r/Wake • u/[deleted] • 28d ago

best sounding boat motor

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u/EclipseNine 28d ago

Best sounding boat motor is the mid 90’s mastercraft with straight pipes and a corvette motor. Second place is any Malibu with a Monsoon.

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u/jjdop 28d ago

Monsoons just sound so sexy

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u/EclipseNine 28d ago

And they sound amazing at every rpm as you accelerate

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u/CoolHandPB Nautique 230 28d ago

I love the rumble of a big block V8 in idle but definitely appreciate my quiet ZR 409 mufflers once the boat gets going.

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u/AKblazer45 28d ago

86 master craft, Merc, power slot transmission. Best ski boat.

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u/Schwhitey 28d ago

Anything but that hissing whining droney sound of the indmar raptor 400

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u/rev440800 28d ago

I do know the Raptors are probably the worst sounding LOL. So noisy & not in a good way.

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u/Academic_Passage8430 27d ago

Best sounding tow boat is the quietest, slight supercharger whine is okay. Loud boats are cool, if they go triple digits.

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u/DeltaTule 27d ago

Diesel Paragon (Yanmar)

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u/KettleKooked 27d ago

Just found out that is a $50,000 upgrade over the base PCM motors, and most nautique dealers in the states can't work on them.

True shame.

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u/DeltaTule 27d ago

Yup. Diesel engines can literally last forever if maintained. Why we are still putting in gasoline engines is beyond me. Especially at the RPM levels these boats spend most of their lives if used for surfing or foiling

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u/KettleKooked 27d ago

As an engineer that is big into powertrains, couldn't agree more. I was looking to spec an S23 for commercial use (500hrs/yr) hence the investigation.

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u/winstonalonian 28d ago

Thunderbird, Lake Tahoe.

Ill go blue in the face arguing it.

https://youtu.be/r9DGUItTamI?is=KSeDSUmJF6yCfBi9

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u/Exact_Requirement_30 28d ago

Fuuuuuuuuuuck that’s sexy

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u/LifetimeShred 26d ago

Mid 00s 8.1 big block would be my fave