I_squared_r
Jetboaters Admiral
- Messages
- 1,244
- Reaction score
- 2,239
- Points
- 262
- Location
- Colombia/New York
- Boat Make
- Yamaha
- Year
- 2019
- Boat Model
- 242 Limited S E-Series
- Boat Length
- 24
I bought a 2019 Yamaha 242 Limited S E-Series with 65 hours on it. I didn't meet the owner because it was through consignment at a dealer. The boat was left in salt water for a few seasons and was bottom painted. The boat looks surprisingly good like the owner took very good care of the boat. The boat did 42mph when I bought it and the RPM's were 7200 and 7500. I changed the spark plugs. The pumps and tunnels had some growth so I cleaned the tunnels and inspected the impellers. Liners and impellers look good. Boat gets on plane really fast. Now the boat is doing 7500 and 7500 RPM's and its doing 45mph with 3 people. And it did 42mph with 9 people. Is this to be expected with bottom paint? My search is showing 50-52mph from the factory, but I don't know if it's the larger bimini (equipped with Limited S) and bottom paint that are slowing it. Worth noting that it was windy that day we did 45mph with 3 people. Also assuming that the speedometer is correct because the E-Series is equipped with GPS.
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