large hulls can be hard to get rid of..especially with no trailer
I would watch craigs list for a trailer ....probably cheaper than that
as for a motor change on the bayliner...why put 5k into a boat without a trailer to try to recoup your investment...you probably wont

 

Probably costs $2k to dispose of the shell at the dump.

2k to take it to a dump? ouch...

as far as craigslist... i have an app on my phone that allows me to search 5 regions at once... so anywhere within say about 400 miles from me in any direction. The best trailer I have found was 2500.00 I called him and it sold within 15 min of him posting it... tons of others who claim it will fit, then when I ask them about the leifs and the breaks and the rating on the tires they come back will all the wrong answers. I'm not pulling my boat on anything I do not know 110% will handle it. and do so safely. I will only trailer it about 15-20 miles... but that is a long distance when I think that any mistake I make with a boat that on its own will weigh 6k+... I'm just not taking that kind of chance.

 

Probably costs $2k to dispose of the shell at the dump.

 

most disposal facilities charge by the cubic yard...there are several CYs in a 27' cabin cruiser

 

........or you could donate the hull to a charity and get a tax write off...
http://www.boatangel.org/

 

As mentioned a boat hull is expensive to get rid of. I know several MILITARY members who have just abandon their broken or unwanted boats on the military post. Either in a parking lot, storage lot, etc. The post will ticket it, and then tow it, and then have an silent bid auction 2 or 3 times a year for all vehicles as such. The ticket price will be deducted from sale price and the rest the post keeps for MWR funds. I missed the last auction, but there was a 25' searay I was going to bid on (it had sterndrive complete on it). It sold with trailer for $400.

Hit or miss... go with your gut, but be ready for an empty hull disposal.

 

As mentioned a boat hull is expensive to get rid of. I know several MILITARY members who have just abandon their broken or unwanted boats on the military post. Either in a parking lot, storage lot, etc. The post will ticket it, and then tow it, and then have an silent bid auction 2 or 3 times a year for all vehicles as such. The ticket price will be deducted from sale price and the rest the post keeps for MWR funds. I missed the last auction, but there was a 25' searay I was going to bid on (it had sterndrive complete on it). It sold with trailer for $400.

Hit or miss... go with your gut, but be ready for an empty hull disposal.

I would love to go to one of those auctions

 

OK, here's a food for thought thing....if you parted out the old Bayliner and got everything out of it, could you just cut it up with a chainsaw and throw the parts in one of those dumpsters the garbage companies will set in your driveway?

Just thinking outside the box here.

 

OK, here's a food for thought thing....if you parted out the old Bayliner and got everything out of it, could you just cut it up with a chainsaw and throw the parts in one of those dumpsters the garbage companies will set in your driveway?

Just thinking outside the box here.

done that before with smaller boats

 

Douglas...
if you know any really sick vikings ...you could make them a deal on it as a casket ...
I told my dad to do that with this POS 21' Barreta cruiser he bought cheap with a bad OMC cobra drive
:lol:

 

Two Words...Insurance claim...:thumbsup:

 

Two words - Gasoline + match! Presto, a good old fashioned bonfire.

 

can you really burn a boat that big?? i live in the country and we burn alot of stuff... but I just did not think the fiberglass would burn that well lol

 

Fiberglass burns really well. Not a pretty site usually.

 

maybe I can donate it to a local fire department to burn for a class or something lol

 

My understanding the glass fiber remains /melts into goo, and the resin burns. makes black thick smelly smoke.

 

ok never mind... I just called the local land fill... basically they charge 38.00 a ton... I am guessing here but say after the motor and gas tanks are removed (they have to be to take it) it weighs 7.5K this is just an estimate... a high one I believe... then I can drop it off there for about 150.00 .... I can live with that

 

Sounds like you have a plan. My two cents.... Be absolutely sure the trailer will suit your needs. Otherwise you've spent $2k, a lot of time/work (during boating season no less) & you still need a trailer.