24 Skater with a single 400.. anybody yet?

**baja1000** · 01-13-2019, 06:28 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

Looks like her

**needrock** · 01-13-2019, 07:29 PM

What if mercury brings out 450 to 500 horse motor in february and possibly lighter then current 400.I would think 1 of these new motors might even be better then twin 300xs.

**Z06man** · 01-13-2019, 07:47 PM

You will be waiting a lot longer than Febuary 2019 Lucky to see this year.

**eli** · 01-13-2019, 08:22 PM

If your going to drive a 24 skater all by your self with no gas you might justify it as ok but load in the gang with some fuel for the day and the outcome will be much different,

**JPEROG** · 01-13-2019, 08:53 PM

Dan Gatto had his set up perfect and said it was acceptable but not really desirable. He might chime in but I think he ran a best of 96 with all of the stars lined up and a 300X.

Joe

**engineermike** · 01-13-2019, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Toffen

Hi,

I know an Eliminator 23 is not a Skater 24, but check out Engineermike tread and his 400R. Interesting reading. It got close to 100 mph with a single 400R and a CNC cleaver. Everything in the set up and prop. ..

Not the cleaver but a 28” max5. (Thanks for the kind words)

My 23’ eliminator originally had triple 200’s. I outfitted it with twin 300’s, then a single 400r. I couldn’t be happier. The 400r is an extremely easy motor to live with, and my fuel economy has doubled. I went 97.6 with it and my center pod had a 0.100” hook slowing me down; I’m working on project “hook delete” now.

**F14** · 01-13-2019, 09:26 PM

Originally Posted by JPEROG

Dan Gatto had his set up perfect and said it was acceptable but not really desirable. He might chime in but I think he ran a best of 96 with all of the stars lined up and a 300X.

Joe

I bought Dans 24 And ran it for a year. Put a 300XS powerhead on it and it ran the same as a 300 X motor , just better fuel economy. It was acceptable with two people on board but slow with more and tough to get through the hop. The 400 should take it over 100 miles an hour I would think.
I really liked the large cock pit in the 24 with the seat pushed all the way back. I wish my 28 cockpit was as big.

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**mr fun** · 01-13-2019, 09:26 PM

ok, let me get this, replacing 600+ hp with 400 and expecting a better result

**engineermike** · 01-13-2019, 09:32 PM

Originally Posted by mr fun

ok, let me get this, replacing 600+ hp with 400 and expecting a better result

If by “better result” you mean less fuel consumption, lower maintenance, better cg, higher top speed (in my case), lower drag, better maneuverability, etc, then yes!

**eli** · 01-13-2019, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by engineermike

Not the cleaver but a 28” max5. (Thanks for the kind words)

My 23’ eliminator originally had triple 200’s. I outfitted it with twin 300’s, then a single 400r. I couldn’t be happier. The 400r is an extremely easy motor to live with, and my fuel economy has doubled. I went 97.6 with it and my center pod had a 0.100” hook slowing me down; I’m working on project “hook delete” now.

I'm about real world tests put 4 people in the boat with fuel and then tell us how it went. Thanks

**AZMIDLYF** · 01-13-2019, 10:08 PM

Funny question for engineermike: Is this your rig in the backround?

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**AZMIDLYF** · 01-13-2019, 10:17 PM

JPEROG, doesn't MeCapnDave on here have a 25 Predator with a single 300XS on it? How does that rig run?

**engineermike** · 01-13-2019, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by AZMIDLYF

Funny question for engineermike: Is this your rig in the backround?

I don’t think so but I’m not 100% on that. The triples were long gone when I bought the bare hull.

**AZMIDLYF** · 01-13-2019, 10:31 PM

I'm going to say no now that I just looked at your build thread.

**engineermike** · 01-13-2019, 10:41 PM

Originally Posted by eli

I'm about real world tests put 4 people in the boat with fuel and then tell us how it went. Thanks

I’ve had up to 6 people in the boat with full tanks. Manners were great even with the engine mounted high. I don’t generally make a habit of testing the top speed with a large quantity of people on board so I will probably never find out how fast it will go fully loaded. It’s just too much liability