Lavey 29 had a (oddly enough) a 29 with a sweet Eickert 850 in it just under 100mph rig- and there was a guy prowling Havasu with a 29 & a teague 1000 - this guy annihilated everything I saw him run against.

There was also a 20 with twin 600 sci's that went for like 90K - an awesome deal.

They are out there. but guys seem to be hanging onto them.


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My 2750 runs high 90's with a Whippled HP500 and AFR Heads and a blue-printed bottom. Flat and smooth and should run 100 on the salt. It is for sale.

Thanks for the info. I have been to Lavey as they know what I'm looking for. There is a ton of 2750 's for sale but again more mid cabins than full cabins.

No offense but the 2750 would be too small plus low freeboard, I would have to crawl around in it to make sure - just looks small even in pics.

Really never seen a Lavey east of AZ. Just one 29 mid cabin in TX that I know of. I really do not even care if it has a motor in it nor outdrive. I would rather do my own set up if the hull is 100% & priced right.

Mine is a closed deck with seating for 4 under the deck with a ton of storage space there also. You are aware that the 2750 was Lavey's offshore race boat, right? It also won a ton of those races. I also do not think that it is considered a low freeboard boat. It is 28 1/2 feet long, not a small boat.

How much are you asking for your boat? I remember talking with you about it a couple years back and I know you put a lot of time and money in it to make it run perfect. Would be a sweet boat.

Sorry for the late replies everyone. I'm on a family vacation and don't get much service...

Nordicflame- yes there are people working at the shop. Mon-Sat, 9am-4pm... I'm not sure as to why nobody has gotten back to you... What exactly are you wondering about the 24?

348SStb- there has only been one 29 with big power twin setup... It had twin Merc 600's. I don't remember the gear ratios or props... It wasn't set up for pure top speed, more so all around boating. But we did test it to 110mph and it was solid.
As for the 32, there has been one with twin Merc 600's that ran low 100's and two with twin TCM800's. The 800 boats were also set up with all around performance. They had 1.36 gear ratio turning Merc 33pitch maximus spinning out. Top speed was 115 but it will push you back into your seat pretty hard! Something like 0-105mph in 20 seconds...

I spoke with Jeff last week.
Thanks, Dave

Lavey Jr. Removing some strakes and removing the lip strakes did this keep more hull planted in the water thru out giving more stability. Anything change then on the top speed side of things?

To look at the 2 large depth steps in the bottom you would think that hard cornering might cause problems? How do you keep your bottom design / boat from doing that?

I have been in a 2004 single motor 29 and it does seem to ride on the very top of the water. Very smooth, balanced, stable & handled the rough very well but we did not do any hard turns. Just asking - good info here.
Thanks for your info & time.

It is a perfect boat for someone. Great ride at any speed, fast or slow(wake boarding or skiing) it works great. The boat is not cheap as it is not a fire sale. Please PM or E mail me for my price. [email protected] I just posted a PM to you.

BUP:

by removing some strake, especially the lip strakes, it does allow the boat to have less lift and have more hull in the water. By doing this we actually did not lose any top speed, actually gained speed. This is so because the hull efficiency is still there and it is more stable therefore the boat won't get unstable as easy when adding big power and going faster.
As far as hard cornering stability goes, there are no issues. I've turned the 2750 very hard and never had any problems. The 29 and 32 are a little different than the 2750 because they are taller boats, but I have never had any problems with those boats either. I have found that they turn better with slight negative trim rather than positive trim like a lot of people say for step bottom boats... Also, be sure to monitor your tabs and not have your inside tab down