Macklin, yours sounds believable,factoring in the fact of sea level and salt water. 502 procharger,me and you are in the same boat,i am approaching the original purchase price in upgrades on my boat also in my quest for speed! it has cost me (when you include broken drives etc ) about 2800 $ per mph for the 22 mph i have gained over stock,its the old saying"speed cost money,how fast do you want to go".!You sure don't upgrade boats exstensively expecting to ever recoup your investment so you might as well beat the snot out of it and have fun!
JC.improver,i was just down in the north channel and anchor bay last sunday!

Macklin, What Does Check For Hook Mean?

Arcticfriends, I Was Out There. I Was At Strawberry Island From About 1:00 To 4:00 Then Metro Until About 8:00. I Was Out Tuesday With 5 People And Nearly A Full Tank And 58 Mph Was It. I Had An 89 Sport 226 With A 454 330 Hp. I Didn't Have A Gps Back Then But My Transom Mounted Speedo Said 62 With A 23 Mirage Prop. I Added A Hydromotive Nose Cone And A Balanced And Blue Printed Turbo I Prop 23.5 Pitch And Could 64 To 65. With A Borrowed Blueprinted Turbo Ii I Saw 67. I Use To Race Snowmobiles And Drove My Wife Nuts Trying To Go Faster All The Time. If I Start Doing It With The Boat, I May Need To Buy The Same Boat A Second Time If You Know What I Mean. I Have The Green Light For Prop And Outdrive Work But Motor Work Is Out Of The Question. I Bought The Boat With 425 Hp Thinking I Would Be Happy. (go Figure)

When powerboat tested the 275 with h.o. I believe it did 64-65, so I would think you are a bit slow..

Most Baja's have hook in this area unless someone removed it.

Hook in the hull. Take a long straight edge (4 - 6') and place it against the hull at the transom towards the bow. Optimally the straight edge would touch the hull along its entire lenght. If there is a hook in the hull you will see it. There should not be more than a 1/4" of space. At least that is what I learned from this site.

Macklin what where your slip #'s on the 272 with the 3 and 4 blade props.

Thanks Russ. A picture is worth a thousand words. What about possible hook on the running surface of the hull.....or pad? Should he check for that??

Russ, do you have the link to the site that has the neat slip calculator? If so, post it for me and I will calculate. I have the link saved as a favorite at work. I am at home today.....heading down to the boat now. See ya!

I will need to look. How do you remove it? (hook)