Baja Cat???
 

http://louisville.craigslist.org/boa/4064717425.html

Baja Prototype Cat (Only 2 made) 1999
BAJA SUMMER READY THIS WEEK CALL FOR APPOINTMENT TO SEE SERIOUS BUYERS ONLY PLEASE THIS IS ONE OF TWO EVER MADE TWIN 502'S LESS THAN 100 HR
I PULL THIS BOAT WITH MY SUV VERY LIGHT KEVLAR HULL
Screams across the water at 90+ MPH
HARDLY EVER IN WATER I NEVER HAVE TIME TO USE IT
HAS BEEN STORED INSIDE ALWAYS
UNBELIEVABLY PERFORMANCE
includes: Brovo Stern Drive Package with 4 Blade Brovo Stainless steel props.
IN WATER ONE DAY LAST YEAR RAN ALL DAY USED LESS THAN $80 IN GAS
******CALLS ONLY NO TEXT 502-548-2470 ED * APPRAISED VALUE IN 2012 WAS $126000.00
only 2 ever produced, you have to see this boat and its amazing custom graphic paint. As to be expected, Baja uses the best of all components to produce their first and only venture into the catamaran design. Components include a step down hull still considered the finest in aero dynamic fabrication for speed and handling with space age stealth board composites and completely wood free vacuum bag construction method. The twin Mercuiser 502 EFI/CI engines. The Mercruise HP500 has enjoyed phenomenal success over the past years as the exclusive power of the American Power Boat Associations Factory Offshore Racing Series. The engines success on the race course has transformed the sport boat industry with several boat builders offering the race proven HP500 as standard equipment. Imagine what the twin 502EFI/CI can do.

Wow is all I can say... I think unbelievable is exactly what I would call this!! and the fact they don't know the difference in a 502 and a HP500... Just Wow

never seen one of them before!! That BROVO drive is also the finest in aero dynamic fabrication!!:)

It looks like a Mares.

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Serious Steps, like Exhaust work....

"you have to see this boat and its amazing custom graphic paint"

Wow, I think I just threw up in my mouth a little...

Great sales pitch! bwahhaaha!! I seriously hope nobody is going to believe those are black HP500s.

"Your opportunity to own this powerful machine at $69,500 is a steal.
may consider parcel trade"

I will trade a parcel on it...lmao

Seen this boat at our local poker run back in the day Captains Cove the Baja dealer ran it and had it for sale.

Looks like a Caiman Cat. Schoell DDC bottom. Came in single and twins.

It is. They made two. The other one sank at LOTO.

Motors look real fun to get out, or work on for that matter. ESP plugs on the outside sets. Oh and the graphics all I can say is "she's a beaut"

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paint job reminds me of a mid 90's cig... if it was on a cig it would be bad ass :lolhit: I think its a cool boat (minus the paint)

You brought a GUN into a (butter) knife fight? C'mon now!

Definately a Caiman. They ran pretty good with a single

This boat is local to me - I have seen it parked out in front of the house on many occasions. Don't know much about the boat, but if I am serious about selling a big ticket item and have as poor of a grasp of basic spelling and grammar as this guy does, than I would find someone to proof-read the ad for me to keep me from looking like an idiot.

Well Budman, you see, that is the idiot's paradox- he is too smart to see that he needs proofreading.

Baja had a race car back in the early 80s. This looks like the pleasure version...and it looks like a brick going through water.

Who actually built them? I remember Paul Kraft some how being associated with them...

It does have "SERGE BRAKES". That's gotta be worth something.

I believe Paul Everett may have been working with Baja on these.

Seller is from KY, he's just a poor, inbred hick who doesn't know any better.

:whistle:

One of the owners of Express was in that 37/39 race boat you're speaking of. Express Cats were made just down the street from a home on the St Clair River my parents had. Two good friends of mine had 39's both with Baja on the helm. I think anyone who knows boats knew those were not made by Baja but hey money's money so Baja wants to pay for the opportunity to offer a Cat to a Baja fan Express obviously said....Sure.

Looks like a trapper keeper.

Excuse me! I resemble that remark! :D

Imagine how much faster it would be, if you replaced the McLead interior with something a little lighter?

Your right, that's who I was thinking of....

Rolling Thunder had a Baja Cat that ran OK in its day. KAT was also a Baja Cat. Both were quickly made obsolete with Jaguars, then Skaters-Motions-Spectres etc

I see it has The Very Best in " Bent Pitot Tube" Speed thermometer pickup techmology as well.

Paul Everett was the guy behind the Caiman. I almost bought the tooling about 10 years ago. They were built in Sandusky, Ohio. Paul used guys from Baja to help lay them up.

I own the last one built, #3. It was laid up by a group from Dow as they were trying to finalize a layup schedule and lighten up the hull, the others were laid up by local employees. The hull is a Harry Shoell DDC design and was produced by Paul Everett. They are pretty efficient hulls, ran 93mph with the stock 502mpi's with prop slip in the 3%-4% range.
Mine is currently going thru a complete rerig with 750hp motors, ext. boxes, -2 Sportmaster XR's. It will be interesting to see what the efficiency if the hull does with power. I have talked with Paul Everett several times and he says the design has liked power in the V's that it has been used in. We will see on.
Cig3 PM me, I would like to discuss your thoughts on this design.

Your boat was exactly what I thought when I saw the above pic. Are you repainting it while rerigging it also?

All white with Caiman Logo on the side.
If hull is as efficient with power is it is with stock power then it should be a fun ride. I'll add some pics before too long.