Originally Posted by 320es

The 320ES is an extremely deep boat with a large pad, that apparently isn't large enough. They ride up on the pad, then fall off.

Originally Posted by chris-jack

What do you mean with pad? do you talk about the flat space underneath the boat?

How could i be able to fix the problem for more stability? hugh tabs maybe? Anyway, i will not invest in bigger engines untill i have a stabile boat. Thats for sure.

Originally Posted by Griff

The pad is the flat spot at the rear bottom of the hull. Pads are there to help increase speed. When you get up to speed, the pad will be about the only part of the boat touching the water.

I think you are worrying more about making changes to the boat before you're even comfortable with it. How much seat time do you have in the boat????

Get comfortable with it with the power it has and you will learn what it will need when you want more speed.

Originally Posted by JaayTeee

It starts to chine walk, then it heels over
and stays there.

It's like being banked over like you're in a turn,
but you're going straight.

Originally Posted by daredevil

Don't be so afraid of what people tell you,,,,if u whant 500's stick them in ,,,then go from there and dial the boat in to your compfort,,,,,,,,,u will see its not that bad.

The dialing in part will tell u if u need longer tabs or boxes ,which props and all that,,,,,,,untill u dial it in u have a long way to go.

I had a 33 PP with twin 650 HP race engines and everybody told me i am nuts,,,,the damn thing was fine in every way.

Its what u make of it not what other people did with there boats.
Every boat has up's and down's and the biggest issui is that most of them are dialed in wrong !!!!

Originally Posted by KAAMA

Chris, did you see the video link I posted on Post #14??? I am not sure if there have been any design changes between my cousin's 1988 32' Baja and yours, but if you watch the video does it look like my cousin's 32' has any problems with dual 461hp engines in that hull? It sure looks pretty good and steady to me.

The dead calm water really shows how the hull rides at that speed. He had just planed off and trimmed the drives up and was still gaining speed as he was going by with 4 people in the boat.

I think a 32' Baja would be a safe enough platform at speed with dual 500hp engines if that is the power you wanted.

Originally Posted by daredevil

Take it to a fiberglasser,,or fly mine over to you and have him or anybody u know glass a Thru -V- over the Pat on the botom.

All issuis resolved !!!!

Or make the botom strakes wider !

I even know a guy in germany that could do that for ya ,,,may even be better then buyng engines and little less expensive.
His name is Carl Class in Worms Germany owner of Classperformance boats.
Tell him a german guy from USA send u.

Originally Posted by chris-jack

A friend of mine told me, that 2 x 500 hp in my little boat will be too much. The 454 mag are fine.

Is this possible or just a story? I just want to know if boats can get unstable or unsecure. or something else happenz.

I do not have experience with more than 230 hp, so please forgive my question.