DRIVEN1

I checked out the 405 today at Thunder Marine. Seems like a nice boat. This one had 496HOs so it is not the fastest boat. They said 62 mph.But it seemed like a condo on the water. I could not believe the head room down below. They offer it with 600s but have not done one yet. They estimated 72mph from the factory. This seems slow to me? To only gain 10 mph while adding 350 hp to the boat. The boat weighs 10,100 lbs and it will only do 72mph with 1200 hp? Any pros/cons I should know about? I will be taking a test ride next month on this boat and a Cobalt 343 with the same power. With all the same options the Baja is about $7,000 more than the Cobalt. Anyone own one to give me some honest positive and negative feedback. Thanks Mike

Dock Holiday

I saw the first hull they built at the Lake Cumberland poker run last September and really liked it. Then we saw one at the Miami boat show and it had many improvements over the first one.

Personally I like them. I think Baja did a very nice job of combining performance and cruiser into one trailerable package.

I will say that I heard a lot of positive comments about the one in Miami from non-Baja folks.

Baja has sold all the build slots for the 405 this year, so I would say they are going to be a hit.

Go test drive both the Baja and the Cobalt and see which one you like best. I don't think you can go wrong with either boat.

bikinilover

343 Cobalt is pretty cool!

jonyb

You mention the speed of these things, but they aren't performance boats. If you want speed, buy an Outlaw. If you want comfort, the 405 IMO is a beautiful boat.

I saw the one from Thunder Marine when I was at the STL boat show (and have some pics of it too), and I also boarded the one at Cumberland that Doc speaks of. I'm impressed with the quality of them. The lounger in the bow is the best. Seems pretty comfortable. For the price, it seems like a pretty good buy.

DRIVEN1

If all wanted was speed I would not be looking at either of these boats. Problem is wife and 2 young ones dictates bigger cockpit area than the typical go-fast allows. These boats would be "wife and child" friendly and still give me some speed that I need. I agree the lounger in the bow is very comfortable. This boat had the arch on it and I think it actually matched the lines very well.

DRIVEN1

I was told by the factory they are going to offer it with the new 700s in it. They say it should break 90mph! I was looking at it with the 600s and it should do over 80mph. The cockpit is very nice and large for lounging.

DRIVEN1

I will let you know next month after driving both which way I lean. The Baja is 42' long with the swim platform so I think it will ride better over the waves in the gulf the the 5' shorter Cobalt does. Also no steps versus a single step so they should ride different. I just hope that the day has some decent seas to it. So do any of the sold ones have owners that visit OSO?