kevs warmed up 500's

you may also want to try a few smaller pitch props and get your rpm's up a little. not sure where your hp falls on your motor but would think it would run well in the mid 5000's. most merc motors run around 5350 and they tend to be pretty conservative. i may be running a touch more hp too, 600 ish. it sounds like your motors are set up like merc 525 sc's, nice package and good luck with it. keep me posted, i would love to see your boat run 90 kevin

Hey Kevin, you are right on the motor rpm, I'm aiming to be at 5400-5500 when I'm done. Just have to get the motors matched up. I have a set of merc labbed 30"b1's but I got addicted to the cruise speed of the 32's which is about 5mph at 3200rpm. BTW, 600 hp is more than a little warmed over, the engines look great and so does your starfire.

- Marshall

thanks for the compliments marshall. the boat has been done for a while now (10yrs) and it's time to start redoing things. i would like to recover the seats in carbon fiber material and add small headrests to the rear seat, new carpet, wheels tires on the trailer, personalize the engine compartment etc. i would like to get to all of the things that i always wanted to do but weren't in the budget the first time around, that was the hurry up and just get the thing in the water stage lol. i think everyone that has tackled a project knows what that is like. lets see some pics of your hot rod. kevin

Here are a few shots. The first is from the aound NYC fun run last weekend.

heres the business end.

Catalog shot from 1979 and 2 others from a boardmember on 188th st. canal which ware an amazing find.

It would be great if this one was still around, pretty sure "h2oboater" posted them a ways back. Think it was a MI boat.

Hi Marshall I wish I could take credit for the pic's but mikeb4 [here on OSO] posted them. Mike said the deck was painted white some time in the late 80's, & thats the last time he saw it. I believe it was hull #378 sold to Krause Marine here on Lake St Clair on 7/6/1978. A side note Jim Krause was the owner & racer of the 24' Donzi Doral I have now. Also MIA here on Lake St Clair is this Starfire that was originally painted like yours that Sparky [Vicous Marine] had. It later was painted this way,, today ?? Mark

marshall- that boat is awsome, i love the vintage looking stripes. it looks the same as it did in 78 minus a few nice power improvements. two questions for you: are you running xr's and was your boat near the buffalo area or lake ontario a few years back? (late 90's early 2000's) i remember seeing one in the lower niagara river one day and it said starfire down the side.