Anyone have a mid 90's 260 baja ??
 

Friend of mine just bought a 96 260 baja with a 7.4 and bravo.

Looking for some info on the boat. For example, all the lettering has worn off the switches and we are unsure what some of the Un-obvious ones are supposed to do.

also what prop has worked best for this, and what speeds have you seen. boat currently has a 3 blade on it. i forgot to look at the pitch, but it is tuning about 4800 but only running about 50mph on the speedo. That was with fuel fuel and 5 people. I thought the boat should run atleast 60. maybe it was all the weight??

Re: Anyone have a mid 90's 260 baja ??
 

Just a guess but I would think that boat should run 55 - 58. Check speed with a GPS, speedo's can be way off (high or low). If the boat has a transom shower then it probably has a switch on the dash to turn the pump on. Might be what one of his "unobvious" switchs is for.

Re: Anyone have a mid 90's 260 baja ??
 

Also the 7.4 is only rated for 4600 rpm. If he's turning 4800 with a heavy load then he needs to go up in pitch. Might pic up some speed also.

Re: Anyone have a mid 90's 260 baja ??
 

My '93 260 ran 53 to 55 mph on GPS with a light load when it had the 7.4L with a 21" Mirage Plus. With a 502 and a 24" Bravo 1 four blade prop it now runs 64.5 GPS. These aren't the most effiecient hulls on the market by any means. I figure I have about 18% prop slip. Kinda heavy and wide, too. With the 7.4L a 22" Bravo 1 prop will lift the stern and make the boat ride and get on plane a lot better than a 3 blade. Overall I think they are very well made boats with a modern design that still looks good.