water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

hey guys,
I left a deposit on a 94 Wellcraft Eclipse 210sc which i will be test running this weekend. It was an older gentlemans boat which the marina is selling for him. The motor is a 5.0 220hp mercruiser. Approx how many mph's should a 'healthy' 5.0 push this boat at WOT? i plan to bring a gps. I'm also finding conflicting info regarding the weight of this boat. The marina had a book that lists all make & model boats and thier specs. This book had it listed 2610lbs, which NADA has as well, but iboats & some other site has it listed at 3100lbs. Substantial difference..Dont know which is accurate!?
thanks in advance
pic of boat attached below

Re: water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

First question... the 5.0... is that a Ford/OMC, or is it a GM / Volvo-Penta or Mercruiser?

If it's the former, I'd pass. Obsolete engine.

Re: water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

its a Mercruiser

Re: water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

QuietRider21 said:

its a Mercruiser

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Then you're in luck. If it were a Volvo-Penta in that boat, looks like it'd be a Ford engine. I assume you've looked here?

Bowrider Fishing Boat | resources | Wellcraft

Open the first one in the 1994 list... C_PIG_210_SC_1994.jpg

I assume that's the boat you're going to see. Wellcraft lists the dry weight at 3170 lbs.

Re: water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

thanks for the tips and link...the dryweight of 3170 is actually 30lbs over my trailers capacity..real bummer.The boat is being sold without trailer. i happen to have a nice aluminum single axle that i thought would have worked... Ya know, if NADA isnt going to provide accurate info, then they shouldnt provide ANY. their info was 560lbs off. Stick to cars or something
anyway, i either have to find a bigger trailer or back out of deal..darn

Re: water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

I have a 1990 Wellcraft Eclipse 216 with a merc 5.7L.

I have touched 50mph with mine, and I can reliably get 46mph any day of the week. I've heard that the 454 equipped eclipses can touch 60mph. With a 5.0 though, I imagine it being a bit of a dog. It's a heavy, robust boat. Ensure the trim is in good working order. The bow of these boats really wants to sky itself on acceleration.

My boat weighed in at 3600lbs on a truck scale (I subtracted the weight of the trailer), but that was with tools, 1/2 tank of fuel, and a little gear on board.

Re: water testing a Wellcraft on saturday and have a few ?'s

I had the same boat last year, but it was a 1995 with 240 HP 5.8 Ford and Volvo Penta SX drive. I was in the high 40s with a 4 blade 19 pitch prop trimmed out.


Here is the info from Wellcraft's site:
Bowrider Fishing Boat | resources | Wellcraft

Find your specs for 210SC. Says weight is 3170

My favorite boat I've owned.

Get a tub of Aqua-Buff and that will shine right up.

If it has trim tabs that is a bonus. If not, consider getting them. That boat cruises nice at 20mph, but has a lot of bow rise at that speed. I never found the right trim for that boat at that speed, but tabs just made the problem go away.

Also watch high speed and crossing boat wakes/waves. I found that boat has a light bow weight and likes to jump out of the water ! ! ! There was a Youtube vid of a guy wave jumping his Eclipse, getting 2-4 feet out of the water !

but if it is not rotted out, that is a nice run-about boat.