I'm new in the boat business, i want to buy a boat but i really don't know a lot about them, they are selling me a 91 bayliner 22 ft with two outboard
engines. i will like to know how much money will i spend in fuel for each time that i'm out or if you recommend to buy a smaller boat.
i want a family boat we are 4 and always have company so to go out in ensenada bay and south but i really don't know what to buy.
can you help......Don Alley - 6-3-2008 at 12:20 PM
Wow, there is so much information involved in buying a boat there is no way I can begin to cover it. Most would say it's best to spend a little more
for top quality and be wary of bargains. A good marine surveyor helps, but then there is the problem of picking a good surveyor.
Another message board has a ton of info on boats and would give you many answers if you post your question there: http://www.thehulltruth.com/
A warning though, I've been lurking on that board for a few years and they'll probably tell you to avoid two brands of boats, and Bayliner is one of
them.
I do think that as far as size goes, for your first boat 22' sounds OK but I don't boat in your area.Cypress - 6-3-2008 at 12:29 PM
Two motors = double the maintenance and twice the drag.ILikeMex - 6-3-2008 at 02:00 PM
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Originally posted by Cypress
Two motors = double the maintenance and twice the drag.
And a X1 back-upharu - 6-3-2008 at 05:54 PM
thanks for the info i will try to look at the place you recomended,
thanks agaig for everythingPescador - 6-3-2008 at 08:17 PM
Twin motors can be an OK thing but you have to look carefully. I know a guy with a Lupe Diaz Superpanga just like Don Alley's boat that has twin 55's
and it is a real sweet deal. Most Bayliners were not built as heavy as I would want for an ocean boat, but you have to know how frequently you would
be going out and your tolerance for rougher water. As far as the motors are concerned are they two stroke or four stroke. A two stroke is horribly
ineffecient when it comes to gas usage. Lets say it has twin 125's in a two stroke version, and at 3/4 throttle you could well be in the 25 - 30
gallons per hour . You are going to want radar, depth finder, GPS chartplotter, VHF radio, and live bait tank for a minimum of equipment.
There is just so much to go into that comes from a lifetime of owning and using boats so it is very hard to generalize about this boat in particular.
Buying a used boat makes it just that much more difficult because you do not have much info about what the boat has been through, especially if you
don't really know what you are looking for.
