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Know anything about the Bayliner Element F18?
Posted on 5/4/16 at 5:16 pm
Posted on 5/4/16 at 5:16 pm
My buddy is getting into the market for a lower-end center console. He just asked me if I had heard of the Bayliner Element F18. I didn't even know that bayliner made a center console. Looks like they come in 16' and 18' lengths. I quickly built one on their website with just about all of the upgrades you could possibly want and the total price came in at $25,000. I told him 18' was a little on the short side for my liking, but other than that...anyone have any info/opinions on them?
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Posted on 5/4/16 at 5:49 pm to Mark Makers
Strange looking rig. Iwnbi
Posted on 5/4/16 at 8:53 pm to Mark Makers
Did they seriously put a center console on a pleasure boat hull? Look at the bow. Why on earth would they do that?
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:01 pm to Mark Makers
Bayliner has been the worst built boat for the last 30 years. I have listened to my dad and his friends use "Bayliner" as the butt of their lake jokes since I was a young boy.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:14 pm to Bossier2323
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I have listened to my dad and his friends use "Bayliner" as the butt of their lake jokes since I was a young boy.
Same here
I've also heard "Well at least it's not a Bayliner" a bunch of times
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:21 pm to NatalbanyTigerFan
Do not under any circumstance buy a Bayliner
Or better yet: Friends don't let friends but Bayliners.
In all honesty it's basically a disposable boat.
Or better yet: Friends don't let friends but Bayliners.
In all honesty it's basically a disposable boat.
Posted on 5/4/16 at 9:48 pm to bbvdd
It's the Hi Points of the boating world.
Posted on 5/5/16 at 7:00 am to GeauxTime9
All of the above. Bayliner = crap
Posted on 5/5/16 at 7:18 am to Mark Makers
I don't know anything about Bayliner center consoles. However, when we lived in Charlotte, we bought a Bayliner capri to cruise around Lake Norman.
It was in great shape and only paid $5000 for it. Kept it for two years, never had a problem, always ran fine, even skied behind it. Sold it before moving back down South for $5500.
Judging from the comments here, I must of been lucky.
It was in great shape and only paid $5000 for it. Kept it for two years, never had a problem, always ran fine, even skied behind it. Sold it before moving back down South for $5500.
Judging from the comments here, I must of been lucky.
Posted on 5/5/16 at 7:25 am to CFDoc
gotta love the 18' with a T-Top 
OP check out express if your looking for a reasonably priced 18-20' bay boat. Could get one rigged out with TM basic GPS, etc. for the same price point and they are a well made proven hull.
OP check out express if your looking for a reasonably priced 18-20' bay boat. Could get one rigged out with TM basic GPS, etc. for the same price point and they are a well made proven hull.
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 7:26 am
Posted on 5/5/16 at 7:25 am to CFDoc
dbl post
This post was edited on 5/5/16 at 7:25 am
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:34 pm to Tbooux
If you do buy it I would suggest you look around for an Chrysler outboard (yes youngins they used to make outboards) - then you would have a motor to match the quality of the boat.
Bayliner - nope nope nope
Bayliner - nope nope nope
Posted on 5/5/16 at 2:36 pm to OntarioTiger
Im not saying its not a piece of crap.
It does look like a nice compromise between fishing and pleasure boating.
It does look like a nice compromise between fishing and pleasure boating.
Posted on 5/5/16 at 3:07 pm to kengel2
I would not want to take much of a wave with that hull.
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