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I used fish tape after struggling for a while with other methods (we won't say what those were...lol) made it not to bad after that
I haven’t gone full throttle yet. Last trip out was super choppy. I hope to get on the lake sometime this month, that is usually full throttle.
Ive had mine (252SE) WOT and got to 44 MPH. Pretty calm/cool day with almost no chop. Only have 8 hours on the engines.
That is very low speed.
Can you cruise around 30mph at around 6000 rpm ?
Wow. I’ve ran my 2019 242SE with 400lbs of batteries in the bow and 400lbs of audio equipment, plus all the standard boating gear, full tank of gas... 3 people onboard at 47mph. I’m surprised WOT on the 25 is not faster
I don't know exactly where all the stats were as we were cruising, but this chart here looks very close to what I remember while we were out cruising. This is my first boat, so I'm not sure what all the speeds are supposed to look like. 44 does seem low for WOT, and I do understand everyone's concerns, as I have the same concerns myself. I understand the hull design is different from previous years models, so that could have a lot to do with it, plus the boat weighs 4500#, which is 500# more than 2020 242X. Maybe when the engine clocks past 10 hours, the magic will happen and we will gain some MPH, but not really holding my breath on that one.
it is 30000$ cheaper !!
I definitely debated getting the AR250 because of the weight and price difference ($20,000 US less than the 252SE), but ended up getting the 252 because of the additional features that I would have otherwise wanted to install (Throttle sync, speed control, speakers, Solid Bimini top) or really wanted, Ie, the back seating area with the sliding seats....Not sure if you would be able to get those from Yamaha to install yourself.I know the AR250 is 519LBS lighter... don't know how much that is affected the performance.
i know that is not as nice of a boat though.... here in Canada
If the top end is only 45ish, I am ok with that. I do intercoastal mostly and 40 is usually too fast with all the boat traffic around here. I kinda thought the same as for the extra money. But I do not want to give up the storage, or the in water seating. Plus the extra gas and maintenance on the SVHOs, I am fine with the purchase. (Also I had basically no other choice lol)
