BAJA 38 SPECIAL to buy or not to buy
 

Hey Guys,
Ok so Im at the Houston Boat show, pretty let down by the lack of true power boats on display, and just to stay true to the crowd I spent some time looking at the new Baja's, Now I am not sure if it was because they were so new, or if it was because there were no other boats there besides formula,who knows.
My g/f got into the 35 baja and was already complaining about lack of space, and pointing to the cruisers :eek: thanks a lot houston boat show :eek: , so I came up with the defense that the 38 special had more room and comforts inside, the salesman agreed, hehe probably because he had just gotten one on trade,,but suddenly I felt myself really leaning toward the 38 special, maybe thats what I get for bringing my g/f, anyway, I currently have a 1983 40 excalibur hawk, that has been more of a project than I wanted it to be. I am too close to finishing her, to make the full decision right now, but I want to know what you guys think? Stick with what Ive got or move to a newer baja 38?

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Yeah,,
I agreee about the show. I was there saturday night myself. Not much in the power boat department. I was majorly disappointed. The wifey liked the 32 Searay Sundancer,,,but I couldnt see 186 g's for a boat that small.

I'll just have to keep shopping till I find the right one myself. :(

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stick with what you have , especially if it's paid for..

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I just figured out that "g/f" doesn't mean "Godfather"!

Am I Italian or what?

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The 38 Special is a Huuuge boat :eek:

Very heavy 13-14 000 pounds.. Needs Big HP to move the beast... I have never read any complaints about that model.

I've eared low 60's with 502's.

It's a real weekender that can handle Big waters!

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I owned a 1995 model for 3 or 4 seasons. I drove it pretty hard most of the time and it seemd to hold up pretty good. I never saw one stress crack in that boat. I could get almost 70 out of it on a good day. That was with 415hp 502's. It was fully loaded with gen and a/c. The only complaint I had was that they used alot of cheap hardware. Seems like I was always replacing some trinket little part. Shop around. There are a ton of used ones on the market.

Steve H

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I did not like how the boat performed in 3+ foot waves, but that may have something to due with the driver. Lots of cockpit space.

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I just figured out that "g/f" doesn't mean "Godfather"!

Am I Italian or what?


:rolleyes: :D

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A guy at my marina has a 38 Special. It looks pretty roomy. What's that boat going to give you that the Excal doesn't or can't have?

P.S. If your GF has any complaints about your boat, tell her to get out HER CHECKBOOK! :drink:

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So you have 3 choices as I see it. .38 special, your current ride & a cruiser.
Lets look at this. The cruiser has all the crap the 38 special does, yet it goes like 1/2 knot at WOT.
The Hawk is everything the 38 special is, just older and has better styling.
Hmmmm the Hawk wins! Assuming the Hawk is in good shape structurally, I'd stay with the Hawk & update it. Paint, Engines, A/C & Heat, interior are way cheaper than a 38 special.

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i have a 2000 boss 38 special.i love the boat.it has gen,a/c and all of the other goodies.wife and kids love it.was not ready for a cruiser,but wanted some weekend accomadations.if you get it you will love it..

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There's absolutely nothing wrong with a 38 Special. Hey, there's a perfect boat to fit every taste, if you like the 38 Special look into it. They're very spacious and user friendly boats.

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I love my 38 Special. I still have it and it is for sale. We were so happy with Baja that we moved up to a 442 for some additional room. The kids got bigger and the 38 got a little crowded. Both boats run well in rough water. Yes they are slower but no complaints about the ride.

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Ha Ha FORGEDDABOUDIT! :evilb:

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Hee You should check out the new Baja Brochure, the guy in there did about the same thing. unlesss :rolleyes: :rolleyes: you are the guy in the baja brochure?, hehe

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For some reason her check book is always out of checks? Ive never seen a checkcard thats soo worn out and still works too. :D

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HMMM letting the girl friend influence your boat decision, Just a thought, but what boat would you rather be on if you were single, let me rephrase.... which one do you think you would pick up young bikinis in?? :drink: hats the one you should buy.

WILL :drink:

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Get a new girl and a cigarette

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Yea! What he said!!! If it was a wife of 10 plus years, then maybe you might have to THINK about a cruiser for about .3 seconds, but a g/f??? Oh helllllll no, because I have learned that they just want to see if you'll do what they say, get you to buy something you really don't want and then they're outta there. At least with a go-fast, you will attract other high quality strippers.........I mean girls and she'll have some competition which means she will love you more, but if she leaves, it's no harm/no foul because YOU have the boat, YOU want!!!

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Cant wait till RATMAN sees this thread :evilb: :evilb:

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Same here!! The wife and kids love it!! Tons of room for them to go down in the cabin. (6ft headroom) The performance is enough to get me by, but I would love to go faster!! :rolleyes: Mine is a 1993 with 502's and has broke 60mph once on GPS, it runs 58-59mph all the time in any water. I have thought of selling it and upgrading it but the boat I would like to upgrade it to is a lot more money!! (38zx Donxi)

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I Like the Way you Think :drink: :evilb:

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Ha HA I like the way you think even better,, :evilb: I had a nightmare last night that some how my g/f had a kid and it was mine :eek: :eek: I was looking at minivans and the kid was ugly :chimp: , lets just say I passed on the quicky before work today,, kinda freaked me out :( .

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phuk minivans...........those are for sukker moms and brokeback types, dude for real.......get what you want. I learned the hard way..............with a HOUSE!!! Bought what she wanted, 3 months later she was out of there to get married to some hillbilly type. At least I made a good profit from its sale :evilb: :evilb: :evilb:

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Glad to see I am not the only one who thinks like me, Get what you want, if she doesn't like it, I promise you their are plenty of other, younger, wilder ones that will. :drink:

WILL

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:evilb: