Outboard Y2K????
 

how come nobodys done a y2k with twin 300xs's??? could it be done????? what would it run and would it be sweet????

A guy in Freeport has one. We added another fuel tank and did some work to it just before Christmas.
I believe his has 280's on it,and does in the mid to upper 90's.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...N0150Large.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...152Large-1.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...N0148Large.jpg
And yes, it has a gas pedal.

Hard Worker
 

Oh Geeeee Rick, I'm so glad to see your working hard :rolleyes:

I just found these pictures of the Y2K outboard online.
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...20_G_01731.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...20_G_01741.jpg
http://i132.photobucket.com/albums/q...20_G_01751.jpg

Rick, cool photos, the boat looks nice, any more photos ??:grinser010:

That was all I could find. And I found them by accident

Wow the 30Y2K outboard is very impressive lookin' indeed.

Do you think she'll break 100 MPH with twin 350 SCi's ?

The only problem with that outboard is that it doesn't come with the Sport Master lowers.





noli

Rick, when was the boat built ?

the boat ran well but was a bit nose happy through the waves from my recollection and i think the weight of the new motors would kill the handling in rough water at high speeds......i personally would rig a y2k with a single I/O as most have been since its such a proven setup unless i was building a CC y2k then it would be O/B but not 300xs motors as they would be overkill....the 250xs motors on a CC would be the limit in my opinion.....i know that theres a ton of setup time in that O/B y2k to make it run as fast as it is now which i think is mid 90s.......i also remember it accelerating like a rocket....

Why would this be so, since most of the Tempests were outboards? Wouldn't the setup be basically the same?

the tempest and the Y2k are totally different boats....and the 300xs is not so great in my opinion....i am an outboard guy thru and thru but in the y2ks case i would just want a single big block....simple, fast and easy......unless of course it was a CC y2k then i would go with a pair of 200-250hp outboards since the utmost performance wouldnt be my top priority...again this is my opinion.....

A 30 CC' with twin 250's...I think that would be sweet!:evilb:

I actually like the regular y2k with the I/O more from a looks perspective....the swim platform makes it slope back more and gives it a sleeker look in my opinion

Well, the twin engine CC build got me thinking about other boats with twin outboards... looked around at some Powerplays, old Tempests and then I searched and came across this thread. Didn't know it had been done before... the photos of the rigged boat almost looks like it has 15" mids? If so, I personally think that it would look better with 20"...

Does anyone know how it handled compared to the i/o boats?... sounds like the speeds are there.

A set of 250xs motors would work great, I'd think. It shouldn't be too terrible on fuel at cruise when compared to the i/o boats?

Its winter- I'm just looking around and daydreaming some... wish it was spring already!

Couls someone email me the pics, I just see red X's. Thanks
dkwestern33 (at) yahoo.com

On the way!:drink:

Got it, Thanks!!

I was reading about that Tempest for sale over on S&F... guess it ran in the 90s with twin 300x motors?

If so, this y2k should have moved really well with the twin outboards.:eek:

I know that it was posted back in this thread that it ran in the 90s and was nose happy... I was kinda thinking that'd be the case.

The nose happy tempests had the 3 foot notch transom. The full length bottom boats with the 9 inch notch were not nose happy also not as fast. So the new bottom will should be great !

I'm guessing that there haven't been any o/b Y2Ks built with the new bottom? Just the CC, so far?

And it just splashed today!! WE're still waiting fro Noli for cocktails. ;)