My first post and am looking for advise. I have my Crownline 225 sold and am looking for a different boat. I am leaning towards a Baja 232 Islander because I like the size and stand-up seats. My Crownline had a 496 mag with a bravo III and loved the hole shot and it did about 62mph on gps, what am I going to be looking at as far as performance with an Islander with a 496? Obviously I realize it will have most likely a single prop drive so the hole shot will not be quite as good but I had a 232 boss a few years back with a 454 310 horse and the performance was not that great, 60 mph on a really good day. Also anyone have any experience with a 6.2 in them? Look forward to being an oso member.

A friend of mine had one. They are decent rides. Compared to my brothers Crownline 225 it is much nicer and rides better. But to be honest if I was in your situation I would bump it up a bit and look for a 25 Outlaw.

Just my .02

I appreciate and respect the response but I really want an open bow, I love the look of the outlaws and was considering a 23 outlaw. The lakes I live on are not very big and a 232 is about as big as I want to go, unless I find a smoking deal on a 25 footer.

a buddy has a 232 islander with a warmed over 502 runs 73 and change he loves it would like to go bigger though as we boat on lake erie and it can get bumpy up there

Understood. If your looking for one that is cool. If you buy one then that is awesome! It will be a much nicer boat all around than the Cr225.

Not sure I agree that the Baja will be a much nicer boat than the Crownline. I had a 232 Islander as a loaner once when my new boat was down for an extended period of time. It was a fine little boat. It was a '97 I believe with a 7.4L and a Bravo I. You could probably get into a 252 Islander for not a whole lot more money. It is a better balanced boat with a big block.

Most 232s are big blocks, but there are a fair share of one around with 6.2s. I am just starting the search so there may be some changes made along the way but I just bought a new lift this year and it is going to limit me to 26' and 5500 lbs and am not going through that again for a while. I think the last year for the 232 was 2005, anyone know what the last year for the 252 is? I would like to get a islander 242 but I really dont know what they were thinking with the bow access being on the passenger side and not in the middle.

Here is nice very low (170) hour 25 Outlaw with 454 mag that is priced right!

Here is the link to the 25 outlaw
http://www.offshoreonly.com/classifi...o48034-en.html

Very sharp boat but I really want to be in the 2003+ year range because my boats are for sale at all times and people have more luck financing boats that are within 10 years of age.