Your right. I looked at bajas heavily before I bought my fountain, i think they are the best bang for your buck boat out there and will get people and the OP what he wanted. The reason I didnt go Baja is i couldnt find one with a descent color scheme, to many of them have that carnival cruise theme going on with yellows, pink and purples. Ultimately I got a fountain which is a 91, for the price I probably could have gotten a Baja that was 5-7 years newer.

reason is Bajas are the camaro/mustang of the boat world. Great car, good bang for your buck, but are not quite a corvette,bmw, mercedes, etc. I think a lot of the yuppies or people that really do have money to afford the big boys look down on that.

I have to agree with you on this. During my search I had a difficult time finding 6' plus headroom in a spacious salon that came in at my cash allowance without financing. After a years search I came down to 2 units for the final selection, a 38 Fountain sport cruiser and a 38 Special from Baja.
The Baja was 2 years newer, had much better power and salon amenities, plus Mfg history as their 96 Factory Poker Run boat for the northern states poker runs that year at the same purchase price, she was even on the cover of powerboating magazine with a little article on the buildout and rigging.
In spite of the circus like color schemes it was a no brainer.
What I've found is that Baja trashing is more Internet oriented than in person out on the water.
Thanks for your reply.

See ya,
Kelly

Baja H2x in philly area on craigslist. 2004 for $6k. sounds too good to be true. i just emailed him for details. will post what i hear.

I have nothing against a baja, except that it seems everyone has one. I've heard the same baja bashing on the internet, but I think some people just like to bash....usually those that spent a ton of money on a boat and want to look down upon the guy who didn't. Personally, it's not that I wouldn't buy a baja...it's that I'd prefer something that's a little different from a more popular mass produced boat. I will agree I've seen many with the ugly color scheme...which I shy away from also.

That boat in Philly certainly sounds too good to be true...I'm betting there is another number in front of that 6, and curiously there is no phone number listed. Might be a scam.

Called the guy about the sunsation. Sounds like it's in good shape, so I'm going to try to take a look this week.

the Baja in Philly is $6000. person in military has to go to afghanistan on April 17th. says the boat is perfect 238 hours all told. it is always possible it is a scam, next they want you to send a check because they hafta leave tomorrow...but i think it is worth looking into.

Sounds too scammish to me, and I'm not close enough to look before sending my check off to a distant land. Next, I'll probably have won $11,000,000 in Europe and all I need to do is send them a $5,000 processing fee.

Well, I was outbid on the checkmate. I offered 13.5k and it sold for 14k. I had the opportunity to go above 14k but I declined.

Always a hard call....The boat was only worth $13k to $13500 IMO BUT do you miss out on a good boat over $500? Obviously you have to draw the line someplace...

i checked into it. Its a scam I thik. Boat is ready for pick up in Topeka Kansas, says you can take possession than send it back if you dont like it and dont have to pay until you inspect it. Boats in Topkeka KS, has an Ohio reg sticker and on a Philly cragislist.

He really wanted 14K, and I offered 13.5K. Just so happens he had gotten a call that day that a guy wanted to look at it. If the guy didn't buy it, it would have been mine for 13.5. He offered 14, and I had the opportunity to go above, but decided for a '91 with 565 hours...even though in great shape, I didn't want to. Well...actually, I talked myself out of it for about 3 hours...trying to stall long enough it wouldn't be available and he'd tell the other guy it was his. Then I called back and asked if he had an agreement with that guy...because i might go above 14. He did, so no boat for me. I hate and love boat shopping at the same time.