Newbie here with 92658 questions...

[racclarkson@gmail.com]

Now I HAVE seen everything. A Bayliner with an Ultra anchor. Good for them.

Worth as much as some Bayliners.

[Boatsb]

A customer with the same boat was on the hard and a sailboat next to it fell over and it did major damage. He is having it rebuilt. For some reason they k ow it's a cheaply built boat but they have a following

[gbharrington]

I have a 12' center console RIB with a 25hp and with full fuel and battery comes in ~650lbs. The center console and flat floor aspect adds a decent amount of weight. I use a transom mounted davit to launch and retrieve. It takes a few minutes either way and is easy to single hand.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13YoW6CAiYI

[hibbingbrian]

Greg,

I was typing an email to you when you sent this. I was wondering, of course, the cost and if you had to beef up the transom to support the Pacific model. Maybe I'll just call. LOL.

...b

[jim rosenthal]

It's surprising the following that those diesel Bayliners have. They continue to be popular. From what I've heard, they are reliable, cheap to buy, and have good accommodations in them. Not plush, certainly, but adequate.

[Scarlett]

I’ll change your mind on the Bayliner. I surveyed a 4588 with the Hino Diesels. It was lifted out of the water on a pretty narrow travel lift and one side about in the center of the boat was actually crushed in by the strap on the travel lift. The guy that was buying it bailed out and a friend of mine bought the boat for $50,000.

[Freeebird]

I’ll change your mind on the Bayliner. I surveyed a 4588 with the Hino Diesels. It was lifted out of the water on a pretty narrow travel lift and one side about in the center of the boat was actually crushed in by the strap on the travel lift. The guy that was buying it bailed out and a friend of mine bought the boat for $50,000.

That actually surprises me, but who paid for the damage?

I ran one of those boats with Hino's many years ago and have been aboard a couple since. I've always liked the 45 and 38 and thought they were built much better than the smaller boats. Maybe the later models were lightened/cheapened up. The one I ran was a mid-80's model.

[Scarlett]

It is my understanding that the 4588 and smaller were built a bit light, the 4788 and larger were built a lot better and that has been my experience with surveys of these boats. Have done quite a few 4588 and some 4788 and 5788 and the larger ones are definitely built better, in fact the larger ones are actually pretty good boats overall. John

[Freeebird]

It is my understanding that the 4588 and smaller were built a bit light, the 4788 and larger were built a lot better and that has been my experience with surveys of these boats. Have done quite a few 4588 and some 4788 and 5788 and the larger ones are definitely built better, in fact the larger ones are actually pretty good boats overall. John

Whose insurance paid for that damage from the haul out?

I assume someone's did.

[Scarlett]

My friend who bought the boat was able to fix it himself with a little help for about $3800.00 in materials and a lot of fiberglassing. As to the insurance question I assume the previous owners policy might have given him something because the boat was undergoing a purchase survey at the time so he still owned it. The yards on the west coast make you sign a release so the yard is not liable for any damage they do. John