Restoration: 1988 Bayliner Cobra Bowrider 125 Force

[MIBayliner]

I bought this boat 5 years ago and over the years I have done restoration on the boat. My biggest project was the paint job from the original sparkle blue which was fading badly and then I had the entire inside reupholstered in white from the orginal gray. Through the years I have replaced the outboards starter, impeller, tilt trim motor fuses (to many times to count), and the solenoid. Never got around to fixing any electronics in the boat (radio) after the hull had a foot of water ruining the speakers and radio. I have some restoration pictures through the years that are posted. I want to see if anyone has any other ideas? Also, never been a fan of the color i choose to paint it and one day want to go black in color/tint the windows. Thanks for checking it out!!!

 

[chevymaher]

Looks really good nice job.

 

[Bondo]

tint the windows.

Ayuh,...... Tinted windows Suck in a boat,..... They turn into a mirror at night, 'n ya can't see a thing through 'em,.....

 

[kcassells]

Ayuh,...... Tinted windows Suck in a boat,..... They turn into a mirror at night, 'n ya can't see a thing through 'em,.....

I'll be looking into windows soon.

Thanks for that heads up Bondo. I never heard anyone say that before in regards to tinted windows. :joyous:

 

[SDSeville]

Never got around to fixing any electronics in the boat (radio) after the hull had a foot of water ruining the speakers and radio.

Nice work. Looks really good. What does this mean?

 

[kcassells]

chevymaher was giving you a compliment based on the pictures you posted. How did the water end up in your boat?

 

[chevymaher]

kcassels is right. I was refering to the interior and gel coat paint work. Looks really good.

My boat was full of water to when i got it.

 

[MIBayliner]

SDSeville kcassells Thank you! And i had it in the water docked at a friends house when i first bought it. It ended up having some issues while it was out so towed it back until I came back the next weekend found the interior area flooded...thank goodness it was in shallower water ( i was a rookie boat owner at this time, could have been a big mistake). Pretty much fried most of electrical components, bilge pump, lights, stereo system and have never really had the time or enough knowledge to try and rewire those few things. But, for some reason those few things were all running off a separate battery when i bought it.

 

[MIBayliner]

Ayuh,...... Tinted windows Suck in a boat,..... They turn into a mirror at night, 'n ya can't see a thing through 'em,.....

That's a good point, never thought about that. The only thing is that the seating from the drivers chair makes me feel like I'm sitting on the floor, so i just stack a few cushions to see over them, plus the windows technically aren't the right fit for the boat.