i saw it but gunna keep my thought to myself to see how many people agree with me.

 

Yeah idk how true that is. I think salesman was talking it up but I’m curious to see what people say when it’s on the water.

 

Yeah idk how true that is. I think salesman was talking it up but I’m curious to see what people say when it’s on the water.

The RC-24, the hull the Reaper is based off, is a faster hull than the Recon. Eric did some modifications to a Recon hull. I talked to a guy at Matagorda Harbor that had one. Don't remember how fast it was, but it was at least as fast as my 22 Xtreme.

 

I saw it. I asked for specs and was told they didn't have anything realistic to put out there because it needed to be run.

I think only having a 40 gallon (36 usable) gas tank if you don't get a raised console is going to eliminate it as a viable option for a lot of guys. Those big engines use too much gas to only have 36 gallons.

 

I saw it. I asked for specs and was told they didn't have anything realistic to put out there because it needed to be run.

I think only having a 40 gallon (36 usable) gas tank if you don't get a raised console is going to eliminate it as a viable option for a lot of guys. Those big engines use too much gas to only have 36 gallons.

nowhere near enough fuel

 

no pics??

 

didn't get any but I will be back Friday and will post some.

 

If Boston Whaler made super fast hulls that break apart and they said sorry no support and sorry we aren't in business to support those hulls anymore and then they changed the name to Beantown Whaler making super fast hulls again I guess guys would still buy em....

Names have been changed to protect the innocent...

Beyond me how anyone would buy one more hull under those known conditions. But Simmons builds what some guys want so go spend the your money on what you want....

 

Found this

 

I lost all interest when the salesman told me it was over $90,000. I saw a Simmons hit a ships wake while running at least 75 mph and I think an aluminum flat bottom would have had a softer landing. But, if you got the itch, scratch it.

 

y'all Texans love some skinny flat water. . . . bet that is a fun fun ride

 

Haters gonna hate lol.

Looks like a great boat. Majek builds them well.

 

80 mph??....we will know soon enough. I am pretty sure they were more worried about making the hull safe and speed was an afterthought. If not it would have been out along time ago.

 

I was told it was rated for a 350. I think that might be where 80mph came from. But like you said we will see.

 

Was not impressed. Hard to spend 90k on a boat with a screwed down console... The salesman when i talked to him about it said they have not yet ran the hull sooo...

 

36 gallon gas tank? That can’t be right, would think majek would know better.

 

I was told if you don't get a raised console (which I personally would not want) then the 40 gallon tank, which only has 36 usable gallons due to EPA regs, was the only option. Majek is not going to put the gas tank in the hull on this boat.

 

I would not want to go 80 in that boat under any circumstance, just being honest. Boats have priced themselves out of a continuous market.
I have my 3rd Extreme now and have ridden in EVERY bass boat on the market, if 80 is achievable it would have to be ice cream conditions and running in a canal like you see many of these boats running in.
36-40 gallons? good luck. with that fire breathing dragon on the back .

Has anybody gotten to see there new boat? It’s the mold they bought from eric Simmons. Seems like they did a good job. Salesman said the boat does close to 80mph with a 300.

 

New boat pricing is absurd, especially for a splatter paint finish and a screwed in console. But they can charge it because they can get it...

 

This is a RC-24 with a 350 V-rod. 72'ish down wind and chop..

 

You call that "chop"??

 

At 80 mph the fish don’t stand a chance......LOL

 

Reeper

Great point on fuel tank, that motor burns about 35 gallons per hour WOT. Also it is more like a 64-67mph boat. I have had several Majeks and one nice thing is they build a solid boat. Running my Eric Simmons Recon with no problems , more fuel and it cost less with more options. 😀

 

Why you would need to ever do 80 mph in a flats finishing boat is beyond me. Or spend near 100 grand to catch trout and reds...That's some expensive *** bay fish fillets... to each their own.

 

It's not necessarily about running 80 mph. It's about being able to cruise at 45-55 mph turning mid-range RPMs.

 

If you see me going 80 in a boat, somebody has kidnapped this fat boy.

 

I have not seen it in person yet. But From what I hear its just a majek... Nothing that great on fit and finish and a three piece boat. Not sure why they could not get the tank in the floor it has the room.

 

Thursday night

I was at the show last night and took this picture of one of the Reapers that was on display. It did catch my eye as a good looking boat - did not talk to anyone about details on it though. $90k price tag for this one.

 

Has anybody gotten to see there new boat? It's the mold they bought from eric Simmons. Seems like they did a good job. Salesman said the boat does close to 80mph with a 300.

I spoke with both of the dealers who had the boats on display, they had no idea what it would run. But if they told you 80mph they must have thought you had no idea what you were looking at. 72/74 MAX with a 350

 

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Well I was at the Houston Boat Show in January working the Majek Booth for Premier Yamaha. I was asked about 200 times what the Reaper would do and being honest I said I don't know but I promise to tell you after I have had a chance to run it. We received the boat from Majek only a few days before the Christmas Break and it takes some major coordination to get all of those boats in and out of the arena so we just did not have ample time to run it before the show. I do not know how to uphold my promise any better than to post our testing numbers here on 2 Cool for everybody to see.

We measured the draft at about 9" on a Check it stick. We put the boat on plane in 13" and shot a video of us doing it. It took me a little while to dial in the prop but we are able to get 66.2 mph out of her with two grown men and a full tank of gas. I also ran it solo and got 68.1 mph light loaded.

I personally fished out of this boat last weekend in the Saltwater Legends Tournament in Port Aransas. We took it across Corpus Christi Bay under less than favorable conditions. Most of the other boats headed for the shoreline but we were able to go straight across. To say I am impressed would be an understatement. One thing that has surprised me is that this boat will run as fast into the wind as it does down wind. The boat handles chop extremely well.

Hopefully I have upheld all of my promises to put it out........We are having an on the water boat show at Bluffs Landing Marina here in Corpus Christi next weekend if you are in town and would like a demo ride.

 

Well I was at the Houston Boat Show in January working the Majek Booth for Premier Yamaha. I was asked about 200 times what the Reaper would do and being honest I said I don't know but I promise to tell you after I have had a chance to run it. We received the boat from Majek only a few days before the Christmas Break and it takes some major coordination to get all of those boats in and out of the arena so we just did not have ample time to run it before the show. I do not know how to uphold my promise any better than to post our testing numbers here on 2 Cool for everybody to see.

We measured the draft at about 9" on a Check it stick. We put the boat on plane in 13" and shot a video of us doing it. It took me a little while to dial in the prop but we are able to get 66.2 mph out of her with two grown men and a full tank of gas. I also ran it solo and got 68.1 mph light loaded.

I personally fished out of this boat last weekend in the Saltwater Legends Tournament in Port Aransas. We took it across Corpus Christi Bay under less than favorable conditions. Most of the other boats headed for the shoreline but we were able to go straight across. To say I am impressed would be an understatement. One thing that has surprised me is that this boat will run as fast into the wind as it does down wind. The boat handles chop extremely well.

Hopefully I have upheld all of my promises to put it out........We are having an on the water boat show at Bluffs Landing Marina here in Corpus Christi next weekend if you are in town and would like a demo ride.

"run as fast into the wind as it does down wind" Good gosh, you think everyone reading this forum is an idiot? That's just a retarded statement to make, i guess physics applies to all boats expect the majek reaper.

 

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I forgot to clarify. Our test boat has a Mercury 300R.

 

It’s an air entrapment hull design.