[pelican]

let me add something here:

yesterday - i fished a local tournament in a client's rig,a 245 everglades powered with twin 200 suzuki's.that rig rides much better than my sea craft - hurts to say that ! but it's true
i made a 22nm run @ 38mph,took just about half an hr to make that run.i seen 50+mph running down the intercoastal - it was a "shot gun start"...there was a few new 25 seacrafts in the event -honda powered,i passed them,running down the intercoastal.there were 3 mabey 4 boats ahead of us.i cleared the inlet and got passed by a fountain with trip verados.one boat was on the same "line" as us,a 34 venture.
sea conditions were a 2'-3' swell,no wind - long spaced,probably 10second...it was a southerly swell,i was running south,directly into it...

in those conditions,just about any boat will run at a good speed...

this is a shot of the garmin 4214 while running down the intercoastal,after i cleared the "traffic"...

there's a little more speed,left to be found in this rig - engines are mounted a little low...