***HALLETT 210 VS LAVEY 21' XCS

[2FORCEFULL]

Do they compare??? anyone know which is better... I've heard the lavey get to be a hand full after 70 mph,... but so does the Hallett...

 

[cakemoto]

Should be fine with trim tab Indicators.lol

 

[RCDave]

Lavey...but less room inside

 

[squeezer]

Not sure how relevant this is but I had an 80's Lavey "Performance Cruiser" for 20 years or so. Sold it and bought the Sanger V215. The first time out in the V215 I hated the thing compared to the Lavey... This drove me the classifieds where I went and water trialed a Hallett Vector. The Hallett was a lightweight POS compared to the Lavey. It creaked and flexed, had stress cracking all over, etc etc. The layup quality of the Hallett was not even close to the Lavey.

If my wife didnt love to wakesurf we would probably own an XCS...

 

[norcalLmo]

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!

 

[RiverDave]

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!
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How much do you want for it? A friend of mine is looking for a 24 but he might consider a 21

 

[DRIVE BYE]

How much do you want for it? A friend of mine is looking for a 24 but he might consider a 21

Have you Seen Tylers latest 210? Its the newest Holy Grail for sure!

 

[lavey jr]

How much do you want for it? A friend of mine is looking for a 24 but he might consider a 21

That’s the one and only Lavey 21 built that’s fully balsa cored and has a belly tank rather than saddle tanks.

 

[norcalLmo]

Check out my listing in the "boats and watercraft section"

 

[norcalLmo]

Sorry hit send before completing response $21k OBO Thx!

 

[2FORCEFULL]

That’s the one and only Lavey 21 built that’s fully balsa cored and has a belly tank rather than saddle tanks.

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!
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you let the cat out of the bag.....

 

[2FORCEFULL]

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!
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is it in havasu???

 

[2FORCEFULL]

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!
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OH,and your "price per foot" made me LOL

 

[pixrthis]

In 97 we went to the boat show to buy a 210 but passed the Laveycraft booth on the way and while looking at the 210 my wife said she’d like to go look at the Laveycraft. We went back and forth between the two that night a bunch of times and set an appointment with Camires for a test drive. We ordered our Laveycraft following the test drive and never regretted it. The Laveycraft feels like a bigger boat than 21 and 300hp pushes it 70 mph. I loved mine and spent many days in the ocean with a bunch of trips to Catalina, even slept on it tied to a buoy over there a couple times.

 

[norcalLmo]

LOL!!! I'm in Sacramento

 

[Runs2rch]

In 97 we went to the boat show to buy a 210 but passed the Laveycraft booth on the way and while looking at the 210 my wife said she’d like to go look at the Laveycraft. We went back and forth between the two that night a bunch of times and set an appointment with Camires for a test drive. We ordered our Laveycraft following the test drive and never regretted it. The Laveycraft feels like a bigger boat than 21 and 300hp pushes it 70 mph. I loved mine and spent many days in the ocean with a bunch of trips to Catalina, even slept on it tied to a buoy over there a couple times.

300hp I/o is not running 70mph. 400hp yes.

 

[pixrthis]

300hp I/o is not running 70mph. 400hp yes.

Stock 300 454 GPS’ 70mph on the gun at Castaic. Light load and two people on board.

 

[c_land]

Stock 300 454 GPS’ 70mph on the gun at Castaic. Light load and two people on board.

Damn. My XCS best GPS speed is 70mph with a 300 promax.

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

300hp I/o is not running 70mph. 400hp yes.

FWIW my Caliber 1 21 ran 68 on GPS with a 300HP Volvo Penta 5.7. 70 isn’t inconceivable out of an I/O.

The Lavey is heavier 21 with a heavier 454, though.

 

[Runs2rch]

FWIW my Caliber 1 21 ran 68 on GPS with a 300HP Volvo Penta 5.7. 70 isn’t inconceivable out of an I/O.

The Lavey is heavier 21 with a heavier 454, though.

I added the I/o part. My initial response was you aren't running 70 with 300 hp in a 21 Lavey.

Your Caliber is/was a lighter layup. With a 300hp small block It also did not run 68 gps in the water. On the trailer all day yes

 

[Runs2rch]

Stock 300 454 GPS’ 70mph on the gun at Castaic. Light load and two people on board.

What prop?

 

[LargeOrangeFont]

I added the I/o part. My initial response was you aren't running 70 with 300 hp in a 21 Lavey.

Your Caliber is/was a lighter layup. With a 300hp small block It also did not run 68 gps in the water. On the trailer all day yes

That was on the water in October.. but yea that boat was very light. My much heavier Cobra 23 runs 65 GPS with 320 HP in good conditions with low fuel. 60 GPS fully loaded in summer with bimini up.

 

[RCDave]

I test drove a 21 Lavey xcs with a 496ho at Elsinore. It ran past 75mph on GPS. It had more left but I backed off.

Outstanding ride and handling with this hull. Very fun to drive. Handles roughwater very well. It's really like most others 23 foot boats, since Lavey doesn't count the swim step in the length.

The only thing to be careful with on the boat is the Euro swim steps can be slippery. I'd install gater or similar on it.

 

[Uncle Dave]

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!
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This rig was amazing.

Set up correctly with tabs - not a handful at 100 plus but defiantly need to pay attention.

 

[pixrthis]

What prop?

Labbed 23 mirage

 

[chvynhra]

The lavey with a 300r make a lot strong case for a do everything boat. Lower river to Catalina.

 

[highvoltagehands]

This rig was amazing.

Set up correctly with tabs - not a handful at 100 plus but defiantly need to pay attention.

Holy Shit 105.6! In a 21' Lavey. Curious what hull and motor? Probably tabs?

 

[norcalLmo]

That video is my boat with an 1100 hp blown motor, previous owner pulled out out for another boat! Google YouTube 100mph Laveycraft side view of a speed pass

 

[RCDave]

This rig was amazing.

Set up correctly with tabs - not a handful at 100 plus but defiantly need to pay attention.

Wow

 

[highvoltagehands]

That video is my boat with an 1100 hp blown motor, previous owner pulled out out for another boat! Google YouTube 100mph Laveycraft side view of a speed pass

Looks familiar. Is pic in post #5 from the Granite Bay Ramp at Folsom?

 

[highvoltagehands]

That video is my boat with an 1100 hp blown motor, previous owner pulled out out for another boat! Google YouTube 100mph Laveycraft side view of a speed pass

Oh hell yeah! Love the sound of that Lavey, it sounds pissed off. & that lady's comment at the end "Wow, That was fast".

 

[norcalLmo]

Yup Granite Bay ramp last Thursday Are you a 'local-yokal'??

 

[2FORCEFULL]

Steve buy my Lavey and you'll find out! LOL!!
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[highvoltagehands]

Yup Granite Bay ramp last Thursday Are you a 'local-yokal'??

Yup. Since 91' I Live on the same street as Granite Bay HS in Treelake. I frequent Dom's, Farmhaus, Susie's, Zocalo's and PMartins. Lakeside Liquors for wine tasting fri & sat nights.
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