I rarely do this Kevin but the above was agreat post. Worthy of a second read.
And you’re right they are “really good boats that offer good value”. And another reason there’s not that many on yachtworld is that to move up it would cost too much because the B isn’t a hot item. Probably an advantage as it probably puts the damper on 2’itus.
How much lighter than comparable boats of the same size is your boat?
After watching the sales of the Bayliner Pilothouse models for many years I can attest that they remain a hot item. Many have been sold and moved overseas to places like Australia, Europe and areas around the PI islands. There were many built (a couple of thousand) so many have not been taken care of well and even those 'terrible' examples sell at a lower price as folks attempt to bring them back. The actual number of Pilothouse Bayliners for sale on places like Yachtworld has continued to drop for the last dozen or so years as the well maintained units left in the US continues to decline. A more recent occurrence is to see adds for "Bayliner Pilothouse wanted" in various places like the BOC.
Question about weight - one of the closest copies of Kevin's 47 Bayliner would be the Navigator that comes in at about 25% more weight. Other copies range higher than that at 30-40% more weight for similar size and layout.