"Chuck Gould" wrote in message
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Our test boat was equipped with a pair of 300HP Volvo diesels and stern
drives. From a cold start, the Volvos fired up with quickly and clean.

We recorded speeds of 23 knots at
3100 rpm, 25.3 knots at 3200 rpm, and were even able to run at wide
open throttle through the foaming and churning crests long enough to
establish that at 3650 rpm we made 30.3 knots (upwind).


What model Volvo diesel engines did this boat have? It seems they have
upped the max RPM considerably in the past few years. My older (6 year old)
Volvo TAMD-63P's (370 hp ea.) are only rated at 2800 RPM at WOT.

Eisboch