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06-11-2021, 05:32 PM #1Member
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Sleekcraft SST with 115hp?
Any idea what speed a sleekcraft SST would run with a 115? Is 60 mph out of the question?
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06-11-2021, 06:23 PM #2Team Member
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I ran a J Craft with a 115 for a year. 19 foot almost flat shallow V bottom, probably a bit lighter then the Sleek. 52 mph.
Tunnels take HP to work.
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06-11-2021, 08:55 PM #3
I doubt it would hit 50. That boat needs horsepower and a lot of horsepower to run. The tunnels might even stay stuck to the water.
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06-11-2021, 10:17 PM #4Guest
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I'm thinking mid 40s. That is too much boat for a 115.
If you tore out the stringer/floor/transom and put in a foam transom and no stringer, no floor, and just did a lightweight build, maybe 50.
These are guesses based off running the Sleekcraft group on FB for the past 10 years and asking every single person what their top speed was. I know someone had a 75 on an aristocrat and it would just barely get on plane.
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06-12-2021, 07:58 AM #5
Not enough motor for a tunnel to air out. You will end up dragging lot`s of boat through the water instead of on top of it.
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06-12-2021, 06:22 PM #6
With a light fuel load, and the right prop, it "might" get to 45 to 50, and air out. My SST with a 225 Johnson, would "unstick" at around 50mph, with that heavier looper, and a 30 plus gallons of fuel.
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