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[jason_water]

I just bought a used 2008 speedster 150 with 155 hp engine. The boat has just 4 hours on it and is in great condition. I took it out and it ran good but I wanted to get an idea of the top speed. I briefly ran it full throttle with about 550 lbs of people and a full tank of gas. I topped out at 38 mph on speedo and 42 on gps. I later ran it with about 270 lbs of people and full tank of gas and it topped out at 43mph on speedo and 45 on gps. I am curious on what other people are getting for speed. Will this get better after the break in period.

Also, while I was cleaning the hull real good, I noticed that there appeared multiple spots of silicone caulk on the hull. It cleaned up OK, but I looked up and noticed that on the bottom side of the bumper strip it is caulked all along the bump strip. It seems to be on a little sloppy and it just seems odd to me to have silicone caulk all along the bumper strip. The silicone is peeling of the rubber but is holding well on the hull. Does everyone else have this? I still have 2 weeks of factory warranty left from previous owner and I am wondering if I should buy an extended warranty.

I am fairly new to boats but this boat is a lot of fun. It will be nice to get past the break in period.

Thanks for any help and opinions.

[RIDETOEAT]

I just bought a used 2008 speedster 150 with 155 hp engine. The boat has just 4 hours on it and is in great condition. I took it out and it ran good but I wanted to get an idea of the top speed. I briefly ran it full throttle with about 550 lbs of people and a full tank of gas. I topped out at 38 mph on speedo and 42 on gps. I later ran it with about 270 lbs of people and full tank of gas and it topped out at 43mph on speedo and 45 on gps. I am curious on what other people are getting for speed. Will this get better after the break in period.

Also, while I was cleaning the hull real good, I noticed that there appeared multiple spots of silicone caulk on the hull. It cleaned up OK, but I looked up and noticed that on the bottom side of the bumper strip it is caulked all along the bump strip. It seems to be on a little sloppy and it just seems odd to me to have silicone caulk all along the bumper strip. The silicone is peeling of the rubber but is holding well on the hull. Does everyone else have this? I still have 2 weeks of factory warranty left from previous owner and I am wondering if I should buy an extended warranty.

I am fairly new to boats but this boat is a lot of fun. It will be nice to get past the break in period.

Thanks for any help and opinions.

Very similiar #'s here, just cam back from the river and run the boat on a gps tonight, I got a best of 46 with me sitting in the middle by my self @ 265 lbs. I had 2/3 to 3/4 fuel and about 40 lbs of safety stuff. I am consistantly 1 mph slower if seated on the right seat and alone. The surprising thing is I only lost 1 to 2 mph when adding an extra 300 lbs of passangers. I think a little more break in and maybe synthetic oil ??? a good wax or rainx on the bottom with low fuel and we might just hit the 50 mph barrier.

I really care not about the top speed but have a friend with an identicle boat and sooner or later !!!!!!!!

[j1g1c1]

Sounds like you are running good! Mine is a 15' 215 (I wanted the 155 so I would not have the extra wear and tear, but the 215 was the only one left). I get 52 mph with 165 passenger and full tank.

As far as the silicone, after the first day a saw a strip of it hanging off the starboard side, I snapped it off and did not think twice about it. Unless you plan to sink the boat, you probably don't need to worry about it either.

[chico1]

Guys... I own an 08" 150 speedster with (waketower) that now has about 25hrs on it and hit 53mph on the factory speedo (it can only be off by 1 or 2 mph vs GPS).. I only put about 15 hrs on it last year and took it easy because of the break in period. Sat in garage during the winter with 1/4 full gas in tank.. Came summer I topped it off and put some gas treatment... Went through most of that tank then POW!! After I burned that gas I could feel the difference....
Be patient and see for yourself.

[oary77]

I have almost 30 hours on my 07 155hp and get between 46 and 47 on gps with 2 people and a full tank. After break in it didn't matter much. Of coarse my breakin period was only about 10 minutes. Onboard speedo is worthless. Even after having a buch of warranty work done at the 10 hour service. well the boat said it had 7 hours on it and when I got it back from the dealer it was reading 24 hours...???

[Frayed Knot]

I just bought a used 2008 speedster 150 with 155 hp engine. The boat has just 4 hours on it and is in great condition. I took it out and it ran good but I wanted to get an idea of the top speed. I briefly ran it full throttle with about 550 lbs of people and a full tank of gas. I topped out at 38 mph on speedo and 42 on gps. I later ran it with about 270 lbs of people and full tank of gas and it topped out at 43mph on speedo and 45 on gps. I am curious on what other people are getting for speed. Will this get better after the break in period.

Also, while I was cleaning the hull real good, I noticed that there appeared multiple spots of silicone caulk on the hull. It cleaned up OK, but I looked up and noticed that on the bottom side of the bumper strip it is caulked all along the bump strip. It seems to be on a little sloppy and it just seems odd to me to have silicone caulk all along the bumper strip. The silicone is peeling of the rubber but is holding well on the hull. Does everyone else have this? I still have 2 weeks of factory warranty left from previous owner and I am wondering if I should buy an extended warranty.

I am fairly new to boats but this boat is a lot of fun. It will be nice to get past the break in period.

Thanks for any help and opinions.

I had a 2005 boat similar to yours. Boat was very clean with no extra silicone caulk on it. Maybe my dealer cleaned this off before I got it. I got similar performance and was Quite happy with the boat until 2007 when an unexpected electrical problem happened and lost half the season to this. I traded it in on the 215 and get over 55 mph, the speedo is a little better do to the digital dash. I bought the extended warr. for my new one and it paid for itself this year as the ceramic washer went in the supercharger and BRP covered this and only lost 2 weeks of the season do to this. I will buy another one when and if I wear this one out.