BY U BOY

What are the pros and cons?

Is the floor wood or fiberglass?
I have read that some Bajas have some handeling issues,Is this one of those?
what speeds will it see with 454's
Whats the weight of the boat
What do i need to look for Transom ect.
Do the hatches leak
feel free to add to the list if i missed anything

I boat in galveston bay and it can get rough at sometimes 3's to 5's white caps(bay is shallow)

We would like to overnight on the boat and do some PR's but mostly just sunday boating.

What does the 320 offer that the 29OL does not and vise versa

The boat that i am considering but have not looked at yet shows very good and clean in the pics and can be had for cheap.
thanks for the help.

Full Force

Is it the red one in NH? I have seen it around on the net, I think it would be a good boat for what you want, I have a 86 320 so it is different but as far as hull goes, get a survey, all the older Bajas had issues rotting, actually any older boat does, my transom was rotted, i knew it but still have a survey.

I would assume around 8000lbs dry, not sure on that.

is it 330hp boat? if so prob around 62-64 mph, if it is 420's maybe 68 ish.

320es

If it is a 320es I had one. It was heavy and deep with a really nice cabin. They have full liners, no wood. I never liked the way the boat handled. It seemed like the pad wasn't big enough to support the high center of gravity and it would ride up onto the pad and fall off. Mine was fast for the weight/horsepower but it didn't ride that well for a 30+' boat. The engine access sucks unless you remove the rear seat.

BY U BOY

Thanks guys I'm not sure if its an es or what. It is all red with an intergrated swim platform.

JasonSmith

I had a friend who had several of them. One with 454 Mags,365hp. It was a high 60's boat. One with 502 Mags, 390hp. It was a low 70 mph boat. The last had HP465's in it. It ran close to 80.
I always liked the style of the boat, but wouldn't want one today now that I have the 29. Not that there is anything wrong with them, I just like my 29 better.

320es

I agree Jason. The 320 is much more roomy but the 29 ol is a better riding more stable boat.

Sunshadow

I just bought the boat in my profile pic. 1993 320es 330's w/5psi prochargers estimated 460 hp each. Math says 72 mph? Who knows I've never had it in the water. Sombody explain what falling off he pad feels like. My previous boat was a formula 272 no pad. Am I going to be dissapointed with the ride.

Full Force

72 would be pretty much right with that HP, I have a 86 320, if the hull bottom is the smae design it should run good, I have a friend with a 32 Outlaw using the same hull as mine I am pretty sure he runs 82 ish, he said it rides great.

JaayTeee

I totally agree.

A friend of mine had a 93' with 502MPI's, it didn't
have external steering, which it should have.

When he got it , it had inside rotating props.

The first time I drove it WOT, I noticed it was a bit squirrely,
and as I throttled back and trimmed in, it "fell off the pad"
and rolled on to it's port side running surface......not
a good feeling when you're going 70


We switched prop rotation to outside, and it was
a much better behaved boat.

I liked the looks of the boat, and the Mcleod bolsters.


The 32 Magnum/ Caliber/ Outlaw is a much better
handling boat.

Sunshadow

thanks for the advice mine are turning in now I think I'll swap them before I get it wet.