- Oct 3, 2006
- 4,404
- Boat Info
- 280 Sundancer, Westerbeke MPV generator
- Engines
- twin 5.0's w/BIII drives
I have a 2003 with the 350 mag. It has enough power, planes out fine, even full of fuel and water, 3 - 4 passengers. Gets good fuel mileage too.
Here are the test results for each power plant. The 350 results are from 2001 - 2004 models, the 496 from 2005 models. The additional weight as someone mentioned in 2005 and above models is evident.
Let me make sure I am reading this chart correctly.
According to the top chart, when they are going 43.8 MPG the are also going 31.2 knots.
Must be that new math.