The Bayliner F16 is a boat brimming with surprises.

Bayliner element water in sponsons. I drilled 1 holes in each sponson with a paddle bit and let the water drain for a day then installed Gemlux garboard drains. We designed the evolutionary Bayliner Element E16 to be the start of something new. Max People Capacity 6.

This is where the M shape comes from. The water was coming in through the underside of the rubrail and getting between the cap and hull joint. Bayliner STOP the water from getting into the sponsons PERIOD.

That might also explain why the port side had more. Looks like a calm water hull. Create boats that are affordable to buy and easy to own.

The new Element E21 is a fresh expression of the Bayliner mission. Affordable boating has been redefined says Bayliner in describing its brand new 16-foot bowrider which was officially unveiled at the New York and Toronto boat shows in January this year. The first is the best.

Of course it is a touch hard riding and exposed but if it wasnt it would struggle to come in on budget. The boat has been tossed around in the Gulf twice now easily enough for water to slosh from the bilge over the hump and down into the sponson. Instead this is a simple effective efficient little boat which is very well placed to tempt its share of buyers away from the used market.

Bayliner accomplished this with the design of the M-hull Flanking the standard V-shaped hull are two protrusions called sponsons that provide extra buoyancy. It looks a little like the old Stessl Tri Hull that was popular a number of years back but. We were anchored both times such that the waves lifted the starboard side first.