
It also comes with big-ticket perks like joystick steering, an anchor windlass, and a Wet Sounds stereo system with 10 speakers. This is a monster of a deck boat, with an LOA stretching the tape to 30’1”, a beam of 9’2”, and the ability to carry up to 700 horsepower on the transom. At the diametric opposite end of the deck boat spectrum from the M15 sits the big and bodacious Crownline E 305 XS. 2021 Crownline E 305 XSĪbove: 2021 Crownline E 305 XS Bowrider Deck Boat. Visit Bayliner Boats for more information. See Bayliner Element M15 boats for sale on right now. If you don’t need a large boat and you don’t want to break the bank, you’ll have a tough time finding a competitor that can match up with the M15. It also has a swim platform that’s larger than expected on a boat of this size, with a swing-down telescopic boarding ladder and curves molded into the back of the transom for comfort while sitting down and facing aft. Like most deck boats the interior design maximizes seating, and there’s room for five aboard with a cushioned bow compartment, seating in front of the starboard-side helm, seating down the port side, and seating along the transom. Its highlight feature is that it provides tremendous stability both at rest and while running.

This has a V-shape in the middle with secondary Vs to either side (thus viewed head-on or from the rear, has an appearance like the outline of the letter M). Aside from the easy affordability, the M15 is unlike the average deckboat in that it rides on Bayliner’s M-Hull hull design.

And even if you load this boat up with all the optional features available, you’ll find it just about impossible to break the $20K mark. The complete package requires just 17’5” by 7’7” to store and weighs under 2,000 pounds, so this is a garage-ready boat-motor-trailer rig that you can keep right at home and easily trailer with the smallest of tow vehicles. That price tag gets you the entire 15’2” long, 6’7” wide boat with a 40-hp Mercury FourStroke outboard and it also includes a single-axle trailer with a swing-away tongue.

With a sticker price starting at a mere $13,999 (or about $125 a month) the M15 is eminently affordable by virtually anyone, especially when you consider the myriad of boat financing companies and various types of boat loan options available today. It’s fitting to start off our list with the M15 because it’s the least expensive new deck boat - not only in this roundup, but perhaps in the entire marketplace. Above: 2021 Bayliner Element M15 Deck Boat.
