You are correct.

not the numbers I have been hearing...110-112. tops...not that it can't be done tho... this was run at havasu looks like. so dry air cool temp maybe, fresh water. any of you running mods on xs's????

what do you think the 308 model would run set up right with mods????

A 308 is much larger than a 28 and is great in big water, from what I hear with 300 xs they run around 100-105. With DBR level 1 kits I would say 105-108 range. Like you said yourself many factors come into play such as set up and air temp. A fiend of mine has a 28 with 300 x motors and in the summer heat it will run around 112, but in the fall when the temp drops into the 50's the thing will run mid to high teens.

Were all 28 skaters epoxy boats or is there much of a difference in lay up and materials used from ones build in the early nineties to ones build more recently?

the 30 is much larger for sure...pic on S&F has a 28 and 30 sitting side by side. you can really see the difference. would like to see a DW outboard 32 and a 308 side buy side too.

Good question on the lay ups...have no idea...mine is hull #1, guessing they made some changes along the way but maybe not. wonder what the real world lay up diff is between the DW and the skater too????

kinda off topic here now lol... I do have a question on windshields....would any of the wrap windshields for the 30 I/O models fit the 308???? has there been a 30 outboard with a wraparound built????

Back on the windshield topic the wraparounds from the factory are only on flat deck boats. I know of two 30 outboards that have been built from the factory with flat decks and wrap around windshield. One I think is owned by jimmy johns and is a four seater, a pic is on page 2 of this thread, the other I know was at Miami boat show a few years ago. Both are gorgeous,

http://www.performanceboats.com/outd...30-skater.html

I have only seen two 30's also with wrap around windshield. Same two boats as listed above. Living in S. FL it is always hot most of the time and high humidity. I am looking forward to making some runs this winter if and when we ever get a cold front.

well we did have back mornings here with frost but its up in the 70's and 80's again now.

For anyone interested, I have a brand new (never-installed) Aeromarine windshield for a 28 Skater for sale. Please PM me for details. - Dale

Have you guys seen this 28 Windshield? Looks very nice IMO!

Chris Mills - Boat Customs - 517-712-3512. He has the tooling for the insert as well as installs them. Jim Lee / Lee Aerospace is making the glass. (Thats his boat)

Ive seen it, it looks amazing.

Tom