I am looking around just to see what is out there. I have a 20 budget and looking for something 30’ or larger (clean) with a trailer and minimum of two 454 or larger engines and must be bravo drives. What’s out there? And sorry but no projects unless it’s a steal.

Well for 20k, sign me up for one as well.

That’s it nothing? I can walk into a late 80s 311 Formula for right around 20.

I dont think your gonna find much for 20K with twins and over 30ft long on a trailer thats clean. Even in this crap market. The late 80's Formula your looking at is almost 25 years old, and probably is going to need a pile of work, or it already HAS had a pile of work done, in which case its hard to think the owner would be selling it that cheap

http://kalamazoo.craigslist.org/boa/3107419138.html

+1. Put your 20K down on something and have a small payment on a later model. (late 90s, early 2000s 29OL or 302). Clean low hour ones can be had in the $30s.

Sorry guy but I am not seeing the light at the end of the Baja tunnel. I thought for sure that I would have had 50+ responses on here but I only got one good lead on that 280.

The point about a budget is because that is what I have decided I can spend without causing any side affects or worries in my life. I understand other people’s budgets might be different but mine is in stone. After being laid off one time for 9 months I will never allow myself to feel that sick feeling having a loan out there that I can’t manage so this is why I am good with an older boat in the price range that I have asked.

I know for a fact that there are plenty of 20+ year old Formulas and others brands out there in that year/price range that are very clean quality boats, so are you guys telling me that a Baja falls apart in that amount of time?

Sorry for my rant but im sick of people telling me and others on here that they have nothing unless they spend more.

Maybe they are telling you that the people that have a 20+ yr old Baja that meets your requirements arent going to let it go for $20k. Its probably paid for & they see no reason to spend money on a different boat right now.

Go grab one of those Formula's & enjoy it.

pachanga 22 is right, they are all over if you look. we were jsut tied up with someone at aquapaloza in loto this last weekend, they had a 31 foot formula with twin 454 mags, mcleoud seats and in excelent shape. with a tripple axle trailer they gave 17k for it.

http://syracuse.craigslist.org/boa/3158352517.html

http://philadelphia.craigslist.org/boa/3117271976.html