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Old 03-29-2008 | 07:07 PM
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Can BUY it monday if I want

he told me it had a 454 mag, and it was a 454 mpi, not a mag.

25p mirage prop, bravo one, and it only ran 63 on GPS. something wrong?
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Old 03-29-2008 | 07:31 PM
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A 454 MPI is a mag a 7.4 efi is the non mag version I believe. The 454 mpi's had the better internals.
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Old 03-29-2008 | 07:44 PM
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What was the WOT. I found on my Hammer that a 25 turned down to a 24 was the best. I think mine was a 68 MPH boat, but it was chine walking!!

Nice boats. How many hours?
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Old 03-30-2008 | 08:56 AM
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how much fuel on board?
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Old 03-30-2008 | 09:59 AM
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1/3 of a tank, three people.

386 hours
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Old 03-31-2008 | 08:13 AM
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1/3 of a tank, three people.

386 hours
3 people in a hammer? Were you bumping pee pee's?
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Old 03-31-2008 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by kennyo
3 people in a hammer? Were you bumping pee pee's?
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Old 03-31-2008 | 06:11 PM
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You guys would be suprised. Its actually a wide little boat.
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Old 03-31-2008 | 06:16 PM
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63 is probably right if its a 310.
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Old 03-31-2008 | 08:36 PM
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I had a 97 hammer with 310 hp and a 25p mirage that would run 64 on gps the speedo said 68 and the rpm was 4800. the prop was worked on for a true 25p and balanced no labbing was done. hope this helps
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