rslick

I am looking at a 29 with twin 377 scorpions. I have been hearing that the 29 with twin big blocks does not handle as well when it comes to flying the boat. Any thoughts as to how the 29 handles with twin small block scorpions?? I boat on lakes rather than the ocean.
Any info will be greatly appreciated. It would be a sad day to purchase the wrong combination.

88Fountain

I don't know about the 29 with twin small blocks, but I have a 29 with twin big blocks and after installing aluminum cylinder heads, the boat does ride better. It sems to be alot better balanced without the extra weight at the stern.

pullmytrigger

the 29 with the twin scorpions is supposed to be a great combo.......a guy posted a month or two back that his friend had one and it would outrun his 32 with BBs and had some awesome midrange.......we'll see.....I got two 425 hp 355s that Im going to put in my 29 this spring....doug

DragonFire

the 29 with 525 is the best set up.. Unless the scorpion deal is so much better.. hold out fro a 525 set up...

beachbob

http://adcache.boattraderonline.com/6/3/7/82202337.htm

look at this bad ass one...(i love the paint)

UNSANE

I am buying a single 525. I debated the twins and the Scorpions would be the only engines I would go with but according to my math a twin setup is about 700 pounds heavier than a 525. I've talked to other 29 owners and they state that the single is better for "flying" the boat but twins will holeshot better and the docking advantages are obvious. It's all in what you want to do. I personally want to fly and I don't care about time to plane.

UNSANE

rslick, I see you're in Spokane, I grew up in the Tri-Cities. Where are you mostly going to use the boat? Although I'll find this out in a couple of weeks, I'm told that a 29 single can be slow to plane and the twins will get the boat up a lot quicker. I'm curious how much that would affect the boat at higher elevations. I'm no expert, but it's possible that if you're going to stay inland, a twin setup might be in order. It is tight in the engine comparments though. It's all in what type of boating you want to do.

pullmytrigger

Mike .....if I remember correctly your 29 with an HP500 carb would do 75 gps in the salt and yours was the fastest one on here by a couple of mph.....what will a 29 do with a 525??......80??
so your saying a twin 377 29 will only do 70 or 68....I dont know about that

the twin smallblock 29 has plenty of room in the engine compartment.....I changed my port starter last year (the worst possible job that I can see) had to do it by feel mostly but it was no problem

UNSANE

I'm buying a 29 with a 525, I'm being told 79 maybe 80. I looked at a twin Scorpion in Jax, the ad claimed 82 on GPS. I know that Fountain uses the 6.2's now and they state low 70's with those engines, so I'm just as confused about the whole top speed thing too.

drgnrydr

They dont make scorpions anymore so that should kinda tell you enough.