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Carver 355 w/ 454's
- BRHEAUME
- Scurvy Dog
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- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 355
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Carver 355 w/ 454's
- Cooler
- Admiral
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- Vessel Info: 1995 Carver 330 Mariner
Twin 350XL Crusaders
Home port: Menominee, MI - Location: Green Bay, WI
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Re: Carver 355 w/ 454's
( All weather people have to say this on air, near lakes )
- km1125
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Re: Carver 355 w/ 454's
Just took a peek in the PowerBoat Guide book and it says for the 350 (which was superceded by the 355) that "Crusader 330hp gas engines cruise at 16–17 knots." So that'd be an 18-20MPH cruise, which I think is a little low. I think that book is a bit conservative with it's speed ratings though, because it rated my old boat at 16-17 kts and I could easily do a 22 MPH cruise and top out at 28.
- buster53
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- Vessel Info: 2001, Carver 356
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Re: Carver 355 w/ 454's
Big question, are those 454’s carborated or fuel injected? If carborated, you definitely want to keep the secondaries from opening as they will suck down a lot of fuel.
Assuming your engines will top out in the 4500 range, my suggestion based on my experience with both boats…run your engines in the 32-3300range which will probably give you a decent speed in the 18-19 mph range. The boat will probably top out around 30 mph.
I run my 356 around 3100 which gives me a speed of 20-21 mph. I top out at 35 mph.
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- CYO Supporter
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- Vessel Info: 1998 Carver 355
Suspicious Fishes !
2022 Kawasaki 310X - Location: upper chesapeake bay
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Re: Carver 355 w/ 454's
Also, it doesn't seem to matter how much weight or how many people on the boat, it runs the same.
- buster53
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Re: Carver 355 w/ 454's
tomschauer wrote:Source of the post My 1998 has merc horizons. It likes to cruise at 3200 to 3400 rpm, about 24-26 mph depending on wind and tides of course. I have had it up to about 31mph at about 4200 rpms, it was not quite topped out, but i don't like to push it too hard. I am sure it would hit 32-35 mph in ideal conditions, if you can afford the fuel burn.
Also, it doesn't seem to matter how much weight or how many people on the boat, it runs the same.
Tom, what size/HP are those horizons? Your numbers are close to my 8.1, 385 HP.
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Re: Carver 355 w/ 454's
Paperwork from the dealer found on the boat says they are mercury Bluewater horizon magnums. 390hp, 490 lbs torque.
Not sure if they are, or just regular 7.4 mpfi engines.
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