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This is the cheapest set-up that Bayliner boats and Mercury outboards offers. That is its reason for being. In Chris Brown (seabuddy) opinion that is not a good enough reason to buy it.

Perhaps a new – to – boating family are looking for a boat at a budget. This one should be in the $15,000 range once the family gets the 90 Hp Mercury Marine engine, Sun Top, and the bow and cockpit canvas covers that every boater needs.

That is perhaps a reason to look at it.

A family will want the 90 Hp Mercury Marine engine for all around use. There is no question about that. Figure on “kids only” water sports, not Mom or Dad with the standard engine. Also, you must keep any friends on the pier with the small standard engine. No satisfaction in either of these situations. Buy it, dislike the boating experience, and that’s it. Boats and boating is out of your life until the grandkids come along. Figure on a 18 – 20 mph cruising speed and very low fuel consumption. The standard engine will break 30 mph at WOT and the optional 90 Hp Mercury Marine out board engine will go much faster – she will break 40 mph easily and that’s with a family onboard.

Set your budget at $25,000 and get a Bayliner boat and Mercury inboard outboard, sterndrive V-6 engine with standard power steering and the Mercury Marine Mercruiser Alpha I sterndrive in a Bayliner 185 and the family has a good starter boat package and one that will bring years of exploring, cruising, and everyone gets to do ALL the water sports for years to come. Lots of family fun and go boating is a joy.

 BTW, marine exhaust manifolds and other marine parts are widely available for all these Mercury Marine engines.

note the optional sun top shown

185 Bayliner with sterndrive offers more seating

What you can not see is the NuV3 hull design that Scout Boats uses to make this bow rider miserly with fuel.

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Grade White, with its unique SeaV2 hull bottom shape designed for them by C. Raymond Hunt Associates gives a ride that needs to be experienced on your local waters Its really different in several ways from other v hulls that in the first 10 minutes you will know you have experienced something special from a great boat builder.

Power one with the new, 4.2 Yamaha 250 Hp outboard and experience the next generation in four stroke outboards. Cruise at a whisker under 30 mph for best fuel economy and expect to hit 45 mph with the throttle all the way open, WOT, light load.

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They are now here…the 2010 Crownline boats! This is a 2010 model Crownline boat bow rider. She really moves along with the 260 Hp Mercury Marine and inboard outboard Alpha drive. Been waiting for the 2010s Crownline boats? Wait no more.

More words and another photo on the second page.

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Eight outboards on one boat?

No, it looks that way, but its two center console boats with four outboards each, slipped next to each other.

Seabuddy thinks so. Saturday is the best with Sunday Morning being second best. Lots of boats, good vendors, great food, and just a lot to take in for a boater and a boating family. Miss America 9 is there! That’s special.

e-mail from some seabuddy friends to me

This place continues to amaze me!

Good service, friendly people, and a very clean place to start my boating experience from.

More on the second page

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The Albury Boat 23 is a different experience. Fairly flat or shallow vee-bottom aft for a open ocean going center console fish boat, they give a better ride than most in the 20-25 mph speed range. This is the goal of this boat. That ride at that speed.

Expect about a $75,000 price for a nice B-M-T at the Palm Beach Boat Show 3/25 – 3/28. Details are here…

www.showmanagement.com

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Wow, lots of stuff! Boaters must go to here, this Fri, Sat, and Sun.

http://www.daniamarinefleamarket.com/