Hey MacoJoe!

[spareparts]

not doubting you, but its hard for me to beleive (speaking of the older boats)that a boat made by US Marine(Bayliner) in Washinton was making boats for AMF(Robalo) in Florida. Later on after both boat companies were purchased by Brunswick, I could see them being made in the same plant, lots of compaines do that. But I do believe they were separate in their earlier days(pre 1998). As far as the Sea Ox goes, I do believe they are the general molds that May Craft is using now, at least they look a lot alike, I saw a 2008 center console(yes, they are still in business) today that looked a whole lot like the 1981 20 Sea Ox my father owned.

[steplift20]

I know bayliner has a bad name but i dont knowwhy? they all do the same thing
take for instance i saw a bayliner sinking by the rip off sandyhook and it was floating at the gunalls with three persons on board

[spareparts]

sinking is a performace issue most boats are equal on. Wait for the "Whaler Brigade" to come along on that comment

[Seacrets]

Bayliner has/had plants in Florida and Georgia. Sold alot of equipment to them. Some of their equipment ended up in the Whaler plant in Edgewater, Fl. If you search bayliner/robalo there used to be 14 plants in 8 states. Bayliner manufactured under bayliner/trophy/robalo/maxum.

[spareparts]

that was after brunswick had aquired Robalo(around 1999), which didn't last too long as they were sold to the Chapparell boat group sometime around 04, seemed like a good boat, far better hull design that the older ones( the hull looked identical to the Sea Ray lagunas), but they wern't built no where as good as the old ones

[Seacrets]

Brunswick acquired Robalo in 1991 (they were in financial trouble) and manufactured their line in Tallahassee, Fl. Chaparrel bought Robalo in 2001. Chaparrel and Robalo are now part of the Marine Products Group which is owned by the Rollins Family (pest control, it might be Orkin). I owned a 24 Laguna and they were different hulls. My Laguna was manufactured in the Sea Ray plant in Merritt Island, Fl. I got the last flush deck they built (1997). The 24 hull was the same from about 1988. I also owned a 244 Chaparrel (1981). God, I'm really old.