My last sailboat is gone, looking for a pilothouse trawler in the 42 to 46' range. 80's is OK if hours are good. Anyone have a Bayliner 4550 or 4588? Nice layout, but have no experience with Hino diesels. Any suggestions would be welcome.
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Hi. Welcome to TF. You'll find plenty of bayliners for sale on yachtworld.com . You can also try boatrader.com.
I dont have experience with hinos but I hear they are great motors with plenty of parts availability. Some bayliners have cummins motors in them which are desirable as well.
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Great boat. Don't overlook the 4788...bigger cockpit is the most obvious change.
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There are a lot of upgrades in the 4788 compared to the 45xx. I would try for one of them if they are in your budget. The engine room in any of them is very tight.
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Unreliable memory says the 4588 had a cored hull, the 4788 was solid. There`s a 4588 on my marina, the Hinos are not an issue as such but access is tight.
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I think that they all have cored hulls, but I am not an expert so I may be wrong. Sure that somebody here knows for sure.
