Bayliner Element F16 Boat Review.

Bayliner element water in sponsons. 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. Create boats that are affordable to buy and easy to own. OFF Topic - New Bayliner Element Welcome Guest.

Self-bailing cockpit keeps cockpit dry and makes cleanup easier. Its a center-console that capitalizes on the Elements stable M-hull design. This past summer he was on the Potomac River and got caught in some bad weather and had to run upriver in about 3 ft waves.

In some respects its similar to a cathedral tri-hull and in other respects its like a tunnel hull. Bayliner designed the M-Hull to allow the Element XL to have handling characteristics that people are much more familiar with. It also carries the beam forward.

The hull that Bayliner designed has a steep entry point as well as a type of double sponson that falls straight from the gunwales to provide stability. Max Horesepower 80 HP. 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.

I drilled 1 holes in each sponson with a paddle bit and let the water drain for a day then installed Gemlux garboard drains. 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. The water was coming in through the underside of the rubrail and getting between the cap and hull joint.

Reliable Mercury outboard power up to 150-HP and sure predictable handling. The hull configuration is interesting and fresh with Bayliner having a patent pending on its new M-Hull design. With a full load of options and upgraded power shell come in just a hair over 28000.