Top speed on 2009 AR230?

[bthessel]

So over the weekend I finally had a chance to run the boat I bought in the spring at WOT. At about 700 ft above sea level on lake Cumberland I topped out at 46 mph at 10k rpms. Speed was via GPS on the perfect pass. Does that seem about right?

 

[Marvin willis]

Sounds slow to me.

 

[scot71]

That's pretty much what my '04 runs.

 

[Wayloncle]

That's about what my '09 will do.

 

[Speedling]

Not horrid, depending on what you all have on the boat.
You could look for dings and missing silicone this winter. Are you at 10k rpms both engines?

 

[scot71]

Full tank of fuel
Just me onboard
Engines at 10,200 rpm approx.
With calm water, I can get somewhere around 46 to 48 mph. My engines are the MR1 140 hp versions. I don't know if the 2009 had more powerful engines or not.

 

[bronze_10]

My 2008 sx 230 will go around 47 to 48 full of fuel.. people and the Bimini up... if I lower the top and the fuel is about half it will be at 50 or so. One engine at 10500 and the other at about 10200

 

[bthessel]

both engines at about 10,200. about half a tank of fuel, no bimini up and 4 people and a couple of coolers onboard. Sounds like I am around the right speed. Thanks all for the feedback.

 

[CrankyGypsy]

2005 HO with refurb'd OEM impellers, new OEM impeller housings, re-aligned drivetrains, new mid-bearing housings, fresh/perfect silicone and Yamabond for the pumps and intakes, and the reverse gates higher than OEM-spec to clear the jets. the hull looks smooth, but could probably stand to use a good cleaning and waxing to maximize speed:

first run out, my tachs read 10k-10.3k and i could just about touch 50mph (49.7-49.9) on GPS with half a tank and 2 people with fairly calm water/wind. with 3 people and a quarter tank (they about equal out), i can run 47-48.5mph on very light chop and slightly higher winds.

 

[gthh]

I've hit 51 (GPS) stock on a placid lake WOT with a full tank bimini tucked away.