Trying 2 Understand!!!!!! Hull? WOT?

[numbskull]

You do not want to be going 50-60 Kts in either boat. The Contender would be a death trap at that speed, and the Seacraft only marginally better. Then again, your fuel burn at full throttle will make you glad to be dead.

What you want to know is what the fuel burn/miles to gallon is at cruising speed.....which will be about 25-30 kts if the day is nice, and less if there is wind over 10 kts. The Contender will do better than the Seacraft because it is lighter by a lot, but it will also ride worse in any kind of head sea (weight and length is what keeps your props in the water).
Twin 200's seem like a ridiculous amount of power and expense on a 23 foot boat. Also a ridiculous amount of weight if they are 4 strokes.

One final thought, also check out the Regulators (and maybe the Conchs).

[afterhours]

Originally Posted by thefishingfreak

WOT on paper or rumors Is just that. Never believe it untill your the one at the wheel watching the gps.
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Originally Posted by numbskull

You do not want to be going 50-60 Kts in either boat. The Contender would be a death trap at that speed, and the Seacraft only marginally better. Then again, your fuel burn at full throttle will make you glad to be dead.

What you want to know is what the fuel burn/miles to gallon is at cruising speed.....which will be about 25-30 kts if the day is nice, and less if there is wind over 10 kts. The Contender will do better than the Seacraft because it is lighter by a lot, but it will also ride worse in any kind of head sea (weight and length is what keeps your props in the water).
Twin 200's seem like a ridiculous amount of power and expense on a 23 foot boat. Also a ridiculous amount of weight if they are 4 strokes.

One final thought, also check out the Regulators (and maybe the Conchs).

good advice there.

[Typhoon]

Originally Posted by numbskull

You do not want to be going 50-60 Kts in either boat. The Contender would be a death trap at that speed, and the Seacraft only marginally better. Then again, your fuel burn at full throttle will make you glad to be dead.

What you want to know is what the fuel burn/miles to gallon is at cruising speed.....which will be about 25-30 kts if the day is nice, and less if there is wind over 10 kts. The Contender will do better than the Seacraft because it is lighter by a lot, but it will also ride worse in any kind of head sea (weight and length is what keeps your props in the water).
Twin 200's seem like a ridiculous amount of power and expense on a 23 foot boat. Also a ridiculous amount of weight if they are 4 strokes.

One final thought, also check out the Regulators (and maybe the Conchs).

There must be 3 different 23 Sea Crafts that fish race point with twin 200s.

[numbskull]

Originally Posted by Typhoon

There must be 3 different 23 Sea Crafts that fish race point with twin 200s.

400 hp on a 23 foot boat is a lot.
...a lot of selling hype (it pays to cater to repressed sexuality)
...a lot of power you don't need
...a lot of expense you don't need
...a lot of weight on the transom you don't need.

More importantly, fishing exposed rips in small center consoles with heavy open sterns is not something worth emulating.

[Typhoon]

Originally Posted by numbskull

More importantly, fishing exposed rips in small center consoles with heavy open sterns is not something worth emulating.

The guys come ripping out of the Pamet at 50 mph with 6 Penn 130s which take up half the boat, rip past the fleet bass fishing like they're a boss and then hit the rip and have to go 5 mph. Then it's 50 mph to Peaked Hill.

200 gallons used, 3 miles

The best is when a NY boat does it and doesn't slow down for the rip and ends up in orbit with a yard sale on the deck.