JimH wrote:
"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
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On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 09:14:04 -0400, JimH penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

Century Coronado wrote:
More importantly, a
better brand will give you a much better ride, as Bayliners and Maxum's
are not known for being solid/rigid hulls.


Really? Care to explain how they build their hulls and what makes them
inferior?


A Bayliner is an adequate boat for it's intended purchase price and
usage. As for quality..........

Let's let the owners explain it:
http://www.jdpower.com/boats/ratings/index.asp?v1=3
http://www.jdpower.com/boats/ratings/index.asp?v1=2
http://www.jdpower.com/boats/ratings/index.asp?v1=7
http://www.jdpower.com/boats/ratings/index.asp?v1=4


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JD Power? LOL!

As I said from the start the newer Bayliners are indeed decent boats. I
never suggested they are anything close to off shore/open ocean water boats
though.

I am still waiting for Patrick to explain how the hulls on Bayliners and
Maxums are inferior and how Chris Craft is far superior to either of those
brands. ;-)




If you look over the JD Powers results, they pretty much stack up the
way I would have expected. I would not have expected SeaRay and Rinker
to be considered among the best, I would have expected them to be about
average, and I would have expected Bayliner to be "about average", but
overall it looked about right.