seano
06-05-2000, 09:14 AM
In case anyone was interested in how things worked out with 28ss, we put her in the water this weekend and tried out a set of 24" 4 bladers(Bravo1's I think, I didn't look a the name on them?). Spinning the drives in, with 30 galllons of fuel and 3 200lb guys in the boat and no back seat or cabin, the boat ran 68mph on radar turning 5000 rpm. The power is a pair of 350 mag MPI, 300hp with Bravo I performance drives. We figure slip is around 11%, which ain't bad for a 6700lb v-bottom. I have to say, this is one great running boat, we raised the x-dimension 2" and could have gone at least another inch to the sky. It comes up on plane real nice, although it will break loose if you nail it.
I would love to squeeze another 2 mph to get to 70, so we ar gonna try a set of 25" 3 blade cleavers. Although I doubt these will work properly, I'm interested to see how they work. I'm actually trying to get a 50mph cruise at @3000-3500. I'm pretty close now, but as I said, I would really love to see a top speed 70.
We had quite a large pool down at the shop and I predicted 67mph---I was never so glad to lose!
This has been a 2 year project and I'll document it on my website if anyone is interested. I've got a bunch of pics which still need developing, so I'll keep you guys posted.
If anyone has any prop suggestions, I'm all ears http://206.150.187.82/ubb/smile.gif
I would love to squeeze another 2 mph to get to 70, so we ar gonna try a set of 25" 3 blade cleavers. Although I doubt these will work properly, I'm interested to see how they work. I'm actually trying to get a 50mph cruise at @3000-3500. I'm pretty close now, but as I said, I would really love to see a top speed 70.
We had quite a large pool down at the shop and I predicted 67mph---I was never so glad to lose!
This has been a 2 year project and I'll document it on my website if anyone is interested. I've got a bunch of pics which still need developing, so I'll keep you guys posted.
If anyone has any prop suggestions, I'm all ears http://206.150.187.82/ubb/smile.gif