Just won 25 OL on eBay!
 

Hey guys,

I've been a reader for quite sometime on OSO. I had a '97 20 Outlaw with a 5.7L in it a couple years ago. I wanted to get back into boating again and started looking at boats two months ago. I missed out on a 2000 272 Boss a couple weeks ago at a heck of a price, but everything happens for a reason, right?

I ended up winning a 2000 Baja 25 OL about a half hour ago. It has a 502 Mag MPI with 428 hours and comes with a matching trailer. I think I got it for one heck of a price @ $22K. The boat is in Alabama and I won't be able to get it until the weekend after Easter. It's going to be a LONG wait, but I think it will be worth it.

Here are a few pictures..

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...0/Baja25OL.jpg

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...a25OLfront.jpg

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...a25OLcuddy.jpg

Can't wait to boat!

Andy

Looks like its pretty clean and taken care of. Good luck and have fun.

Congrats! Nice looking ride, good deal!

Thanks guys!

I think this will be quite the upgrade from the 20 OL. I sure got beat up in that little boat on the 15,000 acre lake I boat on.

I bought a new 2000 25 outlaw and loved it. I paid 55k for that same pkg new. Great buy and great boat. It will do 65 mph all day long
Enjoy

If you are towing it back bring a grease gun and pump some in the bearings before and during the trip. Who knows how long its been since they were done. Make sure you have some ratcheting tie downs to hook the boat to the trailer if it does not come eith them. Use three one on the bow eye and two in the rear.


And welcom to "Delta House" LOL

Haha thanks bro.

I'm already one step ahead of you. I already planned on bringing a spare tire, jack and jack stand, and of course a grease gun!

997 mile tow should break in the new Eco Boost :ernaehrung004:

got to say i never have seen anyone use dumbells for wheel chocks yet till i saw those pics!

keep track of your mileage pulling empty and coming back with the boat, I'm intersted to hear what the ecoboost gets real world mileage!

have fun with your new boat!

where you boatin in wi

I'll be sure to keep track. I have almost 6k miles on it and a couple weeks ago I made an hour ride on 55 mph highway and I got 24.4 MPG.

Castle Rock Lake and the Wolf River mostly. Probably make a trip to the Mississippi and hopefully Lake Michigan.

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Congrats on the new ride. Looks like it is in good shape.

If you wanna have a good time with a bunch of Baja people, check out www.lakestclairrun.com

Looks to be a big body of water! I'll for sure look into it, thanks.

I would bring 2 spares, some blocks of wood to put the jack on in case of soft ground, and lots of other tools. Better to be prepared for a long trip like that. something always seems to pop up.
Congratulations on your new boat. I know the excitement of bringing home a new toy. :boat::boat::boat::boat:

Congrats on the new toy!

Thanks guys! I cannot explain the excitement, but im sure everyone knows how i feel.

Revd up- good idea with the blocks of wood. Im going to start making a list of stuff to take with today.

Buy a couple sets of wheel bearings in different sizes. You can always take them back. Congrats and good luck with the tow.

Is that Chris M.'s old 25? If so that is a really good buy. He used to live on my lake (Conroe) and it was a freshwater boat...had CMI's on it at one time and boat ran strong. He bought it from us when I was in the biz. Religious on maint. Good buy, congratz!

When I picked my outlaw up in chicago (8 hrs from me), I showed up with enough crap and tools that weighed the truck down lol.

HOSSMAN- The guy I am buying the boat from isn't Chris M. I don't know what other states the boat was in, but I do know that I will be the fourth owner. If I'm not too tired on the way back, I'd love to take a rip through LOTO.

matthewr- I hear ya man! I'll be sure to bring PLENTY of tools lol

Thanks, another great idea! I'll be sure to add it to the list.

The current owner told me he would pack the bearings this weekend.

I just got back with the boat early this morning and LOVE it. Here are some EcoBoost gas mileages.

Truck: 2011 F-150 Crew Cab/4x4/Eco/3.31 axle/Tow rating of 8200#. The truck had 6003 miles before I left Thursday evening and now has 8162 miles. There were three people with bags for 2 nights worth of clothes, snacks, plenty of tools, jacks, spare tire, etc.

No trailer gas mileage:
70 MPH: 19.5-20 MPG
75 MPH: 17.8-18.3 MPG
80 MPH: 15.5-16 MPG

Hooked up to the boat on the way back to WI:
From Central AL to Southern IL was very hilly, so no cruise was used. During that stretch going anywhere from 65-75 MPH I got a consistent 11-11.5 MPG.

Once I was able to get on flat ground, I was getting 14.3 MPG at one point with cruise set on 65 MPH.

I just wanted to let everyone know that I was VERY impressed with this truck. The turbos work amazing when on tow/haul going down hills, gotta love the muffled jake brake sound! I had no problem keeping speed, or even gaining speed going up the biggest hills (6*+). This engine is really the little engine that can do everything!

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...ugh150/049.jpg

http://i888.photobucket.com/albums/a...ugh150/047.jpg

Glad to hear you trip went well.

Nice boat! Mileage in the truck doesn't seem to be all that great though, considering all the buzz, etc. I think at 8200#, that 6 would be workin' pretty hard.

I should have also mentioned I had a 10-15 MPH S wind on my way down. I was wondering why I was getting so bad MPG going 80, so I checked the weather on my phone. Wind kills MPG, that's for sure.

In ideal conditions, I took a 100 mile round trip with the truck a few weeks back and got 24.6 MPG with it set on cruise at 55 MPH.

Love the nighttime pic at the gas station! Totally reminds me of all the road trips Ive taken with my boat down to Desert Storm. Nothing better than a road trip with the boat in tow!

Nice looking Baja!

I think 14+ mpg in a gas f-150 pulling a 25ft boat at 65-75 is pretty good.

Here is some comparison info for ya.

I have the almost the same truck except 5.0L.

2011 F150/5.0/4x4/3.55 gears/145" wheel base/20" wheels. Added SIDO exhaust and tonneau cover.

Around home in So IL...pretty flat ground.
55-60mph....I get anywhere 23-24mpg
60-65- drops down to 20-21.

Traveled to central Ohio in March for work. which was about 1200mi. Pretty windy there and back..either driving into or across. Averaged right around 18 for the trip with cruise set on 72-74.

It seems the sweet spot for gas mileage on the new F150s seems to be right around 57-58mph. Anything above that and it starts dropping

Only towed a few times. Saw about 14-15 with 20 ft Mariah cuddy behind it.

congrats on the boat and sorry for the hi-jack

Dude, who drives 55mph anymore? I tow @ 80mph and drive there too.

Haha Jason....

Gas is 4/gal here. Driving 55 only cost me about 1-2 mins extra driving to work....not really a big deal.

However the extra 4-5 or more miles to a gallon add up. Say I get 2 more mpgs driving 55 over say driving 60....2 x 36 gal tank is 72 miles extra per that tank....Thats 3 extra days of driving to work.....keep doing the math and it adds up.

I would rather have to extra money to play with then put in my tank for an extra couple of minutes each day.

It's nice to see another comparison!

I usually drive the posted speed limit. I guess I was just a little excited to get the boat, so I drove faster :lolhit:

I enjoy the extra couple of minutes it takes me to get to work. I get to listen to more music then!

great looking boat, enjoy

btw, i was bidding against you, lol

Thanks! I've had it out once since I have been home, and I LOVE it.

Good luck to you if you plan to keep searching for a boat!

Good point. Thx