Nick70
Active Member
- Apr 20, 2016
- 206
- Boat Info
- 2006 Searay 260 DA 496 mag
RAYMARINE stuff.
- Engines
- 496 Magnum
Bravo III
im looking at these specific model years, definitely with the 496's.
there really isn't a lot of reviews on these boats for whatever reason.
I did however come across a review that had the 330, with 496's and Vdrives, cruising at 34mph, at 3000rpm burning 30gph.
Does this sound realistic? Every 1 mph/100rpm added about 10gph..so that kind of tempered the awesome sounding numbers. But still, those sound really good. And, what about a sterndrive setup? Judging by the posted Vdrive numbers...the sterndrive should be somewhere around 37mph @3000rpm?
Sounds pretty low to me.
Which is why, I'm asking any owners of one of these setups their actual experience with them.
I was leaning to sterndrive but if that kind of cruising is realistic, I'd reconsider and maybe go V.
Thanks.
there really isn't a lot of reviews on these boats for whatever reason.
I did however come across a review that had the 330, with 496's and Vdrives, cruising at 34mph, at 3000rpm burning 30gph.
Does this sound realistic? Every 1 mph/100rpm added about 10gph..so that kind of tempered the awesome sounding numbers. But still, those sound really good. And, what about a sterndrive setup? Judging by the posted Vdrive numbers...the sterndrive should be somewhere around 37mph @3000rpm?
Sounds pretty low to me.
Which is why, I'm asking any owners of one of these setups their actual experience with them.
I was leaning to sterndrive but if that kind of cruising is realistic, I'd reconsider and maybe go V.
Thanks.