bayliner

bayliner1

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i read i message about bayliner boats <br />i have a 1992 i great condition halding up well i store it in a good dry place in winter<br />what is the problem<br /><br />------------------<br />bayliner1
 

12Footer

Fleet Admiral
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Re: bayliner

Nothing is really wrong with them per-say.<br />They are considered an "Entry-level" boat<br />by some (not me), and aquiered a bad rep by<br />poor customer service and jiffy procedures in the fiberglass work.<br />But the reputation is not deserved,if you ask me.<br />I had more hull problems with PenYann,and they have one of the best reputations in boating....Go figure
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<br />But the company has gone way out there to change their reputation,and therfore, the customer service issue is null-n-void, if you axe me.<br />a a MOF, I had only one hull-related problem on my 1989 hull. I went to Bayliner dealer, and he spent 20minutes searching for the right part. He came up empty-handed,stating that the part was "no longer available" in the data fish. He hunted and hunted, and finally came back with what I needed. It was<br />a later miodel of the same, but gave it to me for the cost of the part I needed,told me if it don't fit, bring it back,and he'll MAKE one. He was being funny, but made it clear to me, he would stand behind it no matter what.<br />In closing, here is my baby 'liner. http://members.aol.com/_ht_a/seanzaw/myhomepageindex.html
 

mbb

Petty Officer 2nd Class
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Apr 20, 2001
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Re: bayliner

They are not worse than 75% of the other cheap boats out there. They are 100% "price" boats sold on low price, looks, and mass advertising , usually to first time buyers that dont know what they really need/want in a boat. Historically they were packaged with the cheapest propulsion available, often significantly underpowered with the lowest power option, in the purpose of being affordable to someone. They have improved in the last 15 yrs.
 

bayliner1

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Re: bayliner

ok mbb what motor should you put on 18 foot <br />boat if they are under powered, how fast should thy go
 
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