Why are the boats today so fast? Even 15 year old boats seem slow. To get big numbers they seem to require astronomical power.

Personally I love (and in the past had a 38 scarab) but they are just so slow by today's standards.

Is it the hull design or is it more the manufacturing processes and reduced weights of today's models?

Hypothetically, let's say you had a 38 Scarab AVS and you made it with today's techniques and reduced weight and modern day engines and drives, could it be comparable in speed to the current boats of today? Or is it simply a fact that the hulls are slow?

me!


all bs aside i dream would be to pop out some molds of the older boats like the chris craft stinger 39x and really lighten it up with todays technologies..add stepped bottoms but leave the freeboard,,also make it a staggared boat..that audda make it a little faster..

Hmm, my quick synopsis is advanced hull designs (stepped hulls/notched keels), lighter weight construction, higher Hp engines, and advanced stern drive technologies that don't rob as much Hp, etc.

A 38 AVS is by no means a slow hull. Exactly what are you comparing it to????
Thye will run low 80's with 500hp's which is very close to many newer hulls.

hull design

Now days they are designed to run loose with little friction. And built like potato chips...

marketing and hype . . . . .

Propellers and engines. Then hull design and weight. Pretty much in that order.

That comes from just about every boat builder I've ever spoken with, including Peter Hledin of Skater.

and big fat wallets

that helps