1986 BAJA sport 220, Johnson 300 V8

[jamsteel]

1986 BAJA Sport 220 with Johnson 3.8GT 300 HP V8 outboard. and Shoreline Tandem axel trailer with surge brakes. This boat was in storage for over 18 years and is in showroom condition, as the pictures show. Everything is original . The motor has been totally gone through, all 8 carbs have been rebuilt, new fuel hoses installed, lower unit overhauled, new water pump and seals, also has H/D 1 1/4" 19 spline prop shaft, with a new Bob's machine bullet nose cone with lower water pickup. runs great. New cover. For more info. message me.

[ctobias1984]

Badass!! What prop/mph? Price?

[Instigator]

Very cool piece.

[JBS]

What a classic! That's a real fun boat

[jamsteel]

Its for sale ??

[jamsteel]

It is for sale.

[jon0098]

Nice, how's it run with the 300 and what speeds are you getting with what prop?

[jamsteel]

It runs great other than its really sluggish on accceleration, as it starts to plain off all of a sudden it takes off like a rocket, with a 24 pitch Bravo 1 4 blade it will run a flat 70 MPH on GPS about 5600 RPM.

[H. Hogan]

Nice Baja. Do you have any better pics of the interior & any pics of the Johnson with the cowl off & lower unit? What are you asking also?

[Instigator]

Does your Bravo One prop have vent holes?

I bought a used IO set for a twin OB I used to have and they did not.
It was an absolute turd coming on plane!

I hade the exhaust vents drilled in them and that cured it!

It runs great other than its really sluggish on accceleration, as it starts to plain off all of a sudden it takes off like a rocket, with a 24 pitch Bravo 1 4 blade it will run a flat 70 MPH on GPS about 5600 RPM.

[jamsteel]

It does have vent holes, I tried different size hole plugs, didnt seem to make any difference. Its just like the motor is to far down in the water with that Gil mount, the motor is about 24" behind the transom and really low in the water on take off, as the boat slowly plains off it starts to pickup a little speed and then all of a sudden it takes off like a rocket. some of those older motors had a low and a high speed circuit in the stator, it almost feels like it is dropping a few cylinders and then all of a sudden they kick in. You cant get at the motor when your going down the lake because it is so far back on the transom. Suggestions welcome.

[Instigator]

Considering that motor has eight one barrel carburetors….., I’d start w/a “link and synk”.

Tons of those things and the 6’s screwed up by guys w/a screwdriver that shouldn’t be touching them.

Common is poor idle/hard to start so people advance the throttle linkage stop screw.
That opens the throttle blades which ain’t supposed to be open at idle.

Do that and it will never run right.

[V pads]

I knew I had seen this boat before. Great looking boat!!! Maybe this will help your sale story.




still have this brochure from my parents Johnson dealership in the 80s. Been a V8 fan since. Good luck with your sale!

[jamsteel]

You might as well buy this one, then you have a new one along with a little family nostalgia.

[pogrelis97]

Is this still for sale?