Top End Speed

[BillPutney]

Correction to the size of the hard top, I just remeasured it and it's 6'x9'.My point is this has to create a lot of drag.When you are at speed the wind whistles and squeals very loud.

[blunas2188]

I have a hard top being put on my inboard as we speak and I was worried about the same issue. However, my welder has said that the hard top, depending on the angle it is set at, can help to lift the boat out of the water at high speeds by getting some wind under it. Hope this helps.

[gss036]

42-44 mph sounds about right, that is what I am getting w/my Seacraft 23WA w/225 Honda. I also got that w/my old Merc 200. Lot of depends on the top speed thing though?

[BillPutney]

Thanks guy's since my original post on this, I did a search on the site and going back several yrs. my #'s looked OK I'm not really concerned with top end as how often do you get to run really fast when going offshore.I know most of the time the sea state just won't allow but so much speed,at least it's that way in my neck of the woods. I'm kind of depressed right now,we have had a place at the beach since 1979 but we just sold it in June and I miss it extremely bad. The boat just doesn't look right sitting under pine tree's or surrounded by Tobacco fields!!!!!!

[BillPutney]

blunas ,This is what my hardtop looks like [image][/image]