I need some meaningful assistance!
I have a Baja 40 SST with triple 500 EFIs and XZ drives and weighs dry 11,200 pounds.
The boat runs 81-83 mph which we are very happy with, excellent balance and fantastic in choppy water. BUT we are plagued with mechanical failures and are proposing the following installation.
A few months ago I purchased a pair of 725 Ilmors with enough kit to have side by side or staggered set up, I don't have drives or transoms yet so advice here would be good too, has anyone here done a similar thing to a Baja 40?
How would the circa 1700 pounds in weight reduction in the rear affect the balance when running at high speeds?
I await any useful comments.
John.

They made a twin side by side setup already so it is not uncharted waters. I am just unsure if the stringer setup is different, I never got around to looking.

I always wanted to make a staggered 40 Outlaw,,,,, keep us updated

Thanks Obnoxus, I will post the finished result and performance figures.

Get in touch with XT Innovations. They built the boats new and could tell you everything you need to know about any differences in layup, stringers, etc...