Fastest SOB hull???

[Greg G]

Greg, I heard a 24 Tuff went 116 with a single 300XS. Do you know more on that boat?

Yes. Blake’s new boat, took the 300xs off his tuff 21 and bolted on the 24. It is faster and better in every way than the 21. Blake does a lot of testing, props motor height, boat balance etc. We are talking yesterday and he thinks it has more

RBT is the source and I believe has known Blake and his Tuff's for a long time. I suspect you can take 116mph to the bank, again and again.
Word is it's 25' long when you take the tape to it (end to end) or it would sit atop The List. Someone needs to start a thread for 25 footers now that the big V8's are on the scene. Always wondered what it weighed as compared to the 21 Tuff. Amazing V bottoms from our Northern friends.

[river rocket]

Seems like Blake is the king of the hill with two boats on this list. I read up on the 24. They put a lot of work into it to make it out run a 21’. Pretty cool stuff.

[RBT]

The tuff 24 has basically obsoleted the 21, last I talked to Mark there is over a year wait list for one. Blake’s tuff 24 is all carbon, it is a few hundred pounds lighter than the glass 24.
The 24 does better in rough water, it accelerates harder and drives better. No sob on this list has a chance against them. Not only is it 24 feet with a ballast tank to obliterate rough water it has Allison speed. Actually other than the race boats it is faster than all Allison pleasure boats.

[Skip 7750]

Tabs that are mounted parallel to the water, not the V of the hull, help to stop the V bottom side to side roll. Mounting the tabs in line with the V seems to help hold the nose down at slower speeds and helps with skiing. I have had boats with tabs mounted both ways and have had zero speed loss after the tabs were installed.

[FUJIMO]

originally, the horizontal tab orientation, started on the oldest OPC racing CheckMates, to help keep the bow from getting too high & blowing over. they then mounted them the same way on customers CheckMates when they optioned the tabs. this began in the late 60's, early 70's.

[doug7488]

thanks for the replies!
food for thought...
thanks again

[river rocket]

I can't get this darn 24' boat out of my mind. That is just incredible it will go 116 with one 300XS. Is that with the interior in? Race hatch? I like the ballast tank as well. The Tuff looks like a killer boat.

[hellbents-10]

2 buckets with a bench in the rear, not a race interior pretty normal go fast boat stuff...just a little better looking. Just awesome boats, just went there last week to check them out!!! Got to see them in process and I have to say I cannot wait to get mine even more now!!! Loosing sleep over options and colors lol! I am leaning to a 300x. My friend and I commented after seeing them that the attention to detail on the entire build and design felt very "skater-ish" to us.

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[Greg G]

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[Greg G]

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2020's Fastest SOB Rough Water Hulls Powered with stock Mercury 300R 4.6-liter naturally aspirated V8 (6400RPM, No Dyno Yet)

#1 Labsport VF2 21 – Confirmed 94MPH Driver 28SkaterCa


Fastest SOB Hulls Available For Purchase Back In 2019....All Boats Powered with a stock Mercury 300XS (306HP and 6400RPM Limiter)

#1 Tuff 21 kevlar hull-890lbs– 20’8” Long, 7’7” Beam - 22 degree deadrise + 7 1/2" pad - Confirmed 105.9MPH Driver Blake Sewell Canada
#2 Bernico F2 21 standard hull-727lbs– 21’4” Long, 6’3” Beam - 24 degree deadrise + 14” pad - Confirmed 98.1MPH Driver Dave Van Steelant
#3 Progression 22 standard hull-948lbs– 22’1” Long, 7’8” Beam - 24 degree variable deadrise + 7" pad - Confirmed 94MPH Driver goneby
#4 Velocity V7 21 standard hull-682lbs– 21’4” Long, 7'1" Beam – 22 degree deadrise + 10 1/4" pad - Confirmed 92MPH Driver 28SkaterCa
#5 Sutphen 21 standard hull-1325lbs– 20’9” Long, 7’2” Beam - 20 degree variable deadrise + 3" pad – Claimed 88MPH Driver Unknown (525 ran GPS 93.4)
#6 Nordic Crossfire 21/SR-21 standard hull-1475lbs– 21’ Long, 7’1” Beam - 18 degree deadrise + 9" pad - Confirmed 86MPH Driver wildone


And the fastest of the no longer produced hulls....with power noted;

#1 2002 Intimidator 21 -- Deadrise=22 Degrees + 6" pad. Confirmed 104.6MPH – Stock Merc 15” 300X(325HP) - Driver Trimmed Out15
#2 1985 Velocity 22 Stepp “Old Style Deck” -- Deadrise=22 Degrees + 12" pad. Confirmed 97.1MPH – Stock Merc 20" 300X(325HP)- Driver B kNo023
#3 1986 Superboat 21 Classic -- Deadrise=22 Degrees + 6" pad. Claimed 97MPH - Stock Merc 20” 300X(325HP)- Driver hoser
#4 1976 Challenger 21 -- Hull 1350lbs Deadrise=21.5 Degrees. Confirmed 90MPH - Yamaha 250 HPDI Phase III (326HP) - Driver Jamescole
#5 1990 Activator 21 -- Hull 1475lbs Deadrise=22 Degrees + 5 1/2" pad. Confirmed 84MPH – Stock Yamaha 250 Ox66 (256HP) - Driver dnelson964
#6 2012 Velocity US 220 -- Hull-1895lbs – 21’6” Long, 7’11” Beam - 22 degree deadrise + 12" pad. Confirmed 83.5MPH – Merc 300XS - Driver aaronmt7

[FUJIMO]

wondering what that blue 24 bare boat weighs. any idea?

[David]

The 24 Tuff seems like a SOB to me. Top of the list?

[TooStroked]

The 24 Tuff seems like a SOB to me. Top of the list?

It is a Single Outboard, but it's a 24' and thus too big for our current list.

[Greg G]

It is actually 25' long. Time to start another thread with it.