouth shut. I am not upset with you, but that post is just rude to common folk like me. I like boats but since I cannot afford the 29' OL boat or others like me who cannot afford to spend $200K now on a new OL 29', I have to shut the f*ck up? Not gonna happen.

Listen I like the boat, if it will run 103 mph with a stock 600 what is not to like? I do not like anyone telling anyone else on this forum they cannot post their opinion. I believe that the boat is safe, but an accident happened, no one was hurt, the boat is OK, it is fast. But if you don't like what someone is saying telling them to shut up is not an answer in an open forum .

But for all the hype and BS about the new OL 29' (http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/g...emier-day.html) from an earlier thread there wouldn't be the scrutiny and curiosity about this boat and this boat has/had generated a ton of free interest (here on OSO) which was OK when it is was all good, so now an accident happened, take the good with bad. And it really doesn't sound that bad, but there will always be skepticism from the doubters, you will just have to make them believers on the water, and not on the internet.

My $.02 opinion for the day.

Another vaild question, nothing wrong with asking.

Is this your Sunday rate? :p

$.02 is two cents too much even on Sunday. I should go to church it is Sunday morning.

I am always amazed here on OSO how these threads get so magnaified with all the digressions and menusha of comments, diareha of knowledge and personal chest puffing and antagnonism that develops from a fairly straight forward single event!

Having been tossed from a boat a speed twice in my life it's not an event to be taken lightly and it always has a high risk of injury and even sometimes worse, however the things that can cause it are many and when it happens you can only hope for the eventualities of what happened to Mike and his crew:
1. They are all safe and without major injuries!
2. The boat appears to be lightly damaged and can be easily repaired!
3. Almost any high performance boat at speeds like these can roll if the condition appears, be it tab, wake or driver error!
4. ANY 29 foot boat at 100mph speeds is a handful at times and anybody who just thinks that new boats should be on rails and not have to worrry about high speed handling is a FOOL and has probably no excuse for being in one as an owner or operator!

Dustin is about as close to OL on this forum as anyone and if he says the tab down from false indicator was the primary cause then I can accept that and move on. I believe Mike Fiore indicated that to someone on another forum. I am sure when this boat reappears it may have mechanical tab indicators or much more reliable and properly functioning LED tab indicator.

So for the rest of you negatvie and opining Buzzards, quit circling the prey, bashing this great new boat and start new threads to talk about boat handling and mishandling in another place. Just be greatful this did not happen to you and that the sport of performance boating was not damaged by a more tragic accident possibility!

Sorry,:angry-smiley-038: but this has to be said here on OSO sometimes!

Best Regards,
Ray @ Raylar

I have read this entire post....

Where are the pictures of the boat....upside down?

Chris