34' Powerquest performance
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by performancemary
Man, I would think long and hard about a 34 with only 454's. The PQ 34's are a much better boat with the HP500's. And they look really nice in the engine bay!!
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
At least it would be the fastest PQ on the lake if not the longest
I am hearing mixed reviews on the 34 getting on plane. Everything from its the worst boat people have ever been in to it planes just fine with the tabs down. I am not sure what to believe at this point, and if the 2000 hull changes make a difference or not. I have never been in one, but I think the vyper would be a nice addition to our lake I have eyed up Pmary's boat several times and I keep getting PM's that its for sale
Too bad I am looking at houses
I am hearing mixed reviews on the 34 getting on plane. Everything from its the worst boat people have ever been in to it planes just fine with the tabs down. I am not sure what to believe at this point, and if the 2000 hull changes make a difference or not. I have never been in one, but I think the vyper would be a nice addition to our lake I have eyed up Pmary's boat several times and I keep getting PM's that its for sale
Too bad I am looking at houses
Last edited by cbgenrl; 12-29-2005 at 06:48 PM.
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by cbgenrl
At least it would be the fastest PQ on the lake if not the longest
I am hearing mixed reviews on the 34 getting on plane. Everything from its the worst boat people have ever been in to it planes just fine with the tabs down. I am not sure what to believe at this point, and if the 2000 hull changes make a difference or not. I have never been in one, but I think the vyper would be a nice addition to our lake I have eyed up Pmary's boat several times and I keep getting PM's that its for sale
Too bad I am looking at houses
I am hearing mixed reviews on the 34 getting on plane. Everything from its the worst boat people have ever been in to it planes just fine with the tabs down. I am not sure what to believe at this point, and if the 2000 hull changes make a difference or not. I have never been in one, but I think the vyper would be a nice addition to our lake I have eyed up Pmary's boat several times and I keep getting PM's that its for sale
Too bad I am looking at houses
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
I've found big differences from boat to boat in the same model and from different drivers. Just do a sea trial and decide for yourself. No way they would have ever sold one of those boats if they all were bad as the one you are referencing. For all we know, the driver had the tabs and drives all the way up and had the throttles firewalled coming out of the hole. Could have also been propped wrong.
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by Slick02
In the case of mine, the drives were tucked in and tried many different throttle techniques, with tabs up,,bad,,,with tabs down,,,,acceptable.., and I've been through enough performance boats to know/feel the difference, as previously stated, the factory claimed to be making some changes to the hull/drive heights to correct the problem, I ran a friends 01 38 PQ with 502 mags and had no problems with planing etc..as earlier stated, the boat itself was great as far as quality/construction,,,,,guess I got one of the bum ones..oh well.
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
The boat we are referencing had 502's and with 5 guys in it and no fuel (boat actually ran out of gas on the trial), it took so long to plane that they thought it might not ever roll over.
Wow, that's hard to believe considering my buddys with 454's has no problem with a full load of fuel and riders. Why is there such the difference? Was his way over proped?
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If there is a 34 with that severe a problem comming up on plane someone has messed with it. Could be a combination of things but props has to be a part.All I can say is except fo som bow rise mine comes up quick and strong, full tank, full of people or both she comes up nice.
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by performancemary
If there is a 34 with that severe a problem comming up on plane someone has messed with it. Could be a combination of things but props has to be a part.All I can say is except fo som bow rise mine comes up quick and strong, full tank, full of people or both she comes up nice.
Tim
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Re: 34' Powerquest performance
Originally Posted by Knot 4 Me
Slick, the 34 that Wally and I are referencing is not yours. A friend of ours had a real bad experience on a sea trial of a 34 Vyper back in '99 down at LOTO. The boat we are referencing had 502's and with 5 guys in it and no fuel (boat actually ran out of gas on the trial), it took so long to plane that they thought it might not ever roll over.
Mine was the teal/purple/black paint scheme