Looking for Baja open bow
 

Hello Everyone, Looking for little help locating a Baja 252 open bow. Sold a cuddy and wife would like to try a open bow. So want to stay in the Baja family and go with a open bow. Any help or leads would be appreciated.

Check out a mid cabin

Look at the 272 Islander as well. Little bigger hull 25' vs 23'

Navy252 is selling his 252 Islander. Don't think he has it listed yet but per comments, fixing too. He bought Jason Smith's 29OL last year. Don't know if he's a member here but could be. He is on another forum.

a buddy has a 232 islander for sale i know its not exactly what you want but it does run 70+ and is in nice shape

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1997-Baja-23...#ht_186wt_1174

Look closely at the pictures of that particular boat. Anyone see anything that freaks the crap out of them and consequently would never run that boat over no wake speed?

I see 2 things. Wrong size anchor hiding and ready to hit you and maybe the skeg repair thingy.

Let's hear why because my family and I have put over 100hrs on it and never had a problem.

Edit: knowing Sydwayz he has to be talking about how my anchor is a little too small for the anchor locker which is true lol. I couldn't find a bigger anchor that was rubber coated and I'm so OCD about my boats that I didn't want to scratch the gelcoat with a galvanized anchor.

I normally have it secured using the clevis to the anchor eye in the locker and 95% of the time my family & I are just cruising the lake at 30-35mph.

I just saw this boat for sale, they have it listed as a SeaRay 26br but it sure looks like a 252 Islander to me, price seems pretty good.
http://www.parksmarina.com/index.cfm...od/prd1964.htm

Yes, the anchor locker, specifically the loose anchor in there worries me. A good friend got clipped in the temple by a plexiglass bow hatch when the plexi blew out of the aluminum frame during a rough spat in the ocean. It was a freak thing. I could stand and jump on that hatch without pushing it the plexi out, but this incident was not predictable. It wasn't pretty. Had that been an anchor locker door, or worse--an anchor; it probably would have killed him. A few inches lower, and the plexi would have caught his jugular and killed him too.

I'm all about mitigating risk. It's what I do for a living.

That is very interesting, I have never seen any thing like that????????http://www.parksmarina.com/index.cfm...od/prd1858.htm

Called the dealer,, it is a searay no doubt.. Very unigue

Any body know more details about this type of boat,, for sure baja backbone, did they produce it for sea ray, first impression is a baja modification to replicate a pachanga? :confused:

I tried to research it a little bit before I posted it, the only sea ray 26br I could find on google is the one for sale at parks. They are a very big dealer and know what they are talking about, I really just thought it was a mistake from the previous owner trying to make it look like a seray?

Look here, Post #2, Navy252 responds: http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/b...east-area.html

As an owner of of one I would highly recommend the 292 Islander. Great boat in rough water, tons of space, the cabin is nice to change in or for storage (never thought I needed it until I owned one, now I'm spoiled), and with the 496HO it's not bad on fuel. The hull on this boat handles extremely well, drives like an outlaw just slower on the top end. I've had a smaller bowrider and after the 292 I can say you will not be disappointed.

EDIT: I would also highly recommend Performance Boat Center. I drove from Cincinnati to Ozarks to get mine from them and I was very pleased with them, the experience, and the boat.

I was able to get in contact with Navy252, nice looking boat, grahics are good, lot of work done, just to be honest the salt boat scares me.I was able to talk with Navy and get all the details on the boat, Being a midwest guy not to familiar with the long term effects of salt even after all the modifications.

I did a little more looking and they have a video on youtube about the boat saying it was a one of one prototype. That video is over a year old and I did not see the boat for sale there last summer, maybe someone traded it back in lately?

I'm getting ready to have Performance Boat Center do the yearly spring service on this/my boat (fluids/inspection/new impeller, etc). If anyone on here might be interested in it enough to want a compression/leakdown test done on it, I'd be willing to help with paying for it to be done as I'm considering having new spark plugs done this spring also.

I'll answer any questions about my boat anyone may have but I will NOT go behind PBC to sell the boat as they take care of my boats with an open checkbook and have treated me with amazing quality service.

Thanks everybody for the help,,, ended up finding a 2001 232 that will work for couple years.

That's correct it was a one off Baja/SeaRay Pachanga that Baja did for SeaRay. SeaRay thought of bringing the Pachanga lineup back and that was the first attempt, it didn't pan out. Pachanga's were never bow riders. The 2009 SeaRay Pachanga 22 was also based on the Baja HammerX. That was a great 22' sport boat but overpriced from SeaRay.