Steve Leach
New Member
How is your 400 with the 7.4 s? I was looking at one before. It was a 1991 express cruiser. Big boat. Will the 7.4 s (gasers) put it on plane with ease? What’s the cruising speed and rpm?Is your boat "definitely underpowered" as well? The OP is looking at a 1990 350 that weighs in 3,000 pounds heavier than your 290. Though that weight will be further forward than yours since it's v-drive. I'd expect you are somewhat dissatisfied with your boats performance to offer up this feedback on the 350?
That 1990 350 weighs 10,000lbs less than my 400 which is powered by 7.4's. Common internet fact is that anything over 370 can barely exit a slip under it's own power unless it's got a pair of diesel mains. But if you actually get on a gas powered 400 you'd find the power perfectly adequate, a pleasure to operate.
If you like the boat sea trial it. 350's pushing 13k of boat doesn't sound outrageous to me...but I've never been on one