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Well, I've been in the market for a boat, and my girlfriend found what she felt were some pretty good deals. Here is what she found that we should maybe go check out:

http://www.fundealer.com/searchengin...1&diid=1938427

I honestly did not like how it looked online in the pictures, but since I was at her cabin this weekend, and this dealership was only 45min away, we decided to check it out, because maybe we'd be suprised.

Well turns out we were surprised, and loved it. We'd been looking at a LOT of boats lately, and a lot of them were more expensive brands like Sea Ray, Crownline, Glastron, Cobalt, etc. They also had a pretty hefty price tag associated with them, but man were they nice.

So here, she found a bunch of Bayliners. My impression has always been that Bayliner made a decent boat, but they didn't quite have the fit and finish of some of the higher brands like mentioned above. Well we got there, and yes as I expected, you could tell a difference between this and the nice Crownlines we had looked at. But in the end, the difference was OK.

Small things like the small walkway from the rear swim platform to the rear interior of the boat. On the Crownline the cushion was on a hinge that flipped up so you could walk by, while on the Bayliner the cushion just removes, then you put it back (see in attached pic). Small things like that, which in the end were fine. It has everything we wanted, the interior room we were looking for, and of course most importantly the price tag we were looking for.

The story on this boat is that there was a company around the Ottertail Lake area that was going out of business. This McLaughlin's dealer offered them some real low ball offer on all of their boat inventory, and they accepted because they needed money to pay the bank. So this McLaughlin's ended up with 200 brand new Bayliner's. Once all the legal BS was done with, they were finally able to start selling them. Well they are down to only a handful left. So what we're ending up with is actually a BRAND NEW, NEVER TITLED, NEVER BEEN IN THE WATER, 2006 19ft Bayliner 195, w/ trailer, for $15,700 (we talked them down a grand). All the other boats we're looking at for this size, brand new, are closer to 25K - 30k. And we were really looking to spend a little less, and looking for a few years old used one. Well this one perfectly fit the bill.

Anyhow, I'm pretty pumped, and figured I'd share our excitement! We may just leave it up at her cabin for the rest of the year, but I'd like to get it out on the St. Croix a few times next year. I'm learning to wakeboard more and more. Actually figured out how to get some air this weekend and land. My g/f is pretty damn good at slalom skiing. And tubing is always a blast. Should provide us with some good entertainment!!

I may be jumping the gun as it isn't fully ours yet. But we put $500 down on Friday, and Katy is going to their Fargo location tomorrow to write the check. So it's basically ours. :D

Oh, and it will be getting mods :) First mod is we will need to get some sort of Depth Finder as it didn't come with one which was a bummer. Next will probably be to upgrade the stereo system a little bit as right now it consists of only 2 speakers. I've never dealt with Marine Audio, but will be something fun to look into and do. Last mods are to possibly add a wakeboard tower, and possibly an extension of the current swim platform.

Attached are some crappy cell phone pics. I'll put up some nice ones maybe next weekend when we can get some with the good camera.

Notes for myself in the future
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Oil Filters
2007 GMC Sierra 2500HD Classic 8.1L

Mercruiser = 866340K01/Q03
A/C Delco = PF454
Bosch = 3322
Champ/Luberfiner = PH454
Fram = PH8873
K&N = HP1011
MicroGuard = MGL8873
Mighty = M454
Mobil = MO5313
Mobil 1 = M1-111
Pennzoil = PZ-52
Purepro = L5313
Purolater = L15313
Royal Purple = 10-454
Service Champ = OF5313
STP = S8873
SuperTech = ST8873
Valvoline = VO65
Warner = WPH45
WIX = 57099

Winterize
Water Plugs
1 - 1 Under left side intake manifold
2 - 1 Under #1 above but a little lower on engine amd a little more rearward
3 - 1 Under right side intake manifold
4 - 1 Under #3 above but a little lower on engine amd a little more rearward
5 - 1 Front left of motor

GREAT news! That boat rocks, and they are nice. 2 of my ex's had bayliners, and the fit and finish is actually nicer/better then you'd think. Great price too! Hope to see it out on the water soon!

Awesome! Did you get the 5.0 engine? That thing looks perfect, great deal!

Yeah it has the carburated Mercruiser 5.0 220hp

Nice score man!

When are we going to hit up the lake :D

Woot! Bayliner mafia unite! lol

If only it was yellow :)

Haha! I didnt know if you got my voicemail or not, I was waiting so patiently for details. lol

We get shitty reception up there. I did get your message but it was so late I just said meh, and continued partying.

Haha yea if you called me back, I wouldnt have heard it anyway because I was at the Godsmack concert.

Cant wait to do some skiin behind the rig!

Dats a noice boaatt..

Well, funny update...

I'm heading up to the Marine Max in Rogers, to purchase a 2nd boat today as well. haha. 16' 2008 basic fishing/utility boat, brand new, for an insane deal. We'll be using it as either a trade in, or just turn around and sell it.

So if anyone is looking for something like that, or knows of someone who is, let me know. We will be selling it for dirt cheap.

Here is the one we are getting:

http://marinemax.com/Page.aspx/diid/...arfish-20.aspx

If everything goes as planned, we'll be looking to sell it for around $4000. Brand new, w/ trailer.

Nice boat (Bayliner)!

Ha, well as of now, we have put money down on both boats. The Bayliner will be paid in full tomorrow, and the fishing boat on Thursday. All of a sudden I have two fuggin boats...

The fishing one will be up for sale shortly though.

So why exactly are you buying a boat you don't want? Hoping to flip it for a profit?

Haha thats funny. Im not sure its worth dealing with the second boat, but you might be able to flip it for a little cash. Does it come with the 15hp motor?

The plan is to use it as a trade in, unless it's too late. If it's too late, then yes we will flip it.

If you understood the situation, I'm 110% sure you both would do the exact same thing.

And yes Peter, it is the boat, motor, and trailer. MSRP for the fishing boat is about $8k. Let's just say we are getting it for SIGNIFICANTLY less than that.

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Originally Posted by Halon (Post 299067)

All of a sudden I have two fuggin boats...

And no way to get them from place to place. I guess you could always put a hitch on your Talon. You just got a new clutch.:waterski:

Waddya mean, I got a Peterbuilt dude! Exactly what I needed!!!

Well as of about 30 minutes ago, we officially own the Bayliner :)

Thanks. We're going to launch it on Ottertail this weekend, and start the break-in process, very excite very excite!!

im actually looking at a bayliner as well. I/O Been finding a lot on craigslist for under $5k. Will pick it up in a couple months or next spring.

Towed the little fishing boat that could home today :D

She's already up on Craigslist :)
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/boa/1297663347.html

Here she is. Blue!!! She looks glorious!!

2008 Princecraft Starfish 16' w/ 15hp Mercury Outboard

Bare bones, but a helluva deal :D

Picked up the "real" boat on Saturday :)

Launched it around 1pm. It was a bit windy on our side of the lake, so the maiden voyage started out in some real rough water. Once we got to the other side of the lake the water was a bit calmer so we were able to cruise around for a couple hours, breaking in the motor, and enjoying the new boat :) It was a little chilly so we ended up with hoodies on, but it was still a blast.

Sunday we got 5 of us on there and we all went skiing / wakeboarding. The 5.0 pulls people up out of the water pretty well. Two of them got up on 1 ski. I'm getting progressively better at wakeboarding. I still haven't jumped the wake, but I'm getting a little bit of air now, and able to land about 80% of the time. Which is pretty good considering I was hardly maybe getting a few inches of air last year, and hardly ever landing. We need to get a shorter tow rope, and a wakeboard tower eventually, but that'll come with time.

On to some pics of the new girl. There are a couple flaws, but almost all of them will be taken care of this fall as we got a 6yr warantee. They told us to just take it for now, they noted all the issues, and enjoy it for the rest of the season and just bring it in for the warrantee stuff come late fall.

Pics from the Maiden Voyage :D

Niiice! What was break in procedure? We are still breaking in the bottom end on the yellow boat.. Not fun, but its because the gears arent polished so it needs to stay below 1500rpms for 15 hours. Easy to do on the river in no wake haha.

Looks like fun Brandon! Congrats on the purchase.

They told us to simply Vary the RPM's a lot for the first 20hrs. Don't baby it, but also don't run it balls to the wall. Sounded like decent advice in my opinion.

They said a good way to break it in is pulling skiers. That involves a lot of different loads on the boat, accellerating, decelerating, etc.

But this is a newer engine with roller cams (he said). With other designs, it probably requires different break in processes.

Very cool, being able to actually use it like that right away is nice!

Yeah it is.

And, someone is coming to pick up the fishing boat today for $3500. Considering I got it for $749, that's some nice quick cashola :)

Nicely done.
Congrats on the purchase, looks really good.

Nice looking boat dude, nice pics! Looks like a blast!

Fishing boat is GONE!!! The guy was a drunk stoned nutcase, but he gave me cash. Worked out quite nice :)

Haha! That was quick!

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Originally Posted by Halon (Post 299633)

Yeah it is.

And, someone is coming to pick up the fishing boat today for $3500. Considering I got it for $749, that's some nice quick cashola :)

Dude that is an awesome mark-up!
:ring:

Wow, that looks awesome. With all these people here with boats when is the Mitsustyle boat party?

Not sure if you'd have fun, we don't setup cones in the water :P

Bump! I got a ride in this mamma-jamma on Sunday with Anna. I honestly don't know if I've had such a nice ride on Ottertail lake ever in my life--the hull is very forgiving and with the v8 and prop choice this thing gets out of the hole like crazy. Love the seating arrangement too!

Looking back at your OP I cannot believe the price you got this thing for--makes me want one! The new ones come with fuel injection and the v8 option puts them over $30k.

Makes me want to get mine on the water. Mine is very similar in size and style, but with the 4.3 GM engine. Turns out the engine block was cracked so I put in a used motor, just finishing up the external accessories and such. These are the perfect size boats for entertaining family and friends.