25 OL or 272? Ride quality, etc. opinions
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I have had both 25 and now on my fourth 27 Baja , The 27 seems to be more of a boat all the way around. It is a light weight boat that sometimes feels like a cork in rough water. Personal preference. My ideal boat is the 342 with 500's
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both handle the water great, friend had the 272 and it rode great as good as a 27 can ride, another with the 25 outlaw rides just as good, interior notes are like said above. not much, some personal preferance, however seeming its oct you will really appreciate the windshield on the 27
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both handle the water great, friend had the 272 and it rode great as good as a 27 can ride, another with the 25 outlaw rides just as good, interior notes are like said above. not much, some personal preferance, however seeming its oct you will really appreciate the windshield on the 27
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On the water, the hulls are identical - they will both plane out later than similar sized 21° sportboat hulls but run really nice up to about 65 mph. Above 65 mph the fun starts, and you have to work the wheel to keep the hull level. This is where the advantage turn over to the Outlaw.
I think the seat ergonics are amazing. When seated in the bolster, the windscreen works perfectly. deflecting the wind over your face, right up to 80 mph. You have a perfect view of the water ahead of you and still have both hands free to make small corrections at the wheel while throttling and trimming with the other. It really feels like, and looks like the drivers boat.
Both boats came out of Baja´s golden year. They had a great designer working for them, back then!
Stephen
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Windscreen works very well on the 25, not saying you can smoke a cig. at 65 mph but if you hold your hand just over your head you will feel the full force of the wind while your face is just getting a little breeze, like a hair dryer on low....
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That would be Denny Lutz, Greg Haldeman, and myself. Hey, wecome back to the forum!
Windscreen works very well on the 25, not saying you can smoke a cig. at 65 mph but if you hold your hand just over your head you will feel the full force of the wind while your face is just getting a little breeze, like a hair dryer on low....
XT
Windscreen works very well on the 25, not saying you can smoke a cig. at 65 mph but if you hold your hand just over your head you will feel the full force of the wind while your face is just getting a little breeze, like a hair dryer on low....
XT
The colours and graphics were also in a class of their own.
The assembly quality was always more "production" than "custom" but great value and plenty good enough for 95% of what the boats get used for.
Great to be back - and still extremely satisfied with my "Card"
Stephen
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Even with the drive all the way in she likes to run up waves and pound in the big stuff especially following seas. Learn to use the tabs to keep the bow down and cut thru the waves.
Nice boat with a good cuddy, that's easy to trailer, and decent on gas over twins.
mb.