Bayliner Element E16 Boats For Sale

The Bayliner Element E16 is a 16-foot deck boat built around an M-shaped hull that pushes flotation out toward the sides, giving it stability through turns and making it one of the easiest boats in its class to trailer. The package includes a trailer with a swing-away folding tongue, which drops the storage length to just over 20 feet and lets the boat fit in a standard 7-foot garage door. It carries up to six people and crosses over between a bowrider and a pontoon in feel, suiting buyers who want a budget-friendly, low-maintenance way onto the water for cruising, water sports, or fishing. Bayliner Element boats are also offered in 18- and 21-foot sizes for those needing more length and power.

Power comes from a Mercury outboard in either 60 or 75 horsepower. The Element E16 has a 12-gallon fuel capacity, with the tank located in the port aft compartment where the fuel gauge sits, so you lift the seat to check the level. With the 60-horsepower Mercury and a single person aboard, the boat reached a top speed of 31 mph and got on plane in about seven seconds. The 75-horsepower four-stroke gives a better balance of efficiency and performance, with enough pull for wakeboarding and towing tubes. The M-hull tends to slide and skip through hard turns and can cavitate or porpoise if the bow is brought up too far.

The helm keeps things simple: a smoked windscreen deflects air over the operator, a single combination gauge reads speed and voltage, and toggle switches handle nav lights, anchor light, and the bilge. The wheel mounts to a fixed base with open leg room beneath the console, and the throttle sits where the cap rail doubles as an armrest. A cargo net beside the console holds phones and sunscreen, and the stereo head unit, a depth finder, and rod holders round out the dash. A removable backrest can be left in or taken out for more foot space.

Seating runs in three sections. Two lounge seats with rounded fronts sit at the bow flanking a removable center cushion that opens up a U-shaped layout and walk-around space, with storage under each seat and an anchor locker forward. The cockpit has a driver's seat opposite two side-facing seats with cup holders and grab rails on the port side. At the stern, a padded area works as bench seating or a sun pad, and two more seats flank the outboard. Both port and starboard swim platforms extend aft, with a folding telescopic boarding ladder and a ski pylon or tow bar on the starboard side.

The Element E16 converts easily into a fishing setup: pull the bow cushions, drop in a filler and pedestal seat, and the front becomes a casting platform, with a matching arrangement possible aft. Common add-ons include a Minn Kota trolling motor that slides on and off, a Lowrance Hook X depth finder, a Bimini top, and the tow bar. One point to weigh when shopping Bayliner Element boats for sale is that the seat cushions are not attached and can blow out on the road, so a Bayliner Element E16 boat cover or mooring cover matters if you trailer with the cushions in place. Pricing has started around an MSRP of $15,299 with the 60-horsepower Mercury, with the 75-horsepower package listed near $17,564. When looking at Bayliner Element boat listings, late-model used examples such as 2018 and 2021 boats with low hours come up regularly, often packaged with the trailer.