Speed Trap

This is an easy and quick way to estimate the speed of your boat, we use this method and it works for us.

• Mark two spots, point A, then point B that is 100 feet away from point A.
• Drive your boat at top speed, when the top speed is reached go by point A then to point B.
• With a stopwatch, count the time for the boat to travel from point A to B.
• Cross reference that time in seconds with the following chart to obtain the average speed travelled through the speed trap.

The top speed is calculated with the following formula :

100 feet / number of seconds X 3600 / 5280 = mph

If the boat is at top speed while travelling from point A to B, and the stopwatch operator is accurate, it will give you an accurate top speed.

Submit a Tip

Back to Tips page / Back to Main page