Thread: boat speed?
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Old 01-18-2005, 03:57 PM
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Default 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.
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