25 Seafari...55mph

[seafari25]

I'll have to get a brake controller for the rover and take her to a scale, maybe next summer. I'll definitely let you know if I do it.

From what I gather, my trailer is a little light if I want to tow it fully loaded but I'm glad I have the 1000 or so # of play by emptying her out. My longest trip will probably be to the scale

I really appreciate the input guys
Brandon

[seafari25]

...My Sceptre, has a dry hull weight of 2800#..

I'm affraid my old hull isn't very dry anymore

The rover is rated for pulling 7800#, 600# less than the Tahoe, but my reason for not wanting to tow that far with it is, she drinks high test like you wouldn't believe when towing something half the size I wont be going very fast, lets put it that way...

[fdheld34]

Brandon...still cant get enough pictures of your boat!!looking good!!

-Fred

[seafari25]

Thanks Fred

Didn't get any water shots this year as she didn't get wet due to both, my lack of time for her and the fact that the boys took some time to set her up on the new trailer. I hope to dip her in the salt next year but have to do a few modifications first. I'd like to modify the intake (add a seacock and a garden hose fitting just forward of the cock) so I can flush it while in the water at my dock. also, my sink sucks from the lake. I have to add a fresh water tank and maybe use the old intake for a salt water washdown.

So many things to do, so little time

I hope the fellow you sold the Seafari to, is taking good care of her. I loved that boat. I think it looked sharp with the black bottom paint and was thinking of doing the same to mine.

Good luck with your future Seacraft projects
Brandon

[shana]

what do you have for power do you get 55 on gps looking at a 25 seafari w/ twins george tu

[ScottM]

what do you have for power do you get 55 on gps looking at a 25 seafari w/ twins george tu

Look at his original post...it's a joke.

[Blue_Heron]

...looking at a 25 seafari w/ twins george tu

I haven't seen any performance numbers on a 25 Seafari with twins, but the singles seem to be running low to mid 40s (mph) WOT with 260HP to 285HP 350ci/5.7l GM block I/Os. Cruise is low to mid 30s.

[cdavisdb]

Now really, 55 is nothin. Mine has a hard time staying off 70 mph. . . . .. The truck and the seafari both have 5.7s in them. Its the same thing, isn't it?

Jokes aside, I'll bet a single big block in a 25 would top out very close to 55 mph.

[seafari25]

Actually it was about 110 kilometers per hour...a little more than 55

George, As Blue Heron said, there's no info for twins but you can check out Connors(cdavis) thread, "seafari 25 performance". He has posted some great performance info there on his single 5.7. Good luck with your potential purchase

[Fr. Frank]

I contacted the owner of a 25 Seafari for sale in the Jax area this past spring. He claimed a top speed of 39-40 mph with twin 140 hp Mercruisers, and a cruise of 23-25 mph at about 2 mpg, or 30 mph at 1.8 mpg, and holding plane at 16 mph with trim tabs down.
He was asking $3750 for the boat, but I couldn't swing it.