Bob,

Bayliner is a division of Brunswick, who owns many boat lines.
The Bayliner line *is* Brunswicks "price point" line. One achieves a "price
point" boat by cutting a few corners here and there so that your boat *can*
sell cheaper than comparable boats. It's simple economics. Think of them as
the Volkswagon or Hundai of little boats. Genmar also has "price point"
boats - the Glastron SX series comes to mind as an example.

Now, recently Brunswick has taken some steps to divorce the "Trophy" line of
Bayliners and the "Meridian yachts" from the Bayliner name. They did this
because Bayliner has become equated with "cheap boats" and they don't want
those two lines to present that way.

The more I've learned about different little boats - the more a Bayliner
would never satisfy me. That's not to say it's not a good entry level boat
for getting your feet wet - but you'll prolly want more as you get "boat
saavy".

Good boat cheap? - depends on use. Great boat cheap? - nope.

In the immortal words of Meat (that's Mr. Loaf to you) :

"There ain't no Coup DeVille hiding in the bottom of a Crackerjack box."

-W


"Bob D." wrote in message
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As such it is my opinion that bayliners are a for most applications, a
viable, option, and people who continuously and globally bash, dismiss, or
slight the entire Bayliner brand, without provocation, and without a shred
of constructive information, are behaving in a bigoted, and unfair
manner.

When they act in this bigoted manner they are in fact perpetuating a false
or outdated, or over generalized sterotype, and doing disservice to
Bayliner owners, potential Bayliner owners, and the rec.boats groupo as a
whole.

Why is that so hard for people in this group to accept?