Good evening,
i wanted to asked the knowledgable masses on your collective opinions on manufactures. We are looking at buying a new boat in the next couple weeks at the local boat show.
A little background: This would be our second boat. Our first that we still own is a Bayliner Jazz with a 120hp jet that we would sell in the spring. we have owned it for 7 years. We are a family of four and enjoy water sports. I kneeboard, my wife skis ad boards, my son tubes and I would like to have him try skis or the kneeboard soon. Daugter just rides along and smiles at the air in her face (3 yrs old)
We are looking at 18' - 19' I/O bowriders. I am seriously looking at the Bayliner 185, Four winns 180, Glastron GT185. These are boats that have dealers all in close vicinity, and pricing is in the same ballpark, with the most economical being Bayliner and the most expensive being four winns. Propulsion in all three is via the 4.3 v6. Dealer service is not overly important to me, as I perform all my own wrenching, but I do return for parts.
Anybody have experience either good or bad with these particular boats or manufactures in general? I know in the past Bayliner did not have the best name, but at the same time they seem decent now, I believe they all have lifetime hull warrantee's, etc. Fit and finish is important, but not a pre-requisite. I like the fact the bayliner has the largest fuel tank, as the boat stays on a lift in the lake from May to September, so if I can cut down on refueling trips, it is a big plus in my books.
Any thoughts or opinions good or bad are welcomed.
Lance
i wanted to asked the knowledgable masses on your collective opinions on manufactures. We are looking at buying a new boat in the next couple weeks at the local boat show.
A little background: This would be our second boat. Our first that we still own is a Bayliner Jazz with a 120hp jet that we would sell in the spring. we have owned it for 7 years. We are a family of four and enjoy water sports. I kneeboard, my wife skis ad boards, my son tubes and I would like to have him try skis or the kneeboard soon. Daugter just rides along and smiles at the air in her face (3 yrs old)
We are looking at 18' - 19' I/O bowriders. I am seriously looking at the Bayliner 185, Four winns 180, Glastron GT185. These are boats that have dealers all in close vicinity, and pricing is in the same ballpark, with the most economical being Bayliner and the most expensive being four winns. Propulsion in all three is via the 4.3 v6. Dealer service is not overly important to me, as I perform all my own wrenching, but I do return for parts.
Anybody have experience either good or bad with these particular boats or manufactures in general? I know in the past Bayliner did not have the best name, but at the same time they seem decent now, I believe they all have lifetime hull warrantee's, etc. Fit and finish is important, but not a pre-requisite. I like the fact the bayliner has the largest fuel tank, as the boat stays on a lift in the lake from May to September, so if I can cut down on refueling trips, it is a big plus in my books.
Any thoughts or opinions good or bad are welcomed.
Lance
