in the lesser water conditions maybe...not in 2-3's NOWAY !!

and that i know for a fact...i run with a 25 motion which is a dup of the 24 skater. with 300x's he's faster then me in lite chop but cant hang in the bigger stuff...we've done it over and over

Bern Any idea of the weight of your boat? My 30 motion weighted 5075lbs all up with fuel running out the vents [105 GAL} i FIGURE ABOUT 4300-4400LBS WITHOUT FUEL

according to Spectre...a 30 outboard rigged is 4800 dry...i carry 140 gals. a 28 skater vs a 30 spectre is like a 30 spectre vs a 32 skater. a 32 skater w/OB's will be 8-12 mph slower then me in optimum conditions. but when the water kicks up the 32 will walk away from me. BIGGER IS BETTER WHEN THE WATER GETS BIGGER

fuel is approx 8lbs per gallon ..

jarrod, i believe in your boat.... put randy or JT on the sticks, it would be a killer... (not that you suck or anything... )

i have seen plenty of 28 skaters and 30 spectres run, i would put my money on the 28 everytime in up to 2-3's... after that, its whoever the stupider would win.... the skaters bottoms works just a little better and its much lighter...

Bern You can't really trust the factory numbers. You have to use a scale. My boat is kevlar and foam, the 4 seats are 18lbs each, small batteries, I cut weight every place I could . so maybe I am 4100lbs and the boat does run over 110mph + in fresh water with 300 pro max's. I wonder what a 28 skate weights?

28 skater is mid 3's....

my moneys on skater too ,a lot depends on setup and driver. just my opinion from owning both

As in 3500lbs? If my ever fading memory is correct The min. race weight for a 28' is 3800lbs a 30' hull needs to weigh in at 4200lb and a 32' is 4400lbs.
To me that makes those Doug Wright 32' very impressive as Ryan B. and crew ran over 116mph in Tenn last weekend