I think there's a 2000 Bayliner, like you're considering, up at Everett
Yacht Sales and it's listed for $49,900.

This is the time of year when boat prices start to soften up on
brokerage boats in the NW.

The best months for sales are March, April, and May- and about now the
sellers begin to get a little nervous about whether their boat is going
to sell at all, this year.

Even though sales in the Seattle area have been *fantastic* for most
brokers this year, it is still a buyer's market and always will be. The
decision-making seller is the owner of the boat, not the broker, and if
he were seeing a flood of offers the boat wouldn't continue to be for
sale. It doesn't matter whether the broker is selling 4-5 boats a week,
the seller is judging the entire market by the fact that *his* boat
remains unsold.

Have an independent mechanic check out the engine of anything you buy,
and you should have a surveyor go through the hull and systems very
carefully as well. Email me off the NG, and I will give you some names
of reliable people you could contact for these purposes in
Seattle.