I have a 175 XT, the best boat I have ever had. Had 2 adults behind her on tubes last year, no problem at all. I would buy another one without hesitation. Thanks for listening to the customers Bayliner !
My friends dad had an old boat we fished from . Great old boat he let my friend take the boat out later that summer he and I went out in it and he would let me drive. We fished a lot with it, it was easy to learn on and we didn't worry much with it being old. Later on his dad gave it to him after he bought a ski tubbing boat that was cool. The hardest part about boating is docking the best part about boating exploring or lake and river . That summer my buddys Dad let him take the boat out over night on camping trip and we snuck a couple girls on board up the lake and took them camping and well we got some good memories. We found this cool private beach set up a tent took the girls out paddle boarding and we had a great over night fishing trip. The girls liked paddle boarding we had beach fire and didn't get much sleep.
I don't know Emma, I have owned my Bayliner 175 for several years and it is reliable, fun and still looks good. Would you care to explain why you say they "aren't that good"? I wouldn't make that comment about anything unless I could back it up with facts.