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Hey guys - This site rocks FYI :P

Anyway, I just picked up a 1995 38 Special with 525sc's. It's a pretty heavy boat because it's got all the goodies like the generator blah blah blah. When I bought the boat the guy claimed it would run 75 to 78 GPS- My GPS is on the way but for now I have had trouble even running 65 on the stk speedo - I know this isn't a good way to tell the speed accurately but I figured it would read a bit higher. Also, it feels like 60-65 ... I have no real expectations on speed but I would like to see what it should run or some other opinions.

Also, does anyone know what the props were stk on these boats from Baja ? It has four blades now.. I don't think they are OEM

CB

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that is not a 75-78 boat.

I would guess mid 60's with that setup

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Had a friend with a 99 model loaded out with 502 Mags.

It ran 65 MPH all day long, and rode GREAT.

With the 525SC's I would guess maybe 70 MPH on a good day. The 525SC's were good motors, but they did not make a lot of horsepower.

Depending on the hours on them they may be ready for a rebuild which could also explane some power lose.

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Fred at Trick has his forsale. I sale the boat down at Jacksonville and it looks pretty nice.

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I have new CPR 502's :evilb: in my 95 .38 Special and it gets 65mph with Ruben driving trimmed to the hilt..


However,, the AC will cool it down to 70 degrees almost as fast... :drink:

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A friend of mine has a 97' that has 525sc's
that have been modified to approx 650 hp,
the fastest I've seen it was about 74 gps.

It takes a ton of power to move these things,
but they do ride nice in the rough.

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My 2000 has 502's.I also have all the goodies.Best that i have seen is right at 65 on GPS.I am turning 24-4 blades.

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Tom (The Wet Spot) was seeing about 61mph with his which includes all the goodies (gen, a/c, etc) and that was with 454 Mags (385 HP) and Bravo 3's. These motors and drives have since been replaced with some carb motors that were producing around 700hp on the dyno so it should be interesting to see how fast he is now!

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A buddy here has one with hp500's, runs right at 70

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i met a guy at one of the baja poker runs that had a 38 with 500's and he said he could only get 63. must have been running bad or he was bs'ing. i thought that seemed way slow.

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I would say he was bs or didnt know how to drive or something wrong, I think they run that range with ho's or 502's

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liquid, you going to pk poker run?

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What's the weight of a 38 special?

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9600

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I dont think so

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I agree with that weight. Mt 36 is 8400 lbs dry without options. Add the generator and all the goodies down below that the 38 has and she is heavy.

9600 lbs Dry Weight
1750 lbs Fuel
500 lbs Gear
750 lbs Four People
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12,600 lbs Fuel Load on the water

2000 lbs Trailer
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13,850 Trailer Weight full less four people

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i know that it takes about 740hp a side to run 84......worked for a dealer years back that did one. boat did not have have a genset. they are big heavy boats that like to bow steer. the more that you can get the bow out of the water the better...

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thats what it said on the baja website.

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Dock is right on the money. here is my weight slip for my 38 with 1/2 tank of gas fully loaded.