Bayliner petrol

[seawolfcrusader]

Hi
I am new to the boards here and am looking for some advice from anybody who has a 26 or 30 foot Bayliner with a petrol engine.What I really need to know is how much petrol do they really use I have got all sorts of gobbledygook from dealers but still none of them can give me hard facts.Will I really have to get out a second mortgage to keep it in fuel if I buy one?
many thanks
Seawolfcrusader
ps my current boat is a little Shetland with a 50hp two stroke outboard.

 

[Whitelighter]

Hi, I had a Bayliner 285 from new last season. The 285 IMHO is the best boat Bayliner make (and based on what is happening to me current boat, I wish I still had it).

The engine I had was the Mercruiser 350 MAG MPI, which is the petrol 5.07l V8 electronic multipoint injection engine. I did most of my boating on the south coast at planeing speed around 22-24knts. At this speed she used around 11 gallons (49 litres) an hour. If I backed off the throttle and droped the speed down to around 19knts the consumption dropped to around 9.5 gallons (43 litres).

The Bayliners are nice boats, but try to buy one post 2000. I would go for a 285 out of the entire range (formerly the 2855) again without question.

 

[seawolfcrusader]

Thanks for the advice Jezbanks.

 

[itsonlymoney]

A 26' er will do anything from 3 - 12 gph it really depends on usage. As jez says later models ie post 98 ish are the best bet. Inncidentally quite a few for sale at aquatics bowness in this range.

 

[ontheplane]

Are you talking brand new or old??

I understand there is a MASSIVE difference between the Carburrettor engines and the MPI's.

I had a 28' Rinker with the 5.0 litre Carb engine - and it was FRIGHTENING on fuel, burned around 12-14 gal per hr at 18-20mph...

Was unsustainable until I converted to LPG which was good once the teething probs were sorted.

 

[seawolfcrusader]

I,m talking about say the Mercruiser 5.7 litre 250 hp or say the Volvo 5.7 litre 250 hp I suppose they are all about the same anyway.Thanks

 

[Alrob]

Can confirm what Jez has said -I have a new 285 which you will get 2.5 MPG at cruising speed (see boattest.com)
I cannot fault this boat in terms af value for money - it is certainley alot of boat for your money

 

[[2068]]

They're not all the same. The MPI (merc) or GXi (volvo) Fuel Injection models will use less fuel, go faster, stay in tune longer, and be easier to start from cold than the equivalent carb versions. There's no downside, apart from slightly higher purchase cost and the possible expense if the electronics break.

As to whether merc or volvo, opinions are split. Personally, I prefer volvo, but that's just me.

dv.