Where Was Your Baja Built?
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12-22-2008, 04:45 PM
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12-22-2008, 04:51 PM
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Looks quite like the 370ES....
So TEAMBAJA...who´s your Daddy ?
http://boatsforsale.ybw.com/Boats/sh...27516/searchId
BAJA FORCE 280 Built in 1988 (corrected)
A Fast Power Boat Designed by Don Shead and built by Baja Boats under licence in Spain.
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP & Kevlar hull, deck and superstructure
White hull with Black Red & Grey hull stripes
Hydraulic steering with twin outdrives LOA 8.54m 28'2
BEAM 2.49m 8'2"
DRAFT 0.61m 2'0"
WEIGHT 3,175kg "
So TEAMBAJA...who´s your Daddy ?
http://boatsforsale.ybw.com/Boats/sh...27516/searchId
BAJA FORCE 280 Built in 1988 (corrected)
A Fast Power Boat Designed by Don Shead and built by Baja Boats under licence in Spain.
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP & Kevlar hull, deck and superstructure
White hull with Black Red & Grey hull stripes
Hydraulic steering with twin outdrives LOA 8.54m 28'2
BEAM 2.49m 8'2"
DRAFT 0.61m 2'0"
WEIGHT 3,175kg "
12-22-2008, 05:09 PM
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When A U.I.M world Champion is behind the wheel even a Baja will win.
Its a 320 Force in question.
Stockholm-Helsinki 1988.
Its a 320 Force in question.
Stockholm-Helsinki 1988.
12-22-2008, 10:01 PM
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BAJA FORCE 280 Built in 1988 (corrected)
A Fast Power Boat Designed by Don Shead and built by Baja Boats under licence in Spain.
CONSTRUCTION:
GRP & Kevlar hull, deck and superstructure
White hull with Black Red & Grey hull stripes
Hydraulic steering with twin outdrives LOA 8.54m 28'2
BEAM 2.49m 8'2"
DRAFT 0.61m 2'0"
WEIGHT 3,175kg "
12-22-2008, 10:43 PM
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I think Dean sr ran it but would have to check with Deano or Doug. I get to hear all kinds of stories but cant remember because of all the paint fumes. Doug has a million stories if you ever get a chance to hear them . A lot of history.
12-22-2008, 11:34 PM
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Wow, some of this is before my time when I started working for Baja in 1984.
In the mid-late 70's there was production of some Bajas in Arkansas, mostly the Cararra models, and some others became models for Concord Boats. In the mid-late 80's Baja was riding the "high horse" with max. production in Ohio, and a small (production only) site in Texas. Bev Carlisle even went down to be a superviser as she recalls. Get this! Aurthor Anderson was our accounting firm at that time and they really F***ed the Texas plant bad.
Things were great in the late 80s with a private Citation Jet to communicate, and a pilot that was a great guy. We even sponsered a car in NASCAR around that time. We also had purchased land in Florida, and started to develop it for a new plant. THEN the first Gulf War hit, and that was just as bad as things are now with boat building. We lost over 50% of our dealers that year, and had to borrow millions to get through that time period.
Business was slowly getting better, and it wasn't until late 1994 & cash flow was soft, then we asked the bank if we could skip a payment. Well that back-fired and the bank DEMANDED payment, and sold the note before we could come-up with the cash. There are more details to this, but that is how Brunswick came to own Baja. Doug Smith stayed on until 1999 as President under Brunswick, and they were good years up until he retired. I think the more recent history is better known, and I am getting tired of pecking at the keys.
XT
In the mid-late 70's there was production of some Bajas in Arkansas, mostly the Cararra models, and some others became models for Concord Boats. In the mid-late 80's Baja was riding the "high horse" with max. production in Ohio, and a small (production only) site in Texas. Bev Carlisle even went down to be a superviser as she recalls. Get this! Aurthor Anderson was our accounting firm at that time and they really F***ed the Texas plant bad.
Things were great in the late 80s with a private Citation Jet to communicate, and a pilot that was a great guy. We even sponsered a car in NASCAR around that time. We also had purchased land in Florida, and started to develop it for a new plant. THEN the first Gulf War hit, and that was just as bad as things are now with boat building. We lost over 50% of our dealers that year, and had to borrow millions to get through that time period.
Business was slowly getting better, and it wasn't until late 1994 & cash flow was soft, then we asked the bank if we could skip a payment. Well that back-fired and the bank DEMANDED payment, and sold the note before we could come-up with the cash. There are more details to this, but that is how Brunswick came to own Baja. Doug Smith stayed on until 1999 as President under Brunswick, and they were good years up until he retired. I think the more recent history is better known, and I am getting tired of pecking at the keys.
XT
12-22-2008, 11:47 PM
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[QUOTE=TEAMBAJA;2763766]Since I was digging in the brochures, I dont recall ever seeing this. The 350 Force? I assume it never happened or was very low production?QUOTE]
This was the only "rendering" for the original design of the Force 370, that later became the 370 ES. Funny how in those days one guy did a rendering like this, and took ALL the credit as the "Designer" while 10-20 other people did the detail work to figure things out, and got zero credit.
XT
This was the only "rendering" for the original design of the Force 370, that later became the 370 ES. Funny how in those days one guy did a rendering like this, and took ALL the credit as the "Designer" while 10-20 other people did the detail work to figure things out, and got zero credit.
XT
