SJP
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Hull - Eliminator Daytona 27 ICC
Engine - Mercury Racing 300XS Optimax QTY 2
Prop - 30 Bravo 4 Blade / 32 Merc Racing 3 blade cleavers
Cruise - 75-80
Top speed - 108
Options - Bimini, very nice stereo, upgraded gel, passenger GPS speedo
So I think one of the issues with this section is guys are going to hold back on criticisms so it does not come back around when they want to sell it. This boat I used for one season and it was awesome. Looked great on the water, performed well and I would run it any day. Killer ride. The boat was very dependable, sipped fuel, and felt solid on a Havasu Saturday.
There are items I wished were different. Boat did not like to go slow and had a slight hook to it. Placement of the gear controls lower almost on the floor were a pain in tight situations and also on rough days they would want to back out and creep towards neutral. Never happened to me under power but I know others with similar setups had this issue. Finally you had to straight line to keep water psi to the motors. This is not uncommon and I did change the setup of the pickups to address this.
All in all for the price, performance, timeless looks, and dependability this boat was great to own and I would buy another down the road.
SJP
Engine - Mercury Racing 300XS Optimax QTY 2
Prop - 30 Bravo 4 Blade / 32 Merc Racing 3 blade cleavers
Cruise - 75-80
Top speed - 108
Options - Bimini, very nice stereo, upgraded gel, passenger GPS speedo
So I think one of the issues with this section is guys are going to hold back on criticisms so it does not come back around when they want to sell it. This boat I used for one season and it was awesome. Looked great on the water, performed well and I would run it any day. Killer ride. The boat was very dependable, sipped fuel, and felt solid on a Havasu Saturday.
There are items I wished were different. Boat did not like to go slow and had a slight hook to it. Placement of the gear controls lower almost on the floor were a pain in tight situations and also on rough days they would want to back out and creep towards neutral. Never happened to me under power but I know others with similar setups had this issue. Finally you had to straight line to keep water psi to the motors. This is not uncommon and I did change the setup of the pickups to address this.
All in all for the price, performance, timeless looks, and dependability this boat was great to own and I would buy another down the road.
SJP