Two suggestions:

1. Check Ron's story by poking the hull of a Trophy and comparing it to the
hull of any other similarly sized boat. See if it flexes 1/4 inch more, (in
relatively the same spot), or not.

2. Check Ron's story by running an advanced search for Bayliner in Texas on
Yachtworld.com. See if any of the brokers and dealers in Texas deal in used
Bayliners, or not.

Then decide if his annual troll consists of:

objective, factual, empirical observations

or not.

Bayliner is not the world's best boat. By any standard. But it is more than
adequately safe and serviceable for conditions encountered by many casual,
weekend, boaters.

Those who need a more stoutly built boat should buy one. There are any number
to choose from. Some guy who wants to chase a few fish around a lake, do some
weekend boat camping, or drag a tuber around on 4th of July weekend doesn't
need a 90,000 pound transoceanic trawler. For many casual, fair weather boaters
(who may be caught temporarily in foul) on the majority of US waters, Bayliner
is an acceptable choice. In some cases, it may even be the best choice. In
others, not at all. Let's hope that the folks who should buy something else do,
but it's pure BS to insist that *everybody* should buy something else.

Bayliner enjoys some extreme owner loyalty. Most of the used Bayliners are at
Bayliner dealers. Some would say that's because once you buy a Bayliner, you're
condemned for all time to own nothing else since no other dealer will take it
on trade or represent it as a brokerage boat.
Once again, yachtworld.com. Facts speak louder than allegations.

What is it with people who are so insecure in their own choices that they must
ridicule
others, who are doing them no harm, for making a different choice?

As far as the claims about the "boat mechanics" all trashing Bayliner.....I
remain to be convinced that a well maintained Mercruiser in a Bayliner won't
provide similarly reliable service with a well maintained Mercruiser in a
Cobalt, Tiara,
or what not. Bayliner builds the hull.....the same people that everybody else
buys engines, outdrives, etc from provide the mechanicals.

Here's where Harry chimes in and confirms, based on his own
objective, factual, empirical observations I've made over 40-plus
years of boating experience.

that Ron is indeed correct. Same thing every year about this time. Take it
away, Harry............ :-)

(The more things change, the more they remain the same)