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Greetings,
Mr. psneeld. Disagree!
Mr. psneeld. Disagree!
Greetings,
Mr. psneeld. Disagree!
Kevin great video of your boat. We have seen bits and pieces of your boat during the rebuild but have not seen the finished project. Excellent job! Your project has inspired me to add some more goodies to my boat.
Guys, I've known Pilothouse king for many years over on the Bayliner Owners Club. Over a decade.
Kevin, not sure what if anything happened behind the scenes there, but I would love to check out his sites. He had this link posted on his profile:
http://meridianpilothouse.com/meridian-bayliner-pilothouse-motoryacht-history/
But if the links to the other sites are available at the bayliner forum you mentioned I would love to see them... any chance you could post them?
Thanks,
Shanty
[EDIT: I edited the above link to direct to the history portion of his site rather than the front/sales page]
The only site he has that I know of is www.baylinerpilothouse.com
Even though he specializes in selling bayliner pilothouse boats, there is a ton of information on these boats that lodes not exist anywhere else.
Just an FYI if others read this, and think that I'm in cahoots with pilothouse king. I am not. I am not in the boat business, in any shape or form. I work in the electrical and industrial telecommunications industries, not the boat industry.
I know you are lying...never met an Alaskan with only one job...
Unless you work for the government...and even then your second job is recreational salmon/halibut fishing to keep the freezer full...
Told ya so!!!!!That's too funny!!! But so true!
I actually have two jobs.
I work as a telecommunications technician on Alaska's North Slope. There I specialize in digital microwave, and networking
And I also run a company that specializes in sales of industrial electrical switching, power measurement, and generator electrical parts.
I was always under the impression that diesels need to work under a good load to be productive. Once you start using them less than their capacity they start to deteriorate. Is this true?
Hello, new member here. I have been looking at the 4588 and 4755 and saw this discussion. I know it is an old discussion but, wanted to see if anyone was still out there to answer a couple of questions. Going from a sailboat to a trawler I have been eying these Bayliners but, the twin big engines had me concerned . I really wasn't interested in a planning hull, more of a displacement hull as that is what I am use to. I am also use to the fuel economy of an engine that could barely push a sailboat hull. But, somewhere in this discussion a comment was made that you could run these engines in the bayliner at lower rpm's and, occasionally higher, and I am assuming that is not a problem for the engines. I was always under the impression that diesels need to work under a good load to be productive. Once you start using them less than their capacity they start to deteriorate. Is this true?
Pure Apocrypha.
It is true diesels like to run but it is not true that diesels deteriorate under part load.
I would tend to agree with this for non-turbo diesel engines. Their turbo brethren need to get the turbo up and running with higher power.
Both the 45s and 47s have turbos.
So are you saying that the 45s and the 47s do not have engines that can be run at slower speeds?
Having owned a 4788 and currently a Hatteras 48LRC I can honestly say that very few if any boats do better at as as many things the 4788 does. It's low center of gravity make it a very safe boat, It's flat hull shape make it very stable at anchor. I'ts light weight make it easily driven and quick for it's rated power. It's long enough to ride well in chop. and low enough to handy at the dock. There is a reason you see so many 4788's and it has nothing to do with price. They have a great layout and the access from the pilot house to the upper helm is quick and easy. You can entertain 20 adults and have seating for all. The boat is easy to single hand tracks well in most conditions. This boat does what most people really do with a boat better than any other I've been on. This is the one single boat most other brands should have build and wished they had.