.......took the "new" 22 out for its first real cruise. First, you better have some sort of eye protection, the Minx's windshield does lot better job of deflecting the wind blast. Throttle control is up too high (for me anyway), liked the position and the armrest of the Minx. So much for the negitives, borrowed a neighbors GPS and with the neighbor who is a svelt 275, and myself at 165, an indicated 1/2 tank of fuel, spinning a custom hammered Spinelli 4 blade of unknown pitch at 5000 RPM or so we laid down a first pass of 70+ MPH, second pass 72+. This was running in 1-2 foot chop on the St. Lawrence River. The boat does need a bit of trim now and then but no different from my Minx. Overall great. The 22 is about 10 MPH faster the Minx but what a difference in the sensation. Probally the wind blast. I also had the opportunity to test the low speed charateristics (sp) of the 22 as I towed in my neighbor for 6 miles who blew a sea water pump in his 22 Sea Ray crusier. My 22 is showing some soot on the transom so some where in the operating range it's running rich, perhaps a re-mapping of the ECU is in order. Oh, I forgot to mention it's a 454 MPI MAG. Ken
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"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary will get you every time." 
ropeller
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