My 30 has HP500's, 1.5 bravo xr's with speedmaster lowers turning in. Ran 84 with 5 blade 15.5 x 28 hydromotives and 94 with 15.5 x 31 5-blade hydromotives at 5300 (limiters) with 3 guys and 1/2 fuel on flat fresh water. I think she has more in her as we ran 90 with half fuel and 6 people on board. I just need to get some 33's or 34's and see if we can turn them.

Call Steve up at Velocity and ask him about your set-up...nobody on earth knows how to set up a Velocity better. You're pretty close to 80, some good tweaking and you should get there!

Did you guys ever weigh your boat once completed?

No, I haven't had a chance to do that. Would be interested to see though!

Ditto on calling Steve. The 5 blade props are needed for high x-dimension or running "shorty" lower units. For standard drive height set-ups, 4 blades work just as well and are easier on the prop shaft.

Thanks! I've talked with both Steve and Kenny, and got a few tips when the boat was delivered. Actually had the boat delivered to their shop so they could put their eyes on it.

We went through the basics...drive toe, verifying indicators, prop selection, etc.

Been considering selling mine... only been out 3 times this summer:( Had it 6 1/2 years now. Never had anything that long but the wife.
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Maybe only 3 times this summer, but you did more boating in FL last winter than I did all year, and I live here.

I'm wondering if i seriously need nose cones now, am I not trimming it up enough, or what exactly I need. I have 540 hp - 540 ft/lbs small blocks turning 30 pitch bravo 4 blades to 81 mph.

I have the Drives trimmed to 7-9 (conditions depending) and the tabs 3-5 (conditions again) on the mechanical indicators, so they're is barely any hull in the water and only enough tab to stabilize the "pad walk" (as I call it). If your running 94 mph with HP 500's really curious as to what I'm doing wrong.

Hull is a Regal Velocity 30', built in 1989.

Might need to email Steve Stepp it seems.

I definitely recommend nose cones over 80. I added a Hydro-Motive nose cone to my Bravo 1 and the difference is huge, prop bite is much better when running more trim. Handling is much better also, I'm running 90 in a single engine 280.

Trim and tab sound about right. My guess is that you are over-propped for your engines' power-curve. I would assume you need to spin the SBC in the mid to upper 5,000's range to get that kind of peak power. At 81 MPH with a 30" pitch prop you can't be turning anywhere near that unless you have huge slip. Nose cones generally don't add speed in the 80 MPH range so I wouldn't be too hopeful. If you can't increase speed with smaller props then you're likely down on power if the hull is otherwise good.