Overpowered?

JeffN

JeffN

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I came across this prisitine Formula F-something or other on the road the other day and was bowled over by it's condition and also the size of the engine hanging on the transom.

Does this one seem a tad overpowered? It may have been an 18-19'.

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Does this one seem a tad overpowered?

NAH! Overpowered is like too much money. No such thing.

I'll bet it scoots. However, idling at 26 knots may take some getting used to. :-)
 
It's only a 250, not even a 300...what 65-69mph?
 
I help my Bro-In-Law put a 115 Merc on a 14 ft Thundercraft tri-hull. THat puppy hauled backside!! Smoked the doors off of bass boats...
 
Should be fine. Formula's aren't really "runabouts" in the classic sense. It was the first company started by Don Aronow (Cigarette, Magnum, Donzi, etc.), so the performance heritage is there in every hull to a certain extent.

Definitely a well cared-for boat. Nice to see people taking pride in ownership in these days of flopping fenders and black streaks.
 
what is the max hp the boat is rated for? and does it sit level enough in the water to keep water out of the transom area?
 
As previously said, there's no such thing as "over powered". ;)

In my crazy youth, I had a 15' tunnel hull GlassStream. Very flat boat, very *small* boat. It had a Johnson 235hp V6 outboard on it.

Yes, it rode very low in the water sitting still. Once up on plane though, it was a blast to drive! Very dangerous boat though, so light and riding on the tunnel hull's pocket of air, you had to be very careful not to flip it. Went through gas like mad too.
 
Ahhh, brings back memories! When I was in high school I put a cobbled together '60's Johnson V-4 100 on the heavily reinforced transom of a 14' Arkansas Traveler runabout. Barely floated at rest, but mash the throttle and hang on!

Larry
 
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Originally posted by Concorde27

Ahhh, brings back memories! When I was in high school I put a cobbled together '60's Johnson V-4 100 on the heavily reinforced transom of a 14' Arkansas Traveler runabout. Barely floated at rest, but mash the throttle and hang on!

Larry

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Reminds me of the key fob on a friend's Wellcraft Nova.

Get In
Sit Down
Shut Up
Hang On
 
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