On Sat, 20 Feb 2016 05:31:37 -0800 (PST), True North wrote:

John H.
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"So? Come on...tell us more. Pictures?

Here I've spent hours reading and listening to computer sound systems, and you're
doing something constructive!"


Won't actually have it until May. Have to go back to the Boat Show on their dime to sign the paperwork around 1100 hrs.
Since I'm somewhat limited by our narrow driveway, the new boat is only a foot longer and a few inches wider. Since it's made of fiberglass, it's about 50 per cent heavier. In order to not get bitten by our seventy cent dollar, I opted for a brand new 2015 model.
Since I'll be doing my deep water sailing on a 39 foot sailboat this summer the idea was to not spend too much money to get something the wife will want to go out on on fine days.
There were two versions of the same boat. The outboard model and a MerCruiser 3.0 I/O model with a big extended swim platform to make it easier for us and the dog to re-board. It's a compromise as usual. Could have gotten a bare bones more sea worthy boat for a bit more, but the wife wouldn't hear of it.
It's a Bayliner 175BR. Yeah, I know...they had their problems with quality a few years back but the salesman convinced me that they are reasonably solid now and with the light useage and short season up here, it should last me the rest of my boating career.

Nice looking boat. Bayliners catch a lot of **** from some folks, but it's easy to
shrug it off. I only know of one guy here who made Bayliner bashing a career.
Hopefully he's gotten over it.

I came across this while looking to see what they looked like:

http://www.baylinerownersclub.org/in...nd-accessories

Might be some good info there. As for the bimini, if you get one, I'd try to make
sure it was through-bolted if possible. Ours on the Key West was installed by the
dealer - just screwed into the fiberglass. The screws were continuously coming loose,
to the point I was afraid the threads would strip.

That 3 liter MerCruiser should push that thing along right nicely.

By now you've probably signed the paperwork...so: Congratulations!!!
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