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Performance help with a 2004 342
campdavid67
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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?
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