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Perfect Mixer
11-16-2006, 08:55 PM
24....25....26....27....? Where talking modern Vee hulls here, not Cat of coarse.
YeLLowBoaT
11-16-2006, 08:56 PM
18ft
20-22 would be my guess.
Throttle
11-16-2006, 09:01 PM
It could have been done in my 26 but I think it might have been just a little too much for her to handle.
Chromegorilla
11-16-2006, 09:03 PM
It could have been done in my 26 but I think it might have been just a little too much for her to handle.
???? in a 26' boat.....
I wouldn't hesitate to put the 625 in my 22'. I wouldn't have any worries about the boat being able to "handle it"
Chromegorilla
11-16-2006, 09:05 PM
The right 18' boat could handle it. There is a 1975 18' Donzi with right around 1000 hp and an arneson that runs on rails. Runs 120+.
Here it is. http://www.arneson-industries.com/18'_donzi.htm
Although George Desmond is listed as the owner, he has sold the boat this past summer. The boat is a piece of art.
Perfect Mixer
11-16-2006, 09:15 PM
OK now, would you think a bravo 1 would hold up? Or maybe I should re-phrase... What drive would you recommend?
RiverDave
11-16-2006, 09:17 PM
I'd put it in a 10' Schiada if I had the means, and some creativity to make a seat to sit on top of the motor and look good. :)
RD
Patyacht
11-16-2006, 09:27 PM
Not to be a smart ass but I thought Ilmor only made the 550hp, 625hp and 7-10(700hp). Merc does the 525. :yuk: :rolleyes:
Perfect Mixer
11-16-2006, 09:29 PM
Not to be a smart ass but I thought Ilmor only made the 550hp, 625hp and 7-10(700hp). Merc does the 525. :yuk: :rolleyes:
Thanks for the correction.
Chromegorilla
11-16-2006, 09:29 PM
Not to be a smart ass but I thought Ilmor only made the 550hp, 625hp and 7-10(700hp). Merc does the 525. :yuk: :rolleyes:
Correct. I sure he meant the 550.
BadKachina
11-16-2006, 09:30 PM
A small cat should handle the power well......... :idea:
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/520/3078redneck_boat.jpg
Throttle
11-16-2006, 09:31 PM
???? in a 26' boat.....
I wouldn't hesitate to put the 625 in my 22'. I wouldn't have any worries about the boat being able to "handle it"
I am sure my boat could handle it, however that is not the type of performance am I really lookin for... the HO gives me 74-76mph and I do not need anything more from a 26.
Chromegorilla
11-16-2006, 09:36 PM
the HO gives me 74-76mph and I do not need anything more from a 26.
Cmon...we all NEED more..... :) :) ;)
Kahuna
11-16-2006, 09:41 PM
Didn't someone just put one in a 22 DCB?
Throttle
11-16-2006, 09:52 PM
Cmon...we all NEED more..... :) :) ;)
I do have my eyes on a new 32 with twin 525's... does that count for more?
Todd969
11-16-2006, 09:56 PM
I do have my eyes on a new 32 with twin 525's... does that count for more?
Ahhh, compensation is starting to show :220v: What's next a supercharger on your golfcart :)
Throttle
11-16-2006, 09:57 PM
Ahhh, compensation is starting to show :220v: What's next a supercharger on your golfcart :)
no a rhino... :rollside:
Sotally Tober
11-16-2006, 09:58 PM
I do have my eyes on a new 32 with twin 525's... does that count for more?
Must be getting more OT than me!
jimslade
11-16-2006, 09:58 PM
Yamaha waverunner 3. What a ride!
playdeep
11-16-2006, 09:59 PM
Didn't someone just put one in a 22 DCB?
...I think it was actually the new 22 canopied Daytona.
I have 600+ hp in my 25 V-bottom(Eliminator)...and it a blast :rollside:
Throttle,
You have to be the first person on these boards...
To actually admit that a 496HO and mid 70's is plenty fast. :cool:
Sotally Tober
11-16-2006, 10:01 PM
Ya, my HO gets me all of 52. And yes that is GPS. I think it is a bit on the slow side.
Throttle
11-16-2006, 10:02 PM
Must be getting more OT than me!
I would have to name it "not enough ot"
Sotally Tober
11-16-2006, 10:09 PM
I would have to name it "not enough ot"
Would definatly fit.
Throttle
11-16-2006, 10:10 PM
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Throttle,
You have to be the first person on these boards...
To actually admit that a 496HO and mid 70's is plenty fast. :cool:
its comfortable, sure I would like to go faster sometimes but lets face it... I am runnin just as good as anyone else out here in this class and size, probably better than several. I am stoked on the performance of my boat.
Throttle
11-16-2006, 10:12 PM
Would definatly fit.
lol
Sotally Tober
11-16-2006, 10:12 PM
I am stoked on the performance of my boat.
Hey, that is all that matters!
playdeep
11-16-2006, 10:20 PM
...There is a lot to be said for stock,I'll give ya that,my last boat had a 502efi,and I ran the snot out of it :cool:
I gotta tell you though..there is nothing like finding a nice stretch of water getting it up on the pad,hear the blower start to whine...and just let her dance...that is as good as it gets.
Throttle
11-16-2006, 10:31 PM
...There is a lot to be said for stock,I'll give ya that,my last boat had a 502efi,and I ran the snot out of it :cool:
I gotta tell you though..there is nothing like finding a nice stretch of water getting it up on the pad,hear the blower start to whine...and just let her dance...that is as good as it gets.
oh yeah.... a good stretch of water and lots of "throttle", I'm good with it... 193+ hours on her in just less than two years...