1995 Bayliner 2859 Cierra Classic Express

The Bayliner 2859 is renowned for its innovative use of space, offering separate sleeping areas rarely found in a sub-30-foot vessel. The fully enclosed pilothouse has a captain’s chair as well as a great little dinette on the port side. Below are living quarters with cooking and sleeping accommodations.

Forward V-Berth: The V-berth forward is huge and has a privacy curtain when needed.

Convertible Dinette: The salon dinette seats 4 comfortably for meals and visits and converts quickly into additional sleeping for two adults.

Aft-Cabin Stateroom: A standout feature – a dedicated aft cabin with a real door, which has an almost king-size bed with excellent headroom for its class.

Enclosed Head: A moulded fibreglass head compartment including a vanity sink, manual marine toilet (Jabsco), and a hand shower.

Galley: Located on the starboard side, there are facilities for cooking and plenty of storage.

Express Deck / Helm: An enclosed helm station with excellent visibility, seating, and a table. An aft door leads to the open cockpit.

Cockpit: Large open cockpit with deck hatches providing superb access to the engine/machinery space. Full-width transom platform with a transom gate.

Cooking: Origo Model 4300E combination cooktop offers flexibility to cook using AC electric (dock power) or non-pressurized alcohol.

Refrigeration: Dual electric cooling – a Norcold AC/DC refrigerator.

Cabin Heating: Wallas diesel-fired forced air furnace gives off dry, safe heat perfect for Pacific Northwest cruising. Additionally, a bus heater using engine coolant provides heat while underway.

Hot Water: 22-litre tank heated by AC electric or engine coolant heat exchanger. 

Toilet: Jabsco manual marine toilet flushing to a black water holding tank allows for overboard discharge (where legal) or dockside pump-out.

Water System: 12V demand pressure pump drawing from a 136-litre polyurethane freshwater tank.

Batteries:

·        Starting: 1 x Group 27 (12V)

·        House: 2 x Group GC (6V)

Charging Systems (3 methods):

·        Engine-mounted alternator.

·        Professional Mariner AC battery charger (for shore power).

·        140-watt solar panel – maintains batteries, reducing the need for a generator or shore power.

AC Electrical (120V): 30-amp twist-lock shore power connection with a marine breaker panel, polarity indicator light, and GFCI protection where required.

DC Electrical: Fuse-protected circuits with a helm switch panel. Battery monitor included.

Multi-Function Display: Lowrance LCX-112C – a shared display integrating:

·        GPS Chartplotter

·        Depth Sounder

·        Radar

VHF Radio: Shakespeare SE 2550.

Backup Speed Instrument: US Marine speed through water.

Compass: Internally gimbaled magnetic.

Sound Signal: Electric horn (currently not operational – portable air horn provided).

Entertainment: Pioneer AM/FM cassette receiver

Anchor: 13 lb. lightweight style main anchor.

Rode: 50 ft. galvanized chain + 200 ft. nylon rope. 

Windlass: Lewmar DC electric windlass makes it effortless to retrieve the anchor and chain.

Tender: Included – 1992 Caribe 10 ft. rigid hull inflatable (RHM) with 1988 Mariner 15 HP 2-stroke outboard.  Tender is on stern davits, and there is a stainless steel outboard crane to make life easier.

Fire Extinguishers: 1 x 3A10BC portable dry chemical.

Bilge Pumps: Two (2) 12V DC pumps with automatic switches.

Detectors: Gasoline vapor detector & Carbon Monoxide (CO) detector installed.

Safety Gear: Lifebuoy, buoyant heaving line, reboarding device(mounted on swim platform), manual pump, and bailer.

Main Engine: Mercruiser 7.4L MPI (Multi-Port Fuel Injection) naturally aspirated gasoline V8.

Horsepower: 310

Engine Hours: 1,950

Drive System: Mercruiser Bravo 2 sterndrive leg is known for larger, heavier-duty gears and a larger propeller diameter – ideal for the 2859’s weight.

Propeller: 3-blade aluminum, right-hand rotation. There are spare propellers on board, including a stainless steel prop.

Steering: Power-assisted rack and pinion with sheathed cable.

Engine Room: Clean, organized, with great access through the large hatch and room on both sides for maintenance.

Fuel System: One welded aluminum fuel tank (approx. 387 litres / 102 US gallons) located forward of the engine space.

April 2026 compression test with all cylinders between 130 - 135 PSI.