Bayliner VR6 Boats For Sale

The Bayliner VR6 outboard is the flagship of Bayliner's bowrider line, a dual-console bowrider boat measuring 22 feet 7 inches with a beam of around 8 feet 6 inches. It carries a 10-person capacity and uses what Bayliner calls a beam-forward design, pushing the maximum beam well toward the bow so the seating area feels closer to that of a 24-foot boat from another brand. That makes it suited to families running a single boat for skiing, tubing, wakeboarding and general day cruising. Because it is outboard powered, it also flushes easily after use and works in saltwater as readily as on a home lake.

Power comes from a Mercury 200-horsepower V6 four-stroke outboard, which is also the maximum rating for the hull. With that engine and a four-blade 17-pitch stainless steel prop, the boat gets on plane quickly, cruises comfortably around 23 mph and tops out in the low-to-mid 40s mph. The hull carries a 20-degree deadrise all the way aft, deeper than most water-sports boats this size, for a better ride through chop and on coastal water. It draws 2 feet 10 inches, holds 33 gallons of fuel, and weighs 3,797 pounds off the trailer and 4,739 pounds on it, keeping the rig under 5,000 pounds so most full-size SUVs can tow it on a 25-foot trailer with a foldable front arm.

The helm uses Bayliner's 2023 dash with a Simrad 7-inch touchscreen handling GPS, chartplotting, depth and Mercury VesselView engine diagnostics, plus a Bluetooth stereo with speakers placed around the boat. The helm seat swivels, slides fore and aft and has a flip-up bolster. Switches sit clean across the dash with a 12-volt outlet and a separate USB outlet to the side. Some boats add hydraulic steering, trim tabs and even a bow thruster, which is unusual at this length.

Boarding is easy across the twin molded swim platforms either side of the splash well, with a folding four-step stainless ladder and a walkthrough transom. A full-width stern sun lounger props up at the back or zips off entirely, and a ski tow pylon sits at the transom. The cockpit has L-shaped wraparound seating and a port-side passenger seat that sets three ways: forward-facing, rear-facing for watching skiers, or folded flat into a full bench. Storage is a strong point: a deep in-floor ski locker that also holds your boat cover and water gear, lined day-cooler boxes under the seats, and a cavernous aft locker where an inboard engine bay would otherwise be. The boat uses EVA foam teak-effect decking and self-bails through scuppers, so it can sit on a mooring with the covers off. An optional wakeboard tower adds shade, tower speakers, an upper tow point and a bimini, and it folds down for garage storage.

One feature rare at this size is the fully enclosed toilet compartment under the windscreen on the port side, fitted with a Dometic chemical toilet and an opening porthole, though some configurations leave that space open for a portable head or extra storage. Bayliner builds the VR6 with all-fiberglass construction and no wood deck to rot, plus foam in the stringers and frame for damping and a softer ride. New boats start around $48,000 depending on options, while one- or two-year-old examples with only a summer or two of use have been seen near $37,000. Buyers should check hull condition, engine hours and whether the tower, head and electronics options they want are fitted.