Post Your Classic's Top Speed

Mine is a 1988 270da twin 4.3l V6. WOT 4300 rpm on new 4-blade aluminum props.(15x20p) boat weighs in at 6800 dry weight. With me on board it jumps to 7158. Top speed on GPS shows 35mph.
 
1988 Sorrento s24 standard 5.7l mercruiser ... 1/2 tank fuel and 2 occupants...41 mph @ 4200 rpm
 
1988 Seville 18BR, 4.3L 175hp, 15.5x18p prop, GPS verified 45mph at sea level. That was with a full tank of fuel and two people, 1 @ 180lbs and 1 @ probably 280lbs?
Travis..

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1976 SRV 220 CC with 2 crew and full fuel. 42 mph (GPS) at 4400 rpm WOT with standard 1992 Merc 5,7 260hp Alpha One gen 2 and High Five 13 1/4 by 21 at sea level.

Optimum cruise speed seem to be about 26 to 30 mph depending on wind.
 
Wow, Lots of you are really getting some speed out of your boats. My 85 390 EC with twin 350hp crusaders @ WOT is 20mph on the gps. This is with about half fuel and water, so I am carrying a pretty good load. This is in-line with what SR says she should do, so I thought I was in pretty good shape. After hearing some of these speeds, maybe I should look into some bigger tabs and having some wheel work done.
 
kevsgone said:
Wow, Lots of you are really getting some speed out of your boats. My 85 390 EC with twin 350hp crusaders @ WOT is 20mph on the gps. This is with about half fuel and water, so I am carrying a pretty good load. This is in-line with what SR says she should do, so I thought I was in pretty good shape. After hearing some of these speeds, maybe I should look into some bigger tabs and having some wheel work done.
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Yes you should get much better than 20 mph. My 1986 390 with Crusader 350's turned 28 mph at 4000 rpm on Nov 1 the day of haul out. Still had some throttle left over and probably would have gotten 30 mph at 4400 rpm, just didn't want to push it. My 390 has 4 trim tabs. The 2 between the tunnels are 15"W x 12" deep and are fixed. I am extending these to 16" deep over the winter. The outer tabs are 30"W x 15" deep. I added extensions and 2" X 2" SS angle to the 2 sides for rigidity and to hold the water on tabs for more lift. I also added Bennett led indicators on the dash. The result is @ 75% tabs the boat will rise on plane without having to push the throttles beyond 3000 rpm. At 3000 rpm the boat does 18-19 mph with bow almost level and burns 27 gph on the Garmin flow meters. I can drive the boat sitting down and steer with my feet, very comfortable. The extensions on the fixed lower tabs will allow me to use less outer tab and have better lateral control of the boat. Similar mods should be done to all these boats as well as the older and newer Sundancers. Most boats come from the factory with undersized tabs and in these days of $4-$5 fuel it is even more important to make the boat as efficient as possible.
 
That is great information. I have not had my boat long and have suspected that she could benefit from additional tabs. I only have the Bennett outer tabs and have nothing between the tunnels. I am guessing that the addition of these stationary tabs there would show the most bang for the buck. I am not sure how anyone with the V-Drive Dancer version of this boat ever get up on plane with the weight closer to the rear.
 
1971 24" srv with twin 2008 Mercruiser 135 & Alpha 1 Gen.II with a top speed of 45mph.
 
1992 350 EB
12,000 lbs dry
13,500 lbs 1/2 tanks gas and water

454 w/330hp each
Bravo II Drives
17.5 x 23 Stainless Props

Clean Bottom
2 People on board

41MPH on GPS at 4400 RPM

Scary Fast for a boat this size!!

But Fun on good flat water Lake Michigan water!
 
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God Bless them Big Blocks!
 
1986 Seville 190 Mercruiser (3.7? Still learning) Not sure what speed is at WOT but I ran it up to about 52-54 before I backed off last summer. 3 people and 1/2 tank of gas. I was happy.
 
This past weekend 5 people, 1-2 foot waves, 64mph. Albeit on a SeaRay speedo ... I need to download a GPS Speedo and try again. Either way, we weren't the last ones to the island!
 
My 85 340da ...1/2 tanks of fuel ..full gear ..36mph on gps at 4000rpm with the tabs about 1/2 down
still had rpm left but didn't want to push her to the redline
I feel she would hit 40 easy enough
 
38 MPH GPS, Full fuel, water, 4 people and gear in a 268DA
 
After two months of rain, I was able to put the 1977 SR 220 CC in the water! 38 mph at 4000 rpm. She carries the chevy 305 motor. She ran like a top! 33 hrs on the original motor but had to trailer her for what seems to be bellow replacement.... Grrr!
 
1988 270 SD 4.3Liter V6's 205hp Full topped off- 35mph according to GPS on original motors with 4 blade 14 x 20 aluminum props at 4600 rpms.
 
32 at WOT. 454 with a 17" SS prop, half tank gas, two people. She's a heavy old dog. The boat, not the Admiral.........
 
Got 39MPH out of OldSkool on GPS. Full tank of fuel, 4 adults and 2 -26qt coolers. Ran WOT at 5500rpm. Spec should be 4800rpm. She would have gone to 6000rpm if I would not have been watching. Need to reprop to get the r's back down. Who knows she may go 45MPH with more pitch. OldSkool comes on plane in seconds though.

5.0 Ford runs like a top through the new exhaust manifolds. Not to shabby for a 76 vintage.
 
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