100+ mph boat????
 

If your next boat was going to be a 100+ mph boat and have a useable cabin that will be used regularly what would you buy. To make this a little tougher lets say the budget is under 150K.

Thinking of trading in the outerlimits already? I was just thinking to myself that your boat with that power must really fly. Did you ever have it opened up before lake st clair run?

Repower mine :drink:

Used AT or TG and drop power in it... :grinser010:

But that would put you over the 150 k budget. Plus they would prob have bravos too.

No way am I selling the OL!!!!!!! I have a friend interested.

and yea she runs!

Give me 150k. Be under budget. I'll pocket the difference...

Triple Digits........sorry I could not resist:evilb:.... carry on!

100 makes it tough. I would be looking at used TG, 38PP, 37AT, 37OL, couple others

T/S Gun. Sell the Bravo/ITS setup and install Arnesons. Put Whipples on the 525's or 500 EFI's. Should come in right around 150K after you sell the Bravo/ITS and EFI setups on ebay.


And you would have a killer 110+ mph Gun that is pretty much unbreakable !!!!

It's what I am going to do for my next ride.

2002 38 Lightning Semi-Stag 704HP 575SCi's, IMCO Extreme's w/-1 lowers, IMCO gimble rings, Hering 6bl 35P, switchable exhaust and/or mufflers, 102.5MPH @ 5350RPM, bimini w/front and side curtains, mooring and full covers.
Oil temp and PSI, water temp and PSI, innercooler PSI, boost, speedo w/recall and new battery, RPM, depth, volts, fuel level and PSI, chartplotter.

2004 Aluminum Myco torsion bar trailer w/ProTech box, spare tire and new brake pads.

1969 PITA blonde, blue eyes, matching baggage

Appx:
290 hrs on boat
130 hrs on innercoolers and strainers
100 hrs on engines and blowers
80 hrs on lowers and props
50 hrs on upper gears and bearings
10 hrs on impellers and housings, gimble bearings and all oils
5 hrs on tune up

Worth about $150K?

Does the 150K include the 1969PITA Blonde...lol

Chris

You pay for the blonde and the boat is free. Prob is ya keep paying and paying and... LOL

That has to cut the price in 1/2. Annual maintence on the blond makes the boat budget seem like a rounding error in comparison. :ernaehrung004:

Make it a 1989 model blonde and ya got urself a deal LOL! But ya gotta guarantee she doesn't get the 2 size-itis...

Here are a few options well below your $150 limit

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37655-en.html

not sure if this is over-under 100mph
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o38291-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o37943-en.html

no cabin, but still cool
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o40174-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o39623-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o30511-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o40420-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o40799-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o39692-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o38146-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o32524-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o40455-en.html

+100mph?
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o40836-en.html

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o34597-en.html


All those under $100k. :ernaehrung004:

fountain
 

id buy a 2008 35 lightning with 525s. they go 100mph and have a great cabin and im sure there are some deals to be had in that range.

Somebody mentioned arnesons...

http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o36818-en.html

Im going to say with 4" 8" of head room in the cocpit of a fountain they are out.

The scarab w #5 drives is interesting.

Also Smitty are you saying a TS gun w 1400 hp and arnesons will hit 100?

How many hours on the P I T A blonde? may need a the top end freshened up and a complete rebuild on the lower:evilb:

drpete-

Whipples on 500's or 525's are gonna make 750 hp per side.

And yes Rik from Arneson knows of a few T/S guns running over 100 mph.

Just switching from Bravo's to Arnesons is a 5-8 mph pick up alone on a T/S.

Seems about right. TS gun w arnesons and 525's should be a 90 mph boat. Then add 200 hp per side should hit 100.

OK but the gun is going to cost say....125. then the drives 50 and then the whipples 15 plus labor. Seems to me that we are talking closer to 185K. Even after selling misc parts and drives

Speaking of that, in my brief search of the OSO ads it seemed the big power boats were not in the $125-150k range. Rather, they were in the $60-110 range. I assume the higher the price the bigger and badder the engines. But, what I saw were new boats with stock Merc blue power (and a few Ilmores).

Just an observation, not a judgement. But, if you are looking for a big +100mph rig, be sure to look well below the $150 range as you just might find what you are looking for there.