I am in the process of paying off a bayliner 175. for $11,500 (t/l included)
its a good boat. I too looked at the glastron equivalent. The Glastron has
the VEC hull and it comes with the lifer warrenty. The Bayliner does not
have the VEC tech but does come with a lifer warrenty as well. . Both came
with the 3.0 merc engine and alpha outdrive . The Glastron is a great boat
if you can justify spending the extra money. There are only a few things
that the glastron has that the bayliner doesnt.
1 Glastron comes with a stereo. Not a big deal considering I had one sitting
in the garage just waiting to be installed. Besides unless your cruising at
15 mph you aint gonna hear it anyway.
2 Bucket seats. and a sundeck. Ok so I got folding seats and no sundeck.
Thats ok with me because if a fat chick plops down on the sundeck its
history. ( Funniest damn thing I ever saw. A buddies wife's friend weighed
every bit of 300lbs and did just that on his NEW (like 2 weeks old) VIP
Vision. man he was ****ed)
3 Fibreglass floor, with snap in carpet. Ok look, its a boats floor, its
going to get soft sooner or later. Both have lifer warrenties so whats the
big deal. The carpet still needs to be vacuumed or hosed off once in a
while. So whether its vac'ed out or hosed off its still has to be cleaned.
it just depends on where you want to clean the carpet (in the boat or in the
driveway and then reinstall it)
The real selling point for me though was the trailer. it was included in the
price

Good luck in the hunt for the perfect boat

Steve
"Mike in Texas" wrote in message
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Hi all,

Lurker, newbie (maybe wannabe) boat enthusiast and first-time poster.
Interested in a first purchase boat and went to a dealer today. Options
for runabouts were Bayliner, Glastron and Four Winns. I've researched B
and FW, but haven't much looked into Glastron boats. Any input on new
runabouts by this manufacturer?

Thanks in advance,

Mike