Baja 184

[Xcelerator]

Hi guys, I came across a clean baja 184, I think it's a 1984 with a decent trailer for 700$ it takes up to a 175hp engine, I have an 84 merc 115 tower of power and was wondering if it would be alright on the 18ft boat, the boat seemed pretty light. Thanks, Shawn

[David]

Most people here would want a V6 on an 18' boat. I don't think 115 on that boat would be very fast, but you could cruise around and pull water toys (with the right prop).

Check the boat for rot, core, transom, floor.

[staylor]

184 Baja open bow with 140 Evinrude cross flow and 23 inch V-4 Chopper on a jack plate with 4 inch set-back- 54 mph. With 175 Evinrude cross flow V-6 and 24 inch Turbo II prop it ran 63 mph. This was in the pre-gps days, but I was running a stock OMC speedometer that was considered to be pretty accurate in its time.
Doug

[Dave Strong]

V6!!!

[Xcelerator]

Yeah seems like the v6 is the way to go, he does have a merc black max 175 with a bad piston, and a spare 150 block I could bolt on for 600$, seem like a decent price fellas?

[actionfast]

A friend of mine has that same boat and does 75mph with a 135 merc. He straightened out the bottom and got a lot out of it.

[Xcelerator]

I was thinking of running the 115 (old 140hp powerhead) for now and getting a jackplate for the boat. The boat is in really good shape, couldn't beat the price $680 for the boat, and trailer, all steering, cables, gauges, new seats, decent carpet and no rot, and I found out it's an '86... The top clear coat was wet sanded, so I think if I buff it out it'll be fine, the sides are glossy as can be. What year was that merc 135? thanks, Shawn-