skater 28

[shesha]

hi, any body there running twin stock 250 efi mercury engine in his skater and what is the best speed they got. i am running right now an old twin stock 2.5 200hp and i want to Chang them. any advice :confused:

[mikesufka]

If you're looking at different motors and want speed, the 300X is the way to go. I think there are several 28 Skaters running 300X's in the high teens and even 120+ MPH.

Mike Sufka
St. Cloud, MN
Spectre 30 w/Twin 300 Mercs

[Gladhe8er]

I took a test drive in a 250XS powered Skater 2 summers ago. We ran it up to 92, but the owner said he sees 96. He said it would probably hit 100 if he moved the motors up a notch on the transom.

[OFFSHORE GINGER]

If you're looking at different motors and want speed, the 300X is the way to go. I think there are several 28 Skaters running 300X's in the high teens and even 120+ MPH.

Mike Sufka
St. Cloud, MN
Spectre 30 w/Twin 300 Mercs I agree but if you really want to know from the man who builds them ( Skater's )CALL Peter at Douglas Marine and get his opinion at -(269) 8574308

[WR_Merc]

These boats can run impressive speeds:thumbsup:

[BeefKid]

MCracing is running 100 100+ in his 28 with twin 300xs... been in it at 100 with 5 pple in the boat:D awsome ride:thumbsup:

[shesha]

what about the reguler 250 efi... any numbers


thanks

[ghost28]

i know there have been a couple done that way...call peter at Skater and he will give you the skinny.....the way i look at it is that they used to run decent with 2.5 260s which were 260hp and turned high RPM....the 250s have more Torque than the 260s but dont spin the rpm but you can swing a bigger brop with the additional torque so i would guess that set up properly they should be about 100-105mph considering the 300xs boats go about 115......

[racerx]

The 260s would out acellerate the 300s i would guess.i drove a 28 with tripple 260s one time, it punched real good and ran 121mph,but the twin 21 i own now would crush it fom a dead stop..The 2.5s were the motors to put on a skater if it was mine,sound and punch are way funner then the few mph the 300s might have over them..

[2scoops]

A friends 28 has 02 or 03 250XS, He runs 96-98 everyday with a best of 101.

[shesha]

i found my self a cheap twin two stroke 250 efi engine i am thinking of using them on the boat anyone with the same boat and engine can give me expected speed :).

[Shaun Torrente]

The 260s would out acellerate the 300s i would guess.i drove a 28 with tripple 260s one time, it punched real good and ran 121mph,but the twin 21 i own now would crush it fom a dead stop..The 2.5s were the motors to put on a skater if it was mine,sound and punch are way funner then the few mph the 300s might have over them..

This so far off base i had to respond..... I run 250 powerheads on my 24 skater.... The powerheads have stock porting.... They do have bolt ons and bumped limiters... I run with a lot of 2.5's down here and my boat used to have drags.... The 3.0 liters accelerate much better than a 2.5(40 to 100).... example i can run 32's and my father(24 skater 280ros's) will run 30's and i will lay about 6 boats on hime before it levels out.... A triple boat is a completely different animal...

shesha the powerheads will be fine but if you are running standard fishing mids they WILL break on the back of these boats.... A cat especially a true cat without a center pod beats the hell out of the mids and standard mids won't hold up... I run 15" Mad efi mids on mine

If you have any specific questions you are more than welcome to pm or call me

Shaun
786.229.5801

[racerx]

Shaun i would have never thought that,i just figured the 2.5 would of tore it up,live and learn.

[Sam Baker]

There's no replacement for displacement!

[T2x]

Shaun i would have never thought that,i just figured the 2.5 would of tore it up,live and learn.

I had both ROS 280's (with 8200 Rpm boxes) and 300x motors on my 28. The "x motors" out accelerated the 2.5's and had more top end to boot. In addition because you weren't forced to "fly" the boat for speed it was much more controlled after the conversion.

By the way the boat picked up 4 to 5 MPH on top end.

300x motors...not 300xs's....... or perhaps some of the modified big blocks...by the right builder........ are the best bang for your buck.

T2x

[Shaun Torrente]

I opted for a standard 250 block because they are cheap and can be upgraded while still getting 300+ hard hours out of them not the standard 2.5 100-150 hours... plus no nicasil to deal with which cuts down on cost

Shaun

[racerx]

I just figured they would not have as much punch,on my 21 skater it isnt gonna matter ,cause the 2.5s on it are gonna run away from the 300s from the get go.Hey Shaun how did the skater run with the drags,and did they have tight heads on?