The All New Skater 520!!!!

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06-23-2010, 07:47 PM

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Way cool!!!

06-23-2010, 08:26 PM

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With more and more of these engines coming to market, how fast can the Skater 520 go with a pair of these?

http://mercuryracing.com/1300/_media...-port-side.jpg

I bet 175 to 180 with merc 1300 or 1350. nice design

06-23-2010, 11:03 PM

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I bet 175 to 180 with merc 1300 or 1350. nice design

Good guess, I sold a 2005 46' with Mercury 1075's and it runs 150mph with 3 people and a load of fuel.

06-23-2010, 11:14 PM

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Good guess, I sold a 2005 46' with Mercury 1075's and it runs 150mph with 3 people and a load of fuel.

Amazing that such a big boat would run that fast with only 1075s.

Do you know its all-up weight(passengers and fuel)? What was the time to plane?

I would like to see someone build a 46 with Gary Collegewood's convertible top. I thought that was a very clever solution to the entry problem.

06-23-2010, 11:19 PM

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Where's the pics of this thing done?

06-23-2010, 11:28 PM

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With more and more of these engines coming to market, how fast can the Skater 520 go with a pair of these?

http://mercuryracing.com/1300/_media...-port-side.jpg

A breakthrough engine/drive package without doubt.

06-24-2010, 09:26 AM

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Amazing that such a big boat would run that fast with only 1075s.

It had 3 around 200lb men +/- and 3/4 tank of gas. As fair as planning we haven't done a drag starts but it come up on plane with very little bow raise.

I think Gary's boat is very cool, most of the time at Desert Storm he was running around slow with the top up.

Here's a pic of the 46'.

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06-24-2010, 09:28 AM

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Where's the pics of this thing done?

Douglas MI

06-24-2010, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by noli

With more and more of these engines coming to market, how fast can the Skater 520 go with a pair of these?

http://mercuryracing.com/1300/_media...-port-side.jpg

not near as fast as with a set of these....

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