Re: Is there anything Positive with a Bayliner Boat
The Trophy boats are in a different class from the capris.<br /><br />The big problem as I see it with most of the Bayliners is the carpet glued down over plain plywood. It rots when the humidity climbs, let alone wet swimmers or splashed lake water dripping on it. Then, the stringers are also plain wood and Bayliner does a marginal job of fiberglass coating everything to begin with. Add those up and its disaster for many of them.<br /><br />But again, if you take care of it, keep it DRY, it will last a long time.<br /><br />Add on the fact that many Bayliners came with Force outboards, a lot of the reason Bayliners have such a bad reputation. The Force is probably the worst of the outboards, but not necessarily a bad outboard if that makes sense.<br /><br />They are the only manufacturer to rate HP at the engine, rather then the prop, so a 125 is really like a 110-115 of the other manufacturers. Top that off with coils and stators that like to go out. They are a very simple design compared to the other mainstream brands (which I liked, incidentally, they are easy to work on).<br /><br />I had good luck with my Bayliner, but the rotting wood and maintenance on the Force was a good starter boat because you learn A LOT!
<br /><br />Good luck. 