Campion 552

[Reel Gone]

So a good freind of mine calls me tonight and says he's looking for a 552. Does anyone on here have this model ,if so what engine is in it? I know they came with either a 3.0L or 4.3L , is the 3L big enough power for multi purpose use. Will it pull a 200lb+ guy up on ski's or would the 4.3 be the only way to go? Just trying to help him out and appreciate any feed back.

 

[leftcoast]

My buddy has this boat with the 3l. Under powered in my opinion 3 guys and rough seas this thing is slow. Great hulls but go for the bigger motor you will be happy you did. To answer your question a good skier could probably get up.

 

[Hookin'up]

I have a 622 i'll be parting with soon possbly 4.3l
pm me if interested

 

[Wwunder]

I have a malibu 185 with a Volvo 3L and the SX leg. Which I believe would be a similar size (18' with cuddy). I do not find it underpowered. Right now I think its slightly underpropped because I can go over 4200 RPM with a full load (3 guys and gear). It tops out at about 35 MPH and cruises around 25 MPH. I took two buddies from Alberni to Bamfield last summer with all the gear for 3 days fishing and had no issue with the power.

I just put trim tabs on it to help with load balancing and keping the bow down in the chop, but if all goes well I might step up the prop pitch to cruise at a lower RPM. Hope that helps.

For skiing, I wouldn't expect to have any issues pulling up a slalom skier, unless they are very inexperienced. That said I haven't taken anyone skiing behind this boat.

 

[Reel Gone]

Thanks for the input guys, he is going to have a look at one with the 4.3L . Primary use will be fishing but always nice to have that extra jam whe needed.