What is your boats cruising speed???

[GRADS]

I see a lot of ads that list a top speed and cruising speed for their boats...What actually is a "cruising speed"???

If my boat does 65 m.p.h. at WOT that is my "cruising speed" 9 out of 10 times.

The flip side of that is if I'm cruising for chicks my "cruise speed" is 5 m.p.h.

SO WTF is a cruise speed?

[The Doctor]

It's an ambiguously posted number, just short of WOT that could never possibly be verified with an actual GPS. :D

[Slacker]

I see a lot of ads that list a top speed and cruising speed for their boats...What actually is a "cruising speed"???

If my boat does 65 m.p.h. at WOT that is my "cruising speed" 9 out of 10 times.

The flip side of that is if I'm cruising for chicks my "cruise speed" is 5 m.p.h.












SO WTF is a cruise speed?


Too much "idle" time here.

[RogerThat99]

this should clear things up. LOL.

cruis·ing speed - Noun

A speed for a particular vehicle, ship, or aircraft, usually below maximum, that is comfortable and economical.

[HB Vic]

So what you're saying is we need a new term for uneconomical cruising speed?

[Ziggy]

I see a lot of ads that list a top speed and cruising speed for their boats...What actually is a "cruising speed"???

If my boat does 65 m.p.h. at WOT that is my "cruising speed" 9 out of 10 times.

The flip side of that is if I'm cruising for chicks my "cruise speed" is 5 m.p.h.

SO WTF is a cruise speed?

If you are cruising for chicks, then your wife might be interested to know the answer to this question too.

[hpboats83]

I usually am running around 40 mph in my boat which is my cruising speed

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[rivermobster]

I'm going with 20mph for my toon. :p

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[Rock_Bottom]

35mph @ 3200 rpm

[Ziggy]

In that case i cruise at about 2 knots in the channel. And i tend to do that with 2 nutty lady.:fishing1:

LOL Wayne, you are the exception to the rule:party1:

[niceguyeddie]

Who cares. I usually have "nowhere to go and all day to get there" attitude.

That reminds me, time go launch the boat.

[rschap1]

My 75hp pontoon "cruises" about 6-8 mph...
tops just over 25

[Menace Marine]

65-70 at about 3800 rpm

[orangecrushdaytona]

60 @ 3600-3800 RPM. 97 @ 5500 RPM. Cant get passed that yet lol.

[ogshotgun]

i cruise about 45 which is about 3000 rpm and wot about 118 at 7600 rpm

[Brian]

35 @2300, 7200@113 wot

[2FORCEFULL]

I say 3500 rpms is cruising for a boat... but it shoud be where you get the most vacume regardless of speed..

[Paul65K]

I like to cruise at about 4,000 RPM in my little 2 stroke outboard. That gives me about 52-53MPH on the GPS with a top speed of ~80-82.......not too bad for a big ol' heavy boat :D

[2FORCEFULL]

I like to cruise at about 4,000 RPM in my little 2 stroke outboard. That gives me about 52-53MPH on the GPS with a top speed of ~80-82.......not too bad for a big ol' heavy boat :D

on your howard or your pontoon?

[Paul65K]

what do you think :D

[2FORCEFULL]

what do you think :D

did you buy the pontoon from craigs list?those one are a lot faster

[Paul65K]

Yeah....I've noticed that myself!

I bought mine from a dealer and his estimation of top speed was.............how do I say this nicely.......Optimistic at best :smilies_mit_hut019:

[2FORCEFULL]

Yeah....I've noticed that myself!

I bought mine from a dealer and his estimation of top speed was.............how do I say this nicely.......Optimistic at best :smilies_mit_hut019:

lol...nicely

[hpboats83]

Yeah....I've noticed that myself!

I bought mine from a dealer and his estimation of top speed was.............how do I say this nicely.......Optimistic at best :smilies_mit_hut019:

Optimistic, I'm still trying to find the extra 12 mph the dealer said he was personally able to get out of my boat!

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[2FORCEFULL]

Optimistic, I'm still trying to find the extra 12 mph the dealer said he was personally able to get out of my boat!

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you have to make sure they aren't talking on the trailer...lol

[hpboats83]

you have to make sure they aren't talking on the trailer...lol

Well turn out that guy is one of the biggest pieces of shit I've ever encountered, so there you have it

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[2FORCEFULL]

Well turn out that guy is one of the biggest pieces of shit I've ever encountered, so there you have it

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justto let people know... I didn't sell it to him....

you have a 29 fountain right??

[SummerO]

Comfortable cruise is ~4700 RPM or 110 MPH.
Economical? Not so much.:wink2:

[ChumpChange]

justto let people know... I didn't sell it to him....

you have a 29 fountain right??

lol...

[hpboats83]

justto let people know... I didn't sell it to him....

you have a 29 fountain right??

That would be me

[hbchgirl]

85-90 today

[GotHalos]

Comfortable cruise is ~4700 RPM or 110 MPH.
Economical? Not so much.:wink2:

Can I go for a ride ? :biggrin:

[Unforgiven]

We were running at 105 yesterday...too much traffic and not enough lake to open it up though...(we'll Find how fast out when we come to Havi in a few weeks) I'll Have "Player' Steve on the boat so he can make the video///BTW way...Nick DON"T READ THIS THREAD!!!

[Napanutt]

We were running at 105 yesterday...too much traffic and not enough lake to open it up though...(we'll Find how fast out when we come to Havi in a few weeks) I'll Have "Player' Steve on the boat so he can make the video///BTW way...Nick DON"T READ THIS THREAD!!!
Oh the infamous "my boat only does 55" for the adjusters sake? ;)

[Patyacht]

Looks like the thread title was about "cruise speed" and not "top speed".

[HB Vic]

I was cruising somewhere around 18-20mph yesterday. 2000rpm. Never knew it would go that slow on plane :D

[Unforgiven]

Looks like the thread title was about "cruise speed" and not "top speed".

it does cruise at that speed...we haven't opened it up wide open...boost is turned down and we are getting "comfy" with the speeds.....actually, Shannon is really comfy at the 90 mph, she tells me it' like running 70...so I sneak it up a bit more to see how she likes it...

[WMC]

I cruise 40 mph

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[Patyacht]

it does cruise at that speed...we haven't opened it up wide open...boost is turned down and we are getting "comfy" with the speeds.....actually, Shannon is really comfy at the 90 mph, she tells me it' like running 70...so I sneak it up a bit more to see how she likes it...
Perfect. I don't like posting top speeds. Too many insurance lurkers.

[Napanutt]

I was cruising somewhere around 18-20mph yesterday. 2000rpm. Never knew it would go that slow on plane :D

That's funny because I tried to pull a friend of my kid on a wake board and I couldn't cruise slow enough for him. Either too fast or plowing. Not that my boat is fast but couldn't maintain the speed that they need for wake boarding.

[Napanutt]

Perfect. I don't like posting top speeds. Too many insurance lurkers.
I've been in an F29, probably very similar to yours, and I have a pretty good idea how fast it goes. Pretty sure the adjusters do too. ;)

[SummerO]

Can I go for a ride ? :biggrin:

Absolutely! You just have to come to LOTO!

[Wicky]

95 all day long...seriously...

[Wheeler]

I was cruising somewhere around 18-20mph yesterday. 2000rpm. Never knew it would go that slow on plane :D

Have you tried a different prop?

[HB Vic]

Have you tried a different prop?

That was 4 years ago. Longest I've kept a boat so far 😳

[GotHalos]

Absolutely! You just have to come to LOTO!

Sign me up!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

[28eliminator]

45 to 50.

[SummerO]

Sign me up!!!! :thumbup: :thumbup:

Actually post Labor Day is some of the best boating at LOTO. Although some of the on water bars start closing for the season, most are still open and the traffic is WAY down from the summer months allowing many miles of WOT running on the lake! Top speed runs are the norm!

[throttle]

60 at 4000 rpm seems like a nice cruzin speed, and leaves me room to toy with the pwc's

[270]

That was 4 years ago. Longest I've kept a boat so far ��

That boats a keeper, always been my favorite DCB 26’ :thumbup:

I wanted it when it was for sale before you bought it but didn’t have the coin, story of my life. :cry2:

[Patyacht]

75 plus or minus depending on prop and who I'm running with.

[HB Vic]

That boats a keeper, always been my favorite DCB 26’ :thumbup:

I wanted it when it was for sale before you bought it but didn’t have the coin, story of my life. :cry2:

Thank you. When I saw it up for sale I honestly said to myself, ain't gonna happen. Too many things had to fall in place for the deal to work. That and Bruce was sooooo attached to it we had to call in a mobile surgeon to detach it. I think he approves of how we've taken care of it and the upgrades we've done. He's a great guy for sure. Its a pretty good cruiser :D

[PokerRun388]

I see a lot of ads that list a top speed and cruising speed for their boats...What actually is a "cruising speed"???

If my boat does 65 m.p.h. at WOT that is my "cruising speed" 9 out of 10 times.

The flip side of that is if I'm cruising for chicks my "cruise speed" is 5 m.p.h.

SO WTF is a cruise speed?



My dad's boat is a very nice ride between 50-60mph.:thumbsUp:

[SBS933]

38 mph wot 70

[Stainless]

I say 3500 rpms is cruising for a boat... but it shoud be where you get the most vacume regardless of speed..

I would agree about the vacuum.

[314joey]

50-55mph cruising speed, boat weighs almost 11K lbs and she goes a little over 70mph WOT, but it's a nice smooth ride.

[Tishimself]

We cruise all day at 40-70...but the boat can easily do 80+ all day long without breaking a sweat.....I'm sure it can do more....but 70mph is my spousal limit....anything more than that and she takes a 2x4 to me....LOL....

[HB Vic]

50-55mph cruising speed, boat weighs almost 11K lbs and she goes a little over 70mph WOT, but it's a nice smooth ride.

Sweet wave smasher 👍👍

[314joey]

Sweet wave smasher ����

Boating at LOTO it's better to have something heavy or you'll be at the chiropractor every Monday morning, actually it's much smoother down here in the Gulf, who would have thought.

[sangermike]

my sanger is 35. thats on the trailer being towed to the shop

[Mrs Hotfish]

35 mph.