RusNab
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I've noticed a few 10 year old outlaw's with 496's asking 50k. WTF!!! Thoughts
Did u see the price of my 17 year old schiada [emoji6] [emoji202]
...but the Baja would actually have hours on it from being launched and used
The prices of used boats is at a peak.. when you see 3,000.00 jet boats going for 9-12k you know it's probably time to wait to buy. Lol
I started a thread years ago asking why Baja got such a bad rap. No one could actually give a concrete answer why. I've see a few Baja's and they seemed to be built pretty decently.
I never thought they were a bad boat at all. My friends from the east coast always say they have some stigma though. Maybe because they are production boats? But so are formula and others?
I was always told they were kinda a fancy upscale sea ray , not knocking them or sea ray.I started a thread years ago asking why Baja got such a bad rap. No one could actually give a concrete answer why. I've see a few Baja's and they seemed to be built pretty decently.
I was always told they were kinda a fancy upscale sea ray , not knocking them or sea ray.
Did sea ray build them???
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I've owned 3 Outlaws. They are good boats. Obviously not a Cig or Outerlimits but very good, capable solid boats with predictable handling. A ten year old boat would be a 2007 and a new 35 Outlaw at that time would have cost in the high $100K's or more.
Baja made Outlaws from 20' to 40' so as they say, size does matter. What size Outlaw are you looking at?
Thank you. [emoji106] I know Brunswick owns a lot of shit [emoji202]They were not built by SeaRay, most likely the comparison came from the fact they were owned by the same parent company, Brunswick Corp, who also owns Bayliner, Crestliner, Harris Boats, Boston Whaler and Mercury Marine to name a few. Their lay up schedule is similar to SeaRay as well. Baja is now owned by Icon Marine Group who builds Fountain, Donzi and Baja's on limited scale.
Thank you. [emoji106] I know Brunswick owns a lot of shit [emoji202]
I appreciate ur knowledge as some I knew and some I didn't.Pretty sad day when Brunswick shuttered the Ohio Baja Factory. They'd been in busn there for a very long time and life long employees that were a very tight group from what I understand. Really a shame it was shut down. Baja then went under the Fountain banner "Baja by Fountain" until Reggie filed BK. Then all four brands (Baja, Fountain, Donzi, Proline) were owned by another large company that bought out the debt from Reggie's debacle. They pretty much didn't do shit with any of the lines for years and ran it into the ground most likely because they were bankers not boatsmen. Best thing they had going for them was Craig Barrie (owner of Cigarette Racing Team in the 90's) leading Donzi but he was too restricted to really do anything (Craigs now with Statement).
Icon is a great thing for all brands and even brought Reggie back to head the Fountain branch.
Anyway, I digress. Sorry for the off rails history lessons. LOL
Pretty sad day when Brunswick shuttered the Ohio Baja Factory. They'd been in busn there for a very long time and life long employees that were a very tight group from what I understand. Really a shame it was shut down. Baja then went under the Fountain banner "Baja by Fountain" until Reggie filed BK. Then all four brands (Baja, Fountain, Donzi, Proline) were owned by another large company that bought out the debt from Reggie's debacle. They pretty much didn't do shit with any of the lines for years and ran it into the ground most likely because they were bankers not boatsmen. Best thing they had going for them was Craig Barrie (owner of Cigarette Racing Team in the 90's) leading Donzi but he was too restricted to really do anything (Craigs now with Statement).
Icon is a great thing for all brands and even brought Reggie back to head the Fountain branch.
Anyway, I digress. Sorry for the off rails history lessons. LOL
Yeah I had a couple out of the Ohio Plant...Big difference from to the other to the other...Regardless I think All are still original molds...I Think.??
Yes, all original molds. When they closed the Baja plant they destroyed a shit ton of molds though. :thumbsdown
I never thought they were a bad boat at all. My friends from the east coast always say they have some stigma though. Maybe because they are production boats? But so are formula and others?
No truer wordsSometimes there's quite a chasm between asking and receiving.
I've owned 3 Outlaws. They are good boats. Obviously not a Cig or Outerlimits but very good, capable solid boats with predictable handling. A ten year old boat would be a 2007 and a new 35 Outlaw at that time would have cost in the high $100K's or more.
Baja made Outlaws from 20' to 40' so as they say, size does matter. What size Outlaw are you looking at?
There's a couple of new 2018 Baja listed online. Too much IMO. They want $80k for a 24 Outlaw with a small block, Lenco tabs and no trailer. That needs to be about $50k to sell it to their target market of middle class entry level boaters.
In the Midwest, every powerboat is a "Baja" to the general public, much like how a lot of people use Cigarette.
I paid $30,000 for a 2003 with 70 hours and not a scratch on it, 25 outlaw 496 mag. I would have preferred a west coast deck style but the ocean around here can get pretty nasty with four footers being common on a summer day.
I did not want a payment and wanted something with a performance vibe, this boat was right down the street from me with the service history from day one. I later found out the owner had 3 boats all maintained by the service manager personally.
So far the boat has been a blast, takes pretty good seas without a problem, I could see where it would be a perfect large lake boat.
Have had to replace a few electrical items, I think that's more of a lack of use and age.
Overall the boat so far has been a pretty good deal, the Mercruiser package, stereo and components are all good quality parts.
99% of the people out there don't know the difference between boat brands, 1% are keyboard commandoes.
I go on Offshore Only for the comedy, the offshore crowd has to be the biggest look at me bunch I have ever seen...I couldn't give 2 shits what anyone else has other than a compliment when we meet.
I took a bunch of guys out last week that are also boat owners of different styles and they all praised the ride and the boat overall.
I hate the graphics but they have somewhat grown on me....designers had to have been fans of mind altering drugs.
That ass belongs to a 29 year old I'm 54. :champagne: