1990 Bayliner 3888

1990 Bayliner 3888 “Hold Fast”

“Hold Fast” is a boat worth taking the time to explore. Before simply scrolling through the specifications, we encourage potential buyers to spend some time with the extensive photo gallery, watch the full walk-through video and explore the 360-degree immersive tour. Together, they provide an excellent opportunity to see the condition, layout, equipment and level of care that set this boat apart.

There are plenty of older boats available at attractive prices. The difference is what happens after you buy one.

It is not unusual to purchase a boat of this age in the $50,000–$60,000 range and then spend the next several years chasing deferred maintenance, replacing tired equipment and slowly working toward the boat you really wanted in the first place.

“Hold Fast” represents a very different opportunity.

These are the type of owners you want to buy a boat from. Over their ownership, they have taken a Bayliner 3888 — a model already known for an exceptionally practical and comfortable layout — and continually invested their time and money into making her as comfortable, reliable and current as possible.

Rather than simply maintaining what was there, they have upgraded the areas that matter. Electronics, heating, solar, upholstery, carpets, canvas and tender systems have all received attention, along with continued investment in the mechanical side of the boat.

The result is a 3888 that does not feel like a tired older boat waiting for its next owner to start spending money. “Hold Fast” has already benefited from years of thoughtful ownership and improvement.

Just as importantly, she has spent the past 13 years in the same covered slip, protected from the Pacific Northwest weather. That covered moorage is available to the next owner, providing a rare opportunity to purchase not only a well-kept boat, but also a place to keep her.

Key Features

• Covered moorage – same covered slip for 13 years and available to the new owner

• Twin Hino EH700 naturally aspirated 175 HP diesels with approximately 2,050 hours

• New Zodiac centre-console RIB with Yamaha 20 HP outboard, built-in fuel tank and Garmin plotter/depth sounder

• SeaWise davit system completely redone in 2024

• Full canvas replaced in 2013 with all isinglass replaced in 2024/2025

• Salon upholstery and carpeting replaced in 2024

• Updated navigation electronics including upgraded plotter, radar, AIS and autopilot

• New radar arch added in 2022

• Starlink with Wi-Fi

• Cellular booster

• Three solar panels with three solar controllers

• Six AGM L16 6V 390 Ah batteries

• Bluetooth battery and solar monitoring

• Diesel heater replaced approximately 2021

• Stainless steel anchor and added bow spray rails

• Hull and decks repainted approximately 2017

Mechanical & Systems

Significant attention has also been paid to the mechanical and onboard systems:

• Cooling systems dismantled, cleaned and serviced in 2025

• Major engine alignment work completed in 2025 with supporting invoice available

• New charging system and rebuilt alternator in 2025

• Reverso oil-change system added in 2024

• Engine room LED lighting added in 2023

• Engines detailed and painted in 2020

• Macerator replaced in 2025

• Toilets replaced in 2025

• Fresh-water pump replaced in 2025

• LED spotlight

• Updated refrigerator

• TVs added

• Custom aft bar and cabinetry

The Bayliner 3888

The 3888 has long been one of Bayliner's most successful cruising layouts. The large salon, lower galley and dinette, two-stateroom accommodation and two heads provide an impressive amount of usable interior space for a boat of this size.

The command bridge provides excellent visibility and generous outdoor seating, while the protected cockpit and practical side decks make the boat equally suited to extended cruising, entertaining or weekends at the dock.

“Hold Fast” combines that proven layout with something much harder to find in a boat of this vintage: long-term covered storage and owners who have continued to invest in keeping the boat current, comfortable and ready to enjoy.

For a buyer considering an older cruising boat, the value is not simply in what you pay on the day you purchase it. It is also in what you do not have to replace, repair and upgrade after you take ownership.

That is where “Hold Fast” stands apart.

The Company offers the details of this vessel in good faith but cannot guarantee or warrant the accuracy of this information nor warrant the condition of the vessel. A buyer should instruct his agents, or his surveyors, to investigate such details as the buyer desires validated. This vessel is offered subject to prior sale, price change, or withdrawal without notice.