What's your boat speed?

sschefer

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Re: What's your boat speed?

16' Jetcraft Falcon
60hp Merc 4 stroke EFI
32.5 (GPS)
Fully loaded with 3 persons, 35 gals gas and gear.
10 5/8 x 13p Aluminum 3 blade prop
Sea Level in light chop.
 

Lindeman23

Seaman
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Re: What's your boat speed?

97 Four Winns Sundowner 205, 350 Volvo Duo Props 50mph.


Sorry just saw that is was a Starcraft Boats section.
 

CVX20SPRINT

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Re: What's your boat speed?

CVX20 Sprint Glastron Carlson
150 Merc TOP
46 MPH GPS.....Surprisingly the old speedo was pretty much dead on with the GPS
 

lakelover

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Re: What's your boat speed?

The boat in my avatar: Starcraft SF14 with Merc 20 = 29.1 GPS with just me on board. I love that boat, very stable, dry & can handle anything my lake dishes out.
 

starcrafter65

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Re: What's your boat speed?

My little nassau with the 85 merc would do 40 plus which was tooooo fast. The 18 holiday does 38 loAded up. I had 16 searay with a 110 merc ob that would do 50 plus,
 

Pugetsound

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Re: What's your boat speed?

1976 Holiday 22 Ft. .Johnson 1976 200 Hp well tuned Just over 50 MPH GPS. with a load for fishing.
 

el toro

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Re: What's your boat speed?

1976 Supersport with a 1978 Mercury 80hp, I can get it to do 70mph+....on the highway.
 

outdoor max

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Re: What's your boat speed?

1984 SC Islander
120 Mercruiser I/O
31 MPH per the GPS 3 people and all fishing gear
 

dozerII

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Re: What's your boat speed?

1972 18SS
Mercruiser 120
34MPH
2 people
12 gallons of gas
 

lazersnake

Seaman
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Re: What's your boat speed?

1978 15.5' trihull open bow
1982 Evinrude 70 HP
35 MPH by GPS
1 person (me!)
 

ezmobee

Supreme Mariner
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Re: What's your boat speed?

1977 18' Supersport
70 hp Evinrude
28 MPH

You should be doing better than that I would think.

18' SS
90 HP Evinrude (has 140 carbs on it jetted to work on my motor, so maybe pushing more than 90 horses)
40MPH
 

airshot

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Re: What's your boat speed?

1983 islander, 140 hp 3.0, 34mph (GPS), 3 people and fishing gear

Airshot
 

jasoutside

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Re: What's your boat speed?

.8mph coming out of the garage, light load (estimated, not gps)...


Sorry guys, that's the best I got:redface:
 

N1265

Petty Officer 1st Class
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Re: What's your boat speed?

1964 Jupiter, 16'
1989 Yamaha, 40 HP

30 mph with 1 person and light gear. ( about 350 lbs )
 

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veilside180sx

Petty Officer 1st Class
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Re: What's your boat speed?

16' SuperSport
50 hp Yamaha 4 Stroke

32.5 mph GPS (still seeing if I can get a little more out of it)
 

SK36

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Re: What's your boat speed?

18' Starcraft Bay 180
115 hp Yamaha 4 stroke

50+ mph on flat water with 3 people
 

mnypitboat

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Re: What's your boat speed?

01 Tahoe Q7
350 I/O Mercruiser
58mph GPS with just me and no gear, 1/2 tank of gas, and smooth river going down stream

Prior boat was a 93 Chap 21ft with a 350 I/O Yamaha that would do 73mph on GPS, same as above.
 
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