Thought the same thing, right down to the solid hub Mirage! Thats what made me pipe up on this thread. I had a lot of fun in that boat but it was no joke over 75 or so

That's the truth!!!! Nick told me to take the wheel when we were out Saturday. I ran it up to 70-75 and handed the sticks right back over to him. I am already nervous anytime I drive somebody else's stuff, especially when its as nice as Nick's 24, but my Checkmate doesn't walk anything like that 24x7. I have a new found respect for anyone that drives one of these boats as fast as y'all do.

Are all of you guys with the 24x7s' standing in bolsters or are you sitting down? If so you have big balls! At 6'2" tall I felt like a monkey standing on a football when I sea trialed one before buying my Thoroughbred 280. After bombing around in a 20' Outlaw this summer I am thinking about buying a 24x7 and converting it to a sitdown style vee.

Converting to a sit down was the best mod I did. As a stand up I felt like I was on a surfboard

I 6'3" and sit down unless just putting along watching for debris or stretching. I've been wanting to convert mine to a sit down for a long time now!!

Watching your resto gave me the idea to copy you.

Hi!

I have owned a 25 feet offshore hull for nearly 20 years. The boat is a 25 feet Phantom made in 1985. I have owned several engine packages, inkl twin Merc 2.5 EFI SVS Brucato engines. It ran 88 mph and accelerated faster than a Skidoo with 300 hp. Only 5,5 feet wide it is a balacing act indeed. The 24 -25 feet size makes it a great great fun to drive.

Cheeers, Toffen

Got a link to the thread? I'd be interested to see it!

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I think he ran 123mph with a 1000hp centrifical blower no trans direct drive arneson. Thats haulin azz in an 18ft donzi