I'm thinking of buying a 2004 Fiesta Vee 342 and took it for a sea trial. The performance was less than I expected. It has twin Volvo DP 5.7 liter Gi-e engines(280hp). The boat came on plane quickly and nicely. I was surprised that a comfortable cruise was at 4000rpm and pushing 25-26mph. I though it would be slightly faster than that with lower rpm's. If fact, the boat stated to loose plane at 3600rpm and I thought that cruise would be at 3600-3700 but wasn't. At WOT I saw 4600 rpm and 34 mph. Again, I thought that both of these would be higher. We were in fresh water with 1 to 1.5 waves. We never trimmed the engines up at all. The broker representing the boat said not do this on these size boats- its too hard on the hydraulics and too much stress on things. Broker also felt that this is the correct rpm's and speed for this boat. Are these results correct? If not, What should it be? Thanks for your help.I'm thinking of buying a 2004 Fiesta Vee 342 and took it for a sea trial. The performance was less than I expected. It has twin Volvo DP 5.7 liter Gi-e engines(280hp). The boat came on plane quickly and nicely. I was surprised that comfortable cruise was at 4000rpm and pushing 25-26mph. I though it would be slightly faster than that with lower rpm's. If fact, the boat stated to loose plane at 3600rpm and I thought that cruise would be at 3600-3700 but wasn't. At WOT I saw 4600 rpm and 34 mph. Again, I thought that both of these would be higher. We were in fresh water with 1 to 1.5 waves. We never trimmed the engines up at all. The broker representing the boat said not do this on these size boats- its too **** the hydraulics and too much stress on things. Are these results correct? If not, What should it be? - See more at: http://rinkerboats.vanillaforums.com/discussion/1336/performance-help-with-a-2004-342?new=1#sthash.TO0e7JOR.dpuf

I think there is a way to private message my the address info. Tony

Just one more thing to look at when the boat is out of the water is the props. Make sure they are the right size. The previous owner might have changed them to get a better hole shot which will effect the cruise and top speed. A call to Rinker or Volvo should get you the specs for what props came with the boat.