T&T: Different boats for different folks

[Peggy Carr]

I loved the Bayliner 3288! It was PERFECT for the Chesapeake Bay, and I 
went on many a weekend outing with just my girlfriends. There was a lot 
of interior space, and good side decks for the docking crew. We could 
also go where many other boats couldn't go because of the shallow draft 
(2.8' as I recall) and it was very economical to run. If I had a 
complaint it was that the engine room was really tight -- I kept 
thinking I wanted to add a generator and couldn't see where it could 
possibly go.
Last year I saw a boat on the Rhode River on the western shore of the 
Bay, and I thought, "Wow, look at THAT boat! Isn't she beautiful!!" 
Turned out to be my old boat. The 3288 has classic lines, and many 
ex-sailors or trawler people would complement me on it.

Peggy Bjarno

>   3. Re: Different boats for different folks (Hans Bjarno)
>  
>Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 01:01:56 -0500
>From: "Hans Bjarno" <danskviking at comcast.net>
>Subject: Re: T&T: Different boats for different folks
>
>Peggy used to have a Bayliner 3288 and that was a planing hull with hard
>chines ( lots of slapping at anchor) and a pair of 140 Hp Hinos. Cruising
>speed was 14-16 kts. The diesels were rather rae actually. The boat
>generally came with gas engines, and the diesels were very sought after on
>the used boat market, which probably explains the money Peggy got for the
>boat. After 5 years she got more than she bought it for!
>Nice boat, and definitely a "Bay"-liner! Waves of 3' or more and the fun
>disappeared! The boat was underpowered but with less than 6 people onboard
>it was perfect.
>
>Hans