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pdmattox

01-03-2005 09:17 PM

boat speed?

1965 19' bow rider with 140 mercruiser is going 29-30 mph @ 3500 rpm's. is this what to expect out of this boat or can i do somthing to make it faster?

Sleeto

01-04-2005 06:31 AM

Re: boat speed?

I get 29-30 mph with my 135 hp 20' I/O SC CC.

Fr. Frank

01-18-2005 03:57 PM

Re: boat speed?

How fast do you want to go? If you don't mind losing your deck drains, you can put in a 4.3L V6 or a 5.7 litre V8. The very 1st 19' Seacraft I ever saw back in 1975 had a 260 hp Mercruiser. It was a '69 bowrider. It would do about 50-55 mph.

PipeDreamsMarine

01-20-2005 10:56 AM

Re: boat speed?

There are no deck drains on a 19 Bow Rider.. Everything goes into the bilge.. just have a big pump...I get 28 to 30 on my 19'BR with a Johnson 88SPL..

Bigshrimpin

01-23-2005 12:56 AM

Re: boat speed?

I don't know how they measured the speed back in 1969, but here's the stats from the Boating Mag review of the safari w/ a 140 mercruiser.

http://www.classicseacraft.com/1969S...ticlePage6.htm

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