Baja Ski Boat

Sure, you need to put in a ski tower, pole, or some reinforced structure to deal with the weight.

Now as to speed, That boat will run fast enough to peel the skin off of someone, break bones, a neck or totally paralyze. Most ski boats run about 30 to 35. With a top speed of 70 mph you will really need to be careful.

2009-05-23 06:45:56 by C.J.

This is my 1980 14 foot Sidewinder Baja with a 1989 60 hp Evinrude.

i have a boat totally tore down and want to restore it properly

I'm sure that there's no wiring diagram for this boat. Keep in mind that the Engine wiring harness isn't a part of the boat wiring. In the 70's the coast guard tried to get the boat manufactures to standardize the wiring, but there's a lot of variations. Most of the books, are confusing at best. Perhaps a good marine mechanic could look at your boat and give you some advise.

2008-05-22 20:37:07 by 96

last weekend we watched people ski and tube behind a baja 302. we are getting a 98 fountain fever 29 this week, how hard is it going to be to ski and tube behind this thing? or is it going to be to hard to drive pulling a tuber?
i dont think i should need all 950hp to get someone up should i, the driving ? is, is it going to be harder to maneuver pulling a tuber then a normal bow rider?
the boat has (2) 475hp not one 950hp, we are not fast drivers i just like the fountain fevers, so speed isn't an issue. i've had boats for 20 years, started slalom skiing when i was 5 so 30 yrs, i grew up on a river. we have a chaparral 196ssi br that we take to the lake that we normally ski behind. we just sold a 26' crownline cruiser, our river boat that we have skied behind for years to get the new fountain to cruise the river with. so at normal pulling speeds of 25-35mph is what i want to know is how the boat is going to handle if we get a wild hair and ski and tube? if anyone that has a boat like this and would give there opinion that would be great. as for the wake the skiier just has to slow down a bit, its for fun not comp.

Drive?.?.? You're not even going to know someone is behind it!.!.!...for the skier, another question; usually "go-fasts" are set up for only nominal acceleration and high top-end...completely at odds with what you want in a ski boat, however, providing you have an experienced/strong skier, he or she will still be able to get up but they'll certainly have a bigger than normal wake to contend with due to the deep-V hull.

2009-07-21 19:46:45 by jdscj8

I am beginning on a long journey of buying a 20-30' speed/ski boat that will see some occasional rough salt water bay usage (2-3’ chop). I do not something that will do 90 MPH over those conditions but something that can at least stay up on plain at a decent speed while not beating my family and I to death. One dealer told me that stepped hulls ride so much better over water while another dealer said that your kids will hate you if you buy a stepped hull. Which one is telling the truth?

I’m looking at brands like Baja, Scarab, Checkmate, or Formula.

A "Stepped" hull is for gaining additional speed over water by allowing more air to be drawn in via the steps. So a Stepped Hull would be terrible for BIG chop. But on smaller chop that you mention, it would be fine. The best riding will always be a "Straight V" hull with a 23 degree deadrise. Downside to that is is it'll rock more with the waves when you're off plane. I've driven both in the waters outside of SF Bay in California. I took a pounding with the stepped hull once the water got over 4' wind waves. The Straight V rode better and cut the waves more consistently. Both have 23 degree hulls.

2010-07-18 12:56:40 by Mr. Price