Steve , we have to remember that the jag 5.3 V12 was designed to be a Smooth ,fast , highway cruiser , for sustained speed for a long time, never designed to be a hard acceleration machine,USA style!

some of the reasoning was in F1 racing Ferrari found the drivers were more relaxed after a long 24 hr. race compared to V8s, V6, and they even tried some 4 cylinder engines that produced some driver energy absorbing VIBRATIONS!

a 60* V12 engine is actually smoother than V16s.

plus some other design features , and most important, at that time period , 12 cylinders was a magic number to talk about!

and so true nobody really needs 12 cylinders , no matter what they say, its all about Ego satisfcation at least for me.

i like your boat sounds great, probably can pass most anything BUT the fuel dock,,HE-he LOL.

ron

 

Thanks ronbros for enlightening me. Puts it all in perspective.

 

Steve pic of my boat back few yrs. 63FT, motor yacht, twin Detroit Diesels , just entering Bahama waters(back ground isles), me on roof arms in air,wife on back deck, auto pilot doing the driving.
YUP that was the life!

 

Really cool. They say the cost of buying and owning a boat goes up exponentially per foot. Lots of truth in that. Never been to the islands. Maybe Bimini next year.