Looking for info regarding quality of the Bayliner 3288 with the Hino
diesels.
TIA

Stu

Bayliner, or any Brunswick boat, reeks of quality and workmanship.
Notice the excellent fit and finish of the stapled-in interiors or how
perfectly straight the excellent aluminum rivets holding the hatch
covers and doors to their hinges. Isn't that amazing?

Beat on the outside of the hull hard with your hand. Notice how
absolutely sturdy it feels and that resounding thud from 8 layers of
fiberglass roving that's making it so strong you could run it into
anything and come out unscathed. Look inside the hull at the expert
installation of the mahogany-cored stringers making the hull as strong
and rigid as a US Navy battleship.

Run your hands over the posh engine controls. Move them and feel the
quality of the fine machinery used to adjust throttle or transmission.
Notice the finely crafted guages mounted in hand-made, hand-fitted
mountings of the finest materials.

Check out the fantastic marine fabrics in the seating. Look at that
row of staples holding the covering onto the milk bottle plastic base
by expert craftsmen with years of experience. Notice the
craftsmenship and quality of the travel trailer furniture stapled down
into the salon. Riva America has nothing on Bayliner or any Brunswick
offering at much higher prices......

After your red carpet (or is that neck) sea trials with the finely
appointed, surveyor-quality salesperson, you'll be firmly convinced
that everything I've written here is pure crap and this boat is a
cheap POS!



On Fri, 29 Aug 2003 06:49:40 -0700 (PDT),
(Stu and Marilyn Wright) wrote:

Looking for info regarding quality of the Bayliner 3288 with the Hino
diesels.
TIA

Stu



Larry W4CSC

Isn't it becoming more practical by the day to make
Iraq's desert the new World Nuclear Waste Disposal Site?

Bayliner, Qautlity...in the same sentence!!! That's a first!

"Stu and Marilyn Wright" wrote in message
...
Looking for info regarding quality of the Bayliner 3288 with the Hino
diesels.
TIA

Stu

(Stu and Marilyn Wright) wrote in message ...
Looking for info regarding quality of the Bayliner 3288 with the Hino
diesels.
TIA

Stu:

I think it might help if you said a little more about why you're
asking this question. You've posted before on the subject of
Bayliners and you indicated there that you knew something about them.

Contributors to this NG can be extremely funny at the expense of
Bayliners -- as far as I can tell it's for the somewhat inadequate
reason that Bayliners are of a lower quality than other boats of the
same size costing a great deal more, which really has more to do with
Economics 101 than boating. I guess you get what you pay for.
Whether what you get is enough for you is something only you can
decide.

However, the thing you seem to be concerned about is the Hino diesels.
I'd be concerned too. My approach to the "how much boat can you get
for the money?" has been to buy old rather than lower-quality, and you
can see the results if you wish at
http://www.casualsailor.com/ThisOldMotorYacht.shtml . We talk about
diesels there at some length.

Hope this helps.

E.J. Bleendreeble
http://www.casualsailor.com

To be honest, I was asking for a couple guys I work with. I am a sailor.
They would like to get into boating in the 30-34 foot range but not
spend a ton of money, especially on their first larger boat. They both
have runabouts. The Bayliner seemed like a good place to start.

Stu

Don't take the Bayliner bashing too seriously. They definitely cut some
corners to keep the cost down, but it's not a bad first boat.

"Stu and Marilyn Wright" wrote in message
...
To be honest, I was asking for a couple guys I work with. I am a sailor.
They would like to get into boating in the 30-34 foot range but not
spend a ton of money, especially on their first larger boat. They both
have runabouts. The Bayliner seemed like a good place to start.

Stu