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GoCiggie31

10-20-2006 11:31 AM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

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Originally Posted by Plum_Crazy

I'm guessing this boat runs around 68-70 MPH. This hull makes for a fun little hotrod. I have an '88 Baja Sunsport 196 with a trued hull, a 400HP 383, and an Alpha SS spinning a labbed Mirage Plus 25P at 4950 RPM's. With a bow cover on and just me in the boat I see 73.2 MPH on GPS. Previously, with a 550HP high-comp 357, the boat ran 79.1. With an additional 125 HP shot of nitrous, it ran 84! :) But, there wasn't much boat in the water, so it was a little hairy.

yep, pretty much gives a good baseline-I agree
Nice boat Plum-Crazy

Plum_Crazy

10-20-2006 12:52 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

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Originally Posted by GoCiggie31

yep, pretty much gives a good baseline-I agree
Nice boat Plum-Crazy

Thanks! I was suprised how many people thought this boat would run mid-70's. I have more power, a trued hull, a better drive, GPS, and I know my prop pitch. :) If I'm only seeing 73 MPH, that boat is 70 tops. But, it's probably more like 68. The previous owner of my boat told me that the Alpha SS was an increase of 4 MPH, alone.

floatingphil

10-20-2006 01:23 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

I'm going to give him a call and see if he will come over and wire my trailer this weekend. :rolleyes:

bowtie

10-20-2006 03:58 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

Pismo the 86 thru 88 was an Alpha and was 330 hp the one pictured is a Bravo and is 365 hp. I just don't see it pushing this boat into the 80's.

Stingray69

10-20-2006 05:53 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

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Originally Posted by Sutphil

Looks like a base engine/Alpha combo upgraded to bravo drive. With that engine I'm saying 66-68 tops. I'm going to give him a call though and see if he will come over and wire my trailer this weekend. :rolleyes:

Hopefully it's a quick job; I'd like him to do my teak.
:rolleyes:

SeaRay Jim

10-21-2006 09:57 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

It's funny, he still hasn't responded to me and I wasn't even a smart ass. :D

Magic Medicine

10-22-2006 09:53 AM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

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Originally Posted by Plum_Crazy

Nice boat, I have been on that boat before when it was owned by Wet Vettes dad. It is a clean fast little boat, have fun with it. BTW, Wette Vettes old 210 sport would run 97 and change on gps.

Fenderjack

10-22-2006 09:12 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

To be honest i purchased the boat that I have now from this guy and he was totally upfront on everything, also I did run into a few problems with the boat and got him down even more on the price after I got it home. He will stand behind what he says. Ass for the 80 nah not gonna do that, but that might be the speedo reading, That drive doesn't look to be a Xr, I am not trying to help the sale of it but he is for the most part upfront about things..

jspeeddemon

10-23-2006 01:34 PM

Re: Do you think this boat on EBAY can do 80MPH?

I doubt very seriously it would do 80 or even 70 and handle worth a damn. The speedo may say 80, that's about it. I have a friend that told me his new Seadoo RXP would do 88 mph, well that's what the speedo said. When gps'd it did 72.4. I would think same thing here. Again I would think it would be a driving machine at whatever speed it runs form past experience with Bajas.

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