94' Mako CC DVee rides great !

[bgreene]

I was fortunate to find a real clean 94 Mako CC Deep Vee 21'

and what a nice ride !

It's my first Mako, and I had heard that Mako's pound hard in a

chop. Not this model. The deep V combined with Bennett trim tabs

gives a great ride. Throw in a little engine trim action, and

it can be adjusted just right for various conditions.

I haven't been through any real rough water yet ( and try to avoid it), but it should be a good ride here too.

Good early 90's D.Vees seem to be fairly hard to find.

Any one else out there have this boat ?

[bgreene]

No one out there has a 93/94 21' Mako DV CC to provide input

on ride / structural characteristics ?

[RingLeader]

Honestly, I think its a fine boat. Stil in the well built era and is a time tested design. Not much has changed on them over the years.

[Brookesta]

I bought a 1990 211 this past April.

Powered it with a 200 Merc Saltwater Carb.

Keep it up in Maine on Casco Bay.

In flat seas she'll do 42mph. Only a little trimming needed. Smooth!

At the end of the season I had the unfortunate need to bring her to a boat yard 10 miles away. Maine oceans at the end of September are squirrelly at best. The day I chose turned out to be beautifully sunny with sustained 20+ knot winds that had come up 24 hours before.

On the inland portions of the trip I was able to keep a strong 20mph cutting thought the 1-2 ft chop no problem.

In the worst spot, open ocean, there were 4-6 foot seas with a pretty short period and strong winds.

Was able to keep a steady 10mph head on into the swells. I found her to be nicely dry and stable.

Don't want any more of my already too few days I can use her to be marred by conditions like that- but it is nice to know she's up for the challenge if we're faced with it again..

[bgreene]

Good info - thanks.

Do you have a T-Top on your 90' ?

I have the T, and with the 150hp Johnson, I get 35 mph max.

I'll repower at some point, and I'm considering various

200hp's.

[Brookesta]

No, no T-top. She's pretty basic- no additions of any type really. Bottom paint and trim tabs.

In hindsight buying a motor, I probably would have gone with fuel injection were I to do it again. Tried to save a few $$ going with Carb. I was still in shock as to how much it really costs to buy a boat. With fuel injections it seems like there would be fewer issues overall- less oil consumption, not having to worry about long periods of idle mucking up your plugs etc.

But overall 200 is a great mate for the 21.

[bgreene]

Similar thinking here.

I'm very pleased with the 94' that I found. Built very well, and

much less costly than a new one.

Since the 150hp Johnson carb on it has over 600hrs, I'm looking

ahead to repowering at some point. The Johnson runs strong, and

carb'd engines save a bunch of $$, but injected has advantages.

I'm doing the preliminary investigating now for best engine ideas.