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Old 03-19-2011, 03:21 PM
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Picture perfect.
Here's the one 242 in my area. The passenger seat is the old back to back. I'm setting up for a sea trial in the next week.

http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/boa/2268421129.html
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Old 03-19-2011, 06:42 PM
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nice boat but thats awefully high for a ss
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Old 03-19-2011, 11:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Always Lookin
Thanks for the reply. How was your 252 powered and propped? What kind of cruise speed / rpm and wot were you seeing?
Cruise? What's that?? lol It had the 7.4 mpi, and ran a solid 58. The only problem with the motor is you can't easily kick it up. Do a search here and you will see that by the time you spend enough money to bump it up, you are better off starting over with new power.

I did put Stainless Marine exhaust on, which helped the mid range, and with a little computer work you can probably get 60, but that's about it without big changes.

I had the Bravo 3, which handled nice, especially around the docks.

It was a fun boat, no rattles, no shakes and the guy who bought it loves it.

I don't think you would be disappointing with any Formula unless speed is your main goal. They are great boats and have a very loyal following, but they aren't the fastest boats out there.
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Originally Posted by 88242LS
nice boat but thats awefully high for a ss
What are the other differences between the ss and ls? The 1989 brochure I found does not point out much except the seating.
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[YOUTUBE]youtube.com/watch?v=E8NKfeSDluM[/YOUTUBE]

All these prices seem high but youpay for what you get, I am not sure if the hull is 22* or 24* the ss is set up a little diffrent in the cockpit

I`d sell mine for that price IF I could

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Old 03-20-2011, 08:10 AM
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Originally Posted by Always Lookin
What are the other differences between the ss and ls? The 1989 brochure I found does not point out much except the seating.
cockpit and cabin are differant,
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