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1986 Bayliner Trophy w/Trailer $4700.00 OBO in Ohio
If you're looking to make an equal trade, you're not going to get a "truck or SUV with towing capabilities". In fact, you'll be lucky to get a truck with starting and running capabilities. I don't know where you hail from, but in Ohio, I can get a mid nineties truck or SUV for three to four thousand dollars. Not perfect of course, but suitable for my needs. You comment seems no more than off handed opinion, mislabled as fact. Most boats in that size range don't plane until 18mph. Your "cruise" speed is just 1 mph over planing speed? 24 mph top speed for a planing hull isn't, as you say, a "low top speed"...it's unacceptable for that type boat. While what you say is a good rule of thumb for many boats, this boat planes with tabs at about 16.5 mph. As for what is acceptable for this boat configuration, I don't kknow. I can't find anyone who will tell me what speed this boat should be able to attain with the AQ131 Engine. I find that for the type of cruising I like to do, covering 100 or more miles a day, it is underpowered, that doesn't mean that the boat is unsafe, or that someone else cannot enjoy it for what is is, a slow but stable boat, good for fishing or cruising. The reason it "rides better than your Chris-Craft" is because you're barely on plane while "cruising" in the Bayliner. As for your explanation for why the Bayline rides better, you really need to preface your comments as opinion, instead of fact. The fact is several people have been with me on both boats in similar conditions cruisingat similar speeds. The Bayliner, with its deeper vee rides better period. You really should consider prefacing your comments. Bob Dimond |