Top speed of 7m alloy fishing boats.

mrcat1, Oct 27, 9:35am
Just curious what the top speed of most alloy 7meter fishing boats can do.
I realise loading and sea make a difference but just a couple of guys and fishing gear basically.

s_nz, Oct 27, 10:23am
A cruise speed in the 21 - 27 Knots range (39-50 km/h), and a top speed in the 32 - 40 Knot range (59 -74km/h) would be typical.

Of course the above numbers are quite dependent on the size of the engine. Top speed in largely inaccessible when the sea is rough for comfort reasons. Also fuel consumption gets a bit out of hand running top speed in a boat of that size.

m16d, Oct 28, 5:35am
My neighbour has a 7m Tristram, a glass boat, but with a 200 Yamaha it does 72kph.
I know this.

mrcat1, Oct 28, 6:09am
ok, 38-39 knots, heavy boat though.

stevo2, Oct 28, 6:35am

sr2, Oct 28, 6:52am
Carbureted or MPI?

mrcat1, Oct 28, 7:13am
Not exactly what i had in mind of a 7m alloy fishing boat.
The likes of a McClay, White pointer, Ramco, Fryan, Extreme, Southern Boat etc was what i was thinking.

mrcat1, Oct 28, 7:13am
Ok, 43 knots.

sr2, Oct 31, 6:58pm
So mid/late 90's?