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.

[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.

[Ziggy]

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

LOL Wayne, you are the exception to the rule

[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

[throttle]

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