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Passionate, Enthusiastic Boaties Who Love Bowrider Boats
We are a small crew of web designers, photographers and writers who all share one thing — we are completely, hopelessly hooked on boating. Weekends are spent on the water, summers revolve around the boat ramp, and most of our conversations end up circling back to hulls, engines and where the next sandbar trip is heading.
Between us we have owned, borrowed, repaired, launched, retrieved and thoroughly enjoyed a lot of boats. Time and time again we kept coming back to the same style of boat: the bowrider. It is the ultimate can-do-everything design — family cruising in the morning, water ski and wakeboarding at lunch, a quiet fish in the afternoon and drinks anchored off an island as the sun goes down.
The trouble was that every time we went looking for solid bowrider information, we found scattered forum posts, showroom brochures and sales talk. Nowhere was there one honest, easy-to-read place that covered brands, models, engine options, hull materials, sizes, prices and real-world ownership costs all together. So we decided to build it ourselves.
This website is the result. Every guide is written by people who actually use these boats, illustrated with imagery we create in-house, and organised so you can jump from a brand, to a model, to an engine option, to what it really costs to own — in a couple of clicks. No dealer pressure, no jargon, just enthusiastic boaties sharing what we have learned.
If you have a bowrider story, a correction, a photo or a question, we genuinely want to hear it. We are still learning too, and the best tips always come from other people on the water.
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Featured Boat of the Week
Bayliner Bayliner DX2000 — Our Featured Bowrider This Week
This week we are putting the Bayliner Bayliner DX2000 in the spotlight, and it earns the spot. At 20 ft 2 in (6.16 m) long on a 8 ft (2.44 m) beam, this is a bowrider that reads the water well and still feels roomy enough for a full day out. A 20-foot deck-boat-width bowrider with outboard power and a huge social cockpit. Power comes from 115-150 hp mercury fourstroke outboard through a outboard package, and the fibreglass hull keeps the ride settled when the afternoon breeze puts a chop on the surface.
Seating is rated for 8 people, so there is space for family, friends, towels, eskies and the tow rope without anyone climbing over gear. Owners tend to buy it for family, water ski, leisure — which is exactly where it shines. Fuel is 30 us gal (114 l), and on the second-hand and new market you should expect to land somewhere around US$42,000 - US$58,000 new depending on hours, trailer and options.
Our full deep dive covers the layout in detail: bow lounge comfort, helm ergonomics, the rear entertaining area, storage that actually swallows a weekend, plus standard features, popular options and honest notes on where the boat compromises. If the Bayliner DX2000 is on your shortlist, start there — and check back next week, because the featured boat changes every week as we complete more full model reviews.
Featured Bowrider Article
Why Length Matters: How Size and Weight Affect Ride Quality
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Ask any experienced boat owner what they would change about their first boat and most say the same thing: they would buy a bigger one. Length is the single strongest predictor of how a bowrider rides in real conditions. Hull design, deadrise and build quality all matter, but they work within the limits set by how long and how heavy the boat is. A longer hull spans more of the wave. Where a 4.5 m bowrider drops into every trough and climbs every face, a 6.5 m hull bridges the gap between crests, so the bow rises and falls less and the boat tracks through chop rather than over it. That is why the same 30 cm wind chop feels like hard work in a small boat and like nothing at all in a larger one. Waterline length also sets a longer, flatter running attitude and a bigger entry area, so the hull slices water progressively instead of arriving flat. And a longer boat carries a longer, finer forefoot: the sharp part of the bow does the work of splitting the wave before the wider mid-sections reach it, which is exactly what makes a ride feel soft rather than jarring.
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