Would you buy a Baja again?
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I'm on our third Baja. For a 36 ft go fast, it has a ton of room. Next one will be a forty.
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Wow, 50+ posts and not a single "NO". I am impressed. When I saw the thread I thought for sure it would eventually turn into Baja bashing. I owned a 95' 272 with a 502. Loved it! I served me great. I would buy another Baja. Always loved the 33 and 35. The cockpit is a dance floor compared to other like size boats.
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But I agree with you Jadento, I was sure this would become a bashing thread also. What a pleasant surprise.
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As you can tell by my name, I LIKE BAJA's. We have had a "Blast", "Hammer" 25OL, 33OL and last one we had was the 40OL. All had their place, all were stepping stones for the next. In every case it was well priced in it's level. And performed along with those that were much higher priced. As the old saying went: Bang for the buck!
But what is and has always been the real trademark of the Baja brand was the owners themselves. In it's hayday (before the most recent down turn) there was numerous events put on by Baja groups, and the company themselves had Poker Run boats and traveling displays that attended these events. It gave it a complete cross section of boaters that enjoyed the look, performance and being part of this group that was based on the brand. This all made for a loyal following.
You will read about some peoples opinions of certain years. For the most part, that is an opinion based on rumor more than fact. The boats that had the issues were recalled at that time and fixed. But to be clear in the overall scope of production, this was a VERY small number that had issues. Personally, knowing some of the people that had those issues, it may.... Not have been completely the boats fault. Just saying... There was also changes that Baja made during production (Adhesives) that caused the majority of the returns. As soon as it was discovered, it was changed and the problems from there forward were resolved.
Like ANY boat, there are those that were taken care of and those that were thrashed. No matter what you are looking to buy, before you pay in full, have it surveyed so you know what you are getting. This is far any and all boats, not just Baja's!!!!
But what is and has always been the real trademark of the Baja brand was the owners themselves. In it's hayday (before the most recent down turn) there was numerous events put on by Baja groups, and the company themselves had Poker Run boats and traveling displays that attended these events. It gave it a complete cross section of boaters that enjoyed the look, performance and being part of this group that was based on the brand. This all made for a loyal following.
You will read about some peoples opinions of certain years. For the most part, that is an opinion based on rumor more than fact. The boats that had the issues were recalled at that time and fixed. But to be clear in the overall scope of production, this was a VERY small number that had issues. Personally, knowing some of the people that had those issues, it may.... Not have been completely the boats fault. Just saying... There was also changes that Baja made during production (Adhesives) that caused the majority of the returns. As soon as it was discovered, it was changed and the problems from there forward were resolved.
Like ANY boat, there are those that were taken care of and those that were thrashed. No matter what you are looking to buy, before you pay in full, have it surveyed so you know what you are getting. This is far any and all boats, not just Baja's!!!!
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Had a '00 25 with 502 Outlaw for 4 years, BN 2008 30 Outlaw with pair of HOs for 4 years. Had a blast, affordable performance. My only ***** is when I built the 30 I didn't know enough to raise the X-dim and paid for it in top speed. That's why I moved on...for 850 hp I had all I could do to wring 73 out of it. No complaints otherwise.
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When I redid my 1999 36 outlaw this past year I took everything off the transom and not a spec of rot ( I was shocked ). The boats also have a good resale for money spent compared to others.
Good luck