Desirable old boats...

[Robby321]

80's Bayliner. For sure.

Mine was a 88, good all around do everything boat. Cruise, fish, swim, ski, camp out etc. Sat in the slip most summer, out for a flush and bottom bath (salt water) when needed. Bought it used off a fresh water lake, then spent 25 years in the salt. Very little maintenance needed, finally salt got to it and it died last year.

[Captaincj]

I was kidding about the Bayliner of course....

[Robby321]

I was kidding about the Bayliner of course....

I wasn't and care less what others think anyway. Don't knock it until ya try it...very popular Pacific Northwest..

[AZMIDLYF]

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Another vote for 21 & 24 Skater


Resin infused , no wood


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Noli, Talon will build a 24 any way you want...full carbon even. The deck has been modified, but the rest is Skater lineage.

https://www.talon-powerboats.com/talon-24-2/

[Captaincj]

I wasn't and care less what others think anyway. Don't knock it until ya try it...very popular Pacific Northwest..

Definitely not trying to offend.

[JBS]

1 Triad v21
2 Paramount 21
I'm bias!

[FMP]

I wasn't and care less what others think anyway. Don't knock it until ya try it...very popular Pacific Northwest..

I still find cherry examples around in the classifieds,
That's a good one with the little cuddy.

[Robby321]

I still find cherry examples around in the classifieds,
That's a good one with the little cuddy.

Cuddy is simple a big azz womans purse..ya kept tossing chit in there until ya can't find it, then it all unloaded.."AHA..I KNEW I had this" But the dog (it was her boat anyway) loved the hatch. Bark all the bikinis, show me where to go! Both are gone now, but not the mems...

Sees that 38 Nortech a friend of a friend of mine (my bud has a 27 Eliminator Speedster now new, twin 400r, beast! Thats his dads cruiser, wife Julie on the swim deck)

It was Dog approved..........

[FMP]

Good times are not forgotten

[99fxst99]

19' Baja Twilighter. We had a blast with this boat. 1979 boat, 1983 200 Merc. 74mph on a Medallion speedo. Fast enough to be fun (ran with the V-Kings with 150s that the local dealer was selling a ton of), big enough to be comfortable if the water chopped up a bit, and enough room under deck to overnight on.
I would have loved to have had one stretched to about 23', extend the hull straight back and lengthen the deck.
Baja actually offered this boat with up to a 330hp big block with a TRS outdrive!

[99fxst99]

I wasn't and care less what others think anyway. Don't knock it until ya try it...very popular Pacific Northwest..

I have been of the opinion that the design wasn't the bad part, it was the build quality of that period. The boats were designed to run with small engines to keep cost down, so the design had to be accommodating to that.

[FMP]

[FMP]

I have been of the opinion that the design wasn't the bad part, it was the build quality of that period. The boats were designed to run with small engines to keep cost down, so the design had to be accommodating to that.

Actually the mid to larger hulls are tough for what they are. I know of a late 80s br that has not been pampered at all since day one. Most transoms and hulls would have been mush long before, has a 150 on it since new. Built in set back , lifting hull , heavy and strong.

[TwzteD]

I wouldnt mind having a Donzi sweet 16 OB conversion or a super boat 16

[Gorilla0178]

This thread has brought up so many cool boats I didn't know existed.