RIBCO Venom 30 – Twin F200G Yamaha’s
Stingher 32 GT – 2 x 300hp Verado 4.6L V8
RIBCO Venom 30 – Twin F200G Yamaha’s
Stingher 32 GT – 2 x 300hp Verado 4.6L V8
Top Line Corsair 33 – Twin 5.7L V10 350hp Verados
It was the first time Corsair 33 had the V10 Verado engines on her transom, so we were tempted to do a short test to show how it performs with Mercury's new 350hp engines, which you can compare with the performance that we recorded with the 8-cylinder 300hp at the link below:
https://www.e-ribbing.com/el/top-line-corsair-33-twin-300hp-4-6l-v8-verados/
Although we had the same loads and similar weather conditions, the comparison cannot be accurate since the tests did not take place in the same sea area and of course the difference at the temperature was huge. Nevertheless, we can draw some very useful conclusions.
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