Well like the title states I had a accident this weekend and my 24' Python that I had done so much work to was destroyed in a fire. Luckily the motor, exhaust, outdrive, tabs, and platform are all salvagable and other than the motor you can't tell they were in a fire. I need some help from OSO in finding a good hull. This boat ran 74.7 but I had the prop labbed this winter and it should have gone 78 this year with the additional rpm's. I'm looking for a 23-30 single engine boat that I can drop a 500 hp motor in and run mid 70's or better. I saw the Cobra 27 listed but it doesn't really have a cabin and is missing some of the pleasure items the wife wants. I'm kinda looking at Velocity's or some sort of a cat boat. I don't want a Baja as they are all around where I run at. I'm not in a hurry for a boat since I have 2 others to ride but I just really want some recommendations on what boats I should be looking at to get that speed with my hp. I haven't decided on a price range since it will depend on what happens with my Python. My brands I was thinking about were 23 or 26 Velocity, 27 or 29 Fountain, 24 or 30 Superboat, 24 Pantera, 26 Eliminator, 24 HTM, Active Thunder, or another 24' Python.

Since you don't sound too sentimental about it... I have never seen anything burn up, but watched a lot burn down. Lots of fireman in my family.

How old will you go? 24 Excalibur or 27 Excalibur with Bravo conversion seems to run well with that HP.

python is a generic 24x7 splash so any of the 24x7 boats should run just as well..

here is a nice looking 24 pantera with smallblock+alhpa
swap in your stuff, sell off everything you dont need (extra trailer,engine,drive,etc)should come out cheap.
http://charlotte.craigslist.org/boa/2986933972.html
http://images.craigslist.org/5L65E25...c368341668.jpg

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/boa/2929512725.html

guy is high by about 4 grand but looks like a clean boat.

Can you help the rest of us out and give how the disaster happened?

no motor or drive Id say he is high by ten grand..

Yeah that boat complete is probably worth 20-24. 15 grand would be tops but I think around 12 would be fair if he at least had the transom assembly there and everything was complete minus engine and drive

The fuel tank had a hole in it, I drained all the fuel and cut the floor to remove the tank. I removed the tank and there was still some fuel/vapor in the bottom and I went to drill a hole with a cordless drill and sparked it. My stupidity in what happened. I don't really want to go much past the mid 80's on year model. The Pantera is just to ugly for me with those colors. That Fountain would be nice but way to high for no motor and drive on a 18yr old boat. I liked my 24x7 boat but I'm open to all options.

do a search on the Velocity's seems like every other ad offers it w/o power