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That is a sexy boat. Question, I thought outboards needed to be broke in? Are used ones put on to test?
 

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I'm pretty sure he was asking about the name of the boat, unless of course you were telling him the name of the boat 🤔
I was being a smart ass... as I thought they were. If not take my post as you want. lol
 

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Day 2, and we haven’t burned a half tank of fuel yet.

This is the real deal boys…and there’s a whopping 3.3 hours on the engines. We’re not done yet!
 

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Damn that’s moving, and it’s on a lake so no complaints about currents or tides.

What’s the fastest a M37 has ran?
M-37 with 500's has run 133 with a set of 36's and the 42 hit 132 yesterday with a set of 36's as well. We are still dialing it in and definitely going the right way. Super exciting and it is a beast. The lake was very flat and sticky as well. All of us at DCB have been on the gas and the hard work is paying off.

Happy Friday y'all.
-Tony
 

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We want it to work everywhere and the speed will come if it is set-up correctly. We are on the right track.

Like Tony says, dialing in is about a lot more than the big hero number. We will generally use the top speed with each pitch of propeller as a comparative efficiency study. However, we want the boat to have the best manners from idle to top speed with a variety of weight loads in a variety of conditions.

For an all new model and bottom design, we have gotten very close to that very quickly, in my opinion. But we aren’t done yet.

JT
 

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Like Tony says, dialing in is about a lot more than the big hero number. We will generally use the top speed with each pitch of propeller as a comparative efficiency study. However, we want the boat to have the best manners from idle to top speed with a variety of weight loads in a variety of conditions.

For an all new model and bottom design, we have gotten very close to that very quickly, in my opinion. But we aren’t done yet.

JT
Awesome! Congrats to the whole team!
 

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Like Tony says, dialing in is about a lot more than the big hero number. We will generally use the top speed with each pitch of propeller as a comparative efficiency study. However, we want the boat to have the best manners from idle to top speed with a variety of weight loads in a variety of conditions.

For an all new model and bottom design, we have gotten very close to that very quickly, in my opinion. But we aren’t done yet.

JT
Will testing in December vs July make a big difference in that prop selection? Weight being the same.
 

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Day 2, and we haven’t burned a half tank of fuel yet.

This is the real deal boys…and there’s a whopping 3.3 hours on the engines. We’re not done yet!

Do the 500’s have a period of time before they “release” like some of the other models? Or are they ready to run full out right out of the gate?

132 is moving!!! I absolutely love the boat and can’t wait to see it in person and go over it!

RD
 

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Response below from Teague JR from earlier

Not in the modern era. They are heat cycled and broken in at Mercury. We warm them up then run them hard right out of the crates.
 

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Do the 500’s have a period of time before they “release” like some of the other models? Or are they ready to run full out right out of the gate?

132 is moving!!! I absolutely love the boat and can’t wait to see it in person and go over it!

RD
As Teague said, they're pretty much ready to go out of the box, but in my previous life running this stuff on the dyno you'd see them have the rings fully seated and everything rock n roll after about 10 hours, and we're talking 5 HP or less.

Can't wait for you to experience it. On plane with no bowrise, staying on plane at 18 mph, 90 feels like 60, etc. Very graceful, does not hint at being a large boat except in waves. We haven't had it in huge water yet but we're definitely looking forward to it! Takes normal lake whitecaps like they're not there.

Keep an eye out for it in your neighborhood next week...;)
 
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