HP500 in a 225 CCR Crownline
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They were slugs. Same hull as the the 266 CCR and 266 bow rider. My 266 with a 7.4MPI would only run 49 - 50 MPH GPS and that was with a lab finished Bronson Hill prop set. The LTD's may have had a slightly higher X. Not sure. But even with a Bravo I as opposed to a Bravo III they were not fast by any stretch of the imagination. Good looking boats, though.
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Belt sander to the Hooks in the Bottom, then a Shortie and you be flying High That's why God put people like you & me here (Who cant leave sh*t alone) To see how it'll work out
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Bob Llyod of Full Throttle Marine I believe has experimented with removing the shingles in the hull with less than desirable results.
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Crownline are NOT that fast boats, in the 90's them and Mariah were a dime a dozen. Sold and worked on many 225 Crownlines.
The Volvo DP seemed to run the best in the 225 and the bravo III ran better than the bravo I in the Crownline 225. It carried the bow better and lifted the hull better than the single prop drives. Just sold a 225 to a friend of mine last year with a 454 carb 300 hp with Bravo III - thru prop exhaust that does 60 to 61 mph on GPS. For some reason it is a fast Crown for being totally stock.
The Volvo DP seemed to run the best in the 225 and the bravo III ran better than the bravo I in the Crownline 225. It carried the bow better and lifted the hull better than the single prop drives. Just sold a 225 to a friend of mine last year with a 454 carb 300 hp with Bravo III - thru prop exhaust that does 60 to 61 mph on GPS. For some reason it is a fast Crown for being totally stock.
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I had a 95 225BR with a carbed 310/330 454 and a B1. Through hull exhaust and the best it ever saw was 53.
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