Don't get me wrong...Baja is a nice boat..It is just not what a fountain is.

I am biast twards fountain. That is why I got one.

A friend of mine has a 36 outlaw with a race cabin and stores his boat next to mine in my barn. He knows how to drive it and has twin 700 hp blown motors with imcos (lighter than #6's). He cannot break 100 mph. That setup in a fountain runs 120 with me driving and he's a lot better than me.

I'm sure that's true, and that is great. But it has nothing to do with the topic of this thread. Roush97 asked about 25OL and 27 fever with equal 454mag power. The post that suggested there would be a 20mph difference was silly.

I like Fountains. Not bashing them. Just trying to give Roush solid info.

The post was from someone with a custom engine and a big blower. When he said there was a 20 mph difference I think he meant his friend's Baja had similar power. I agree that with 454 mag power there would be little or no difference between the boats but as the power gets bigger, so does the speed difference in the hulls. I think this is an important point for a guy looking at used boats because sometimes the big power doesn't make much of a difference in price.

I've never seen any fountain 35,38,42 with 700 anythings run 120. Lets keep it real here please.

Reality as it may..I paid 28,000 for a 27 fever in excellent condition .It is a 92.

My friend or neigbor has a 03 or 04 Baja 25 that he paid 60 grand for.

His boat runs a little over 60, my boat runs a little over 80. Sorry for all the confusion.

This is a fountain blog though

So get an older fountain like I did and save big money and go fast wiith a Quality boat ..Or not.

not a big deal ..Just what I think.

Simply 1 man's opinion

36 foot Baja with 500 EFIs run 74 MPH. A pair of 700 may gat it to 85. 100 mph with 700s is absurd in that boat - it wont do it.

Im in the same boat im looking into the 25 baja ol and a 27 fountain fever. The baja is nice and its cheaper but so are the amenaties. Fountain Electric Boulsters Baja drop down. Fountain Full Hydraulic steering and Tabs. Fountain has a steped hull and handles better compared to the baja. Also a 496ho will make a fountain go 70-72 and a baja 64-66. That is according to boattest.com. Im leaning toward the fountain.

you wont regret it!!