In article , Harry Krause
wrote:

Bob D. wrote:
Oh? Have you? I thought as much.


In article , Harry Krause
wrote:

Bob D. wrote:

I have yet to see anyone offer any significant
empirical data, even significant anectdotal evidence, that any
boat of a
given brand name is clearly superior or inferior to another brand name,
when factoring in things like initial cost, and care.

Oh? Try going 30 miles offshore in a Bayliner and a boat of similar
sized designed for ocean use.



I've been "offshore" in a few Bayliner Trophies. Never again. I also
went a mile offshore in the Atlantic out a fairly rough inlet in a
Bayliner 55' motor yacht. What a piece of crap that was...it couldn't
keep up with boats 20' shorter.

Interesting. Were you out demoing that 55 footer, or was it someone
personal boat? If it belonged to someone, did you have the rudeness, and
conviction of opinion, to tell that captain to his face that his boat was
crap? You never answered that original question in you more general
statements, so I am still curious, if the situation presents itself, and
you see somone you don't know, in a bayliner would you (anyone who
dislikes bayliners) call their boat a piece of crap to their face? If
not, why do you (and others) persist in doing it here?

Well at least now your qualifying your so called "facts". I'm not sure
why not keeping up with a smaller boat makes any boat crap, but trust me,
I'll use that later on.

I'll also admit I was wrong, in assuming you have no experience with
Bayliners. Your personal experiences with Bayliner boats were ALL bad.
So now you think Bayliners are crap, that's quite understandable, given
the information you've provided, and if that were the only information you
had available to you, I can see why you present it as fact.

But.... Here's some anectdotal evidence of my own...

In the 2 1/2 seasons I've owned my second hand 17 year old Bayliner I've
logged over 1,000 miles. My trips ranged from 20 to 300 miles in weather
ranging from dead calm to 4-6 foot waves (according to the NWS bulletin
and buoy data). Other than having the Volvo outdrive rebuilt, and a
broken bimini cap, I've had no problems.

Previous to that, I owned a little Bayliner 16 foot cuddy. In the one
season I owned her, I put close to 250 miles on it. Once again this
vessel has been out in everything from dead calm to 6-8 foot waves.
Should you read my other post "A Bayliner Story... ", by your logic of a
smaller boat traveling rough seas faster, proves a larger vessels
inferiority, then my crappy bayliner is better than a 25ft
Lyman/Skiff-Craft, or a 30-35 foot Sedans.

In the 17 years my friend has owned his Bayliner Ciera 2155 it would be a
safe bet that her captain "Thiry Second Pete" (named that because he was
only at his dock for thirty seconds before heading out) has piloted his
"crap" vessel well over 4300 miles. This is a very conservative
estimate. This boat has ferried us from the Port of Lorain to South Bass
island countless times in conditions ranging from still (rarely) up to
8-10 foot seas. I will freely admit the weekend we went out into 8-10's
we put in halfway (about 20 miles) at the Port of Hurom where it continued
to blow out of the North until the following Tuesday forcing us to hitch a
ride back to Pete's marina. Except for mechanical wear and tear, and the
cockpit interior being shot because he never kept his boat covered, the
boat is in fully operational condition. If you knew Pete, you would know
that his "crap Bayliner" did not survive becuase of his dilligent care and
upkeep.

I could cite more anectdotes but I think I've clearly made my point. So
what's my point? The point is that ALL my positive experiences have just
as much weight and bering in reality as all of Harry's negative
experiences, whether you like it or not. AND just as I can't dispute
what Harry's witnessed, Harry cannot dispute what I've witnessed.

And yet inspite of an experience base on Bayliners, that may equal or
surpass your own, I cannot categorically state that Bayliners are worse,
as good, or better than any other boat manufacturer out there. Why?
Because realistically I have not been on every Bayliner, and I have not
been every other boat from every other manufacturer that Bayliners would
compare to, in fact, no one has. Because of this fact, I can never refute
any statement that says "My friends Bayliner is crap". And can only
refute a statement citing "This model of Bayliner is crap" if I have had
experience with that model.

What I can state is "NOT ALL BAYLINERS ARE CRAP", because my personal
experiences have proven that to be true. That statement is not an
inference, it is a truism, something that you cannot dispute without
having absolute experience and expertise on the subject. Harry, and
others who see fit to lump Bayliners into one simple category, when you've
been on every boat of every Bayliner model then you will have the
experience and knowledge to concur with me or dispute me. Until then
you're pretty much just ****ing up a rope, aren't you?

I can't stop you from passing off your opinion as fact, as you've repeated
done in the past. But IMHO it is a narrow-minded, individual who forms an
opinion on a limited ammount of data to make inferences on the
characterisitcs of an entire population, while passing these flawed
inferences off as absolute truths, despite evidence to the contrary. As
for why someone who refuses to acknowledge evidence contray to their
opinion, and modify their opinion, my only guess is their either too
prideful, lazy, or too stupid to adapt in light of new information.

While I have to respect your opinion on Bayliners and understand why you
don't like them, I have no repect for you or anyone who makes claims that
ALL Bayliners are "crap", bashing them at every opportunity as if your
experience equals some undisputed truth.



In which ocean do you boat, Bob?


In answer to you question, I boat on the Great Lakes, Harry. My home port
is out of Ohio, on the south shore of Lake Erie. While I'll freely admit
it's not an ocean, I'd love to see you try to bash or dismiss my boating
environment as limited in challenge or "flat water".

Been out in the Florida Gulf as well, Loved the sailing, hated the
dampness everywhere when the sun set. Might still go back though if I buy
another sailboat.

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