Anyone compare a 24' vs. 25' back to back

[Ohio]

If you click on “view all boats” you can compare up to 3 boats and see all the differences.

Thanks. First I have seen that. But even that seems hard to use, and not complete, given what others have posted here. The lack of digital throttle doesn't seem to be mentioned, nor the center rear seat?

 

[MillsyMO]

Thanks. First I have seen that. But even that seems hard to use, and not complete, given what others have posted here. The lack of digital throttle doesn't seem to be mentioned, nor the center rear seat?

I don’t see anything about the rear seat and as I posted above what they do have on it is misleading as Yamaha told me on the phone it doesn’t come with it. Here’s the throttle by wire option listed.

 

[Julian]

You can definitely see the bow is much higher when looking at the 2 next to each other.
The 252 looks level from the windshield to the bow where the 242 dips down

They increased the freeboard by 4 inches....that is the upper hull. I'm not saying it's the same....just doesn't LOOK much different.
If it WAS markedly different they'd be touting the change, selling it to boattest.com and encouraging their media assets to plug the amazing handling improvements.... they haven't.

 

[MillsyMO]

They increased the freeboard by 4 inches....that is the upper hull. I'm not saying it's the same....just doesn't LOOK much different.
If it WAS markedly different they'd be touting the change, selling it to boattest.com and encouraging their media assets to plug the amazing handling improvements.... they haven't.

Yamaha 252SD (2021-) | BoatTEST

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[jocolo21]

They increased the freeboard by 4 inches....that is the upper hull. I'm not saying it's the same....just doesn't LOOK much different.
If it WAS markedly different they'd be touting the change, selling it to boattest.com and encouraging their media assets to plug the amazing handling improvements.... they haven't.

No worries you just have to try one to notice the difference. I dont work for yamaha or get paid by them so i really dont care. Im just talking about my personal experience and having owned both boats

 

[Julian]

No worries you just have to try one to notice the difference. I dont work for yamaha or get paid by them so i really dont care. Im just talking about my personal experience and having owned both boats

I can't wait to try one!

 

[MillsyMO]

I know these are rated for regular 87 octane which is a plus, but has anyone tried running 91 or 93 octane in them? I was wondering if you noticed a performance gain? I know on my Harley I have to run 91 octane in it but sometimes when I go to BP and get 93 octane there is a noticeable difference in performance. Just curious.

 

[jocolo21]

You wont see any gains

 

[SDAnderson51]

I know these are rated for regular 87 octane which is a plus, but has anyone tried running 91 or 93 octane in them? I was wondering if you noticed a performance gain? I know on my Harley I have to run 91 octane in it but sometimes when I go to BP and get 93 octane there is a noticeable difference in performance. Just curious.

The only gains you can ever get by increasing octane is if the engine is tuned for a higher octane. The notion that you get more power just by increasing octane is totally false.

 

[MillsyMO]

I don’t know how any of it works, but I know for a fact my Harley will run night and day difference with 93 octane over 91. A hard second gear grab with 91 will break the back tire loose a bit but 93 will make it squirrelly. Now I have a tuner, full exhaust, larger breather, and taller cam than factory.
Maybe it’s tuned for the higher octane so it performs differently with the higher octane? I didn’t realize it wouldn’t make a difference on a stock vehicle. I was hoping to hear folks were getting a bit more performance out of them like the ribbon delete does. Thanks for the info!

 

[SDAnderson51]

Higher octane fuels are often required or recommended for engines that use a higher compression ratio and/or use supercharging or turbocharging to force more air into the engine. Increasing pressure in the cylinder allows an engine to extract more mechanical energy from a given air/fuel mixture but requires higher octane fuel to keep the mixture from pre-detonating. In these engines, high octane fuel will improve performance and fuel economy.

 

[MillsyMO]

Picked up the new boat yesterday and am very pleased with our choice. We took it out for a windy ride but it performed great.

 

[jacoviii]

Picked up the new boat yesterday.

We just picked ours up last week. Same place

 

[HangOutdoors]

We just picked ours up last week. Same placeView attachment 174832

Fantastic looking boat you have there!! Family is going to enjoy it.