What speed

[emptyhead123]

Hello I have a boat called a chapparal 1830 sports it has a 4.3 litre mercruiser engine I was wondering what sort of speed should I be getting from my boat?

 

[chiefalen]

1000 miles a hour put wings on it and it will fly.

 

[bondo]

Ayuh,... Mid to hi 40s, maybe the low 50s...

 

[guyjg]

bondo; you are very generous! I'd say low 40s at most...just my WAG.

 

[bondo]

bondo; you are very generous! I'd say low 40s at most...just my WAG.

Ayuh,... My 221 Starcraft Islander will pull low to mid 40s in freshwater,+ low 50s in saltwater...
I figured an 18'er otta pull those #s,... Maybe not...

Ya know Guy,... I've been missing your posts since the software change,...
Just the other day, I realized you changed your handle again....

 

[guyjg]

"...I realized you changed your handle again..."

When the software changed I didn't know what I did when I signed in! My 18.5' F'glass 4.3L w/2BBL carb barely makes 40 MPH on a glass lake w/19P prop. That was the source of my WAG.