First thank you in advance all for the input. I am starting to shop for all the supplies to do a restore of my 86 bayliner 16 ft bow rider. I am weighing my options to restore or replace. I bought the boat cheap in the fall of last year. I was told the floor was replaced. Come to find out, they...
I bought my 86 Bayliner last November. It is a work in progress. I am using the boat while doing the minor repairs. This fall is when the big projects are going to be done. I have been taking on water and finally found the cause. When someone screwed something to the floor they put several...
I have a 73 johnson 85 hp. When I try starting the motor it takes 5 starts to get it running. After I get it running I have to continuously bump the choke. Once I get the revs up a little more than idle it is fine. It will propel my boat to 25 mph and run great. Once I bring it back to an...
Hey guys just a quick question. I got my kit for the water pump. I took everything out of the box. Watched a few Youtube videos for some hints and tricks. All the videos showed a gasket under the wear plate.
I don't have a gasket for under the wear plate. I don't see one in the exploded diagram...
Hey guys. Is the gasket for the exhaust necessary I have looked on a few different sites and can't seem to find it on any of the breakdown images. When I pulled my lower unit the gasket had a 2 inch piece missing. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
Just pulled my lower unit and found an oily sludge on top of my water pump housing and shift sod housing. Is this normal. I am thinking unburned oil. But not too sure. Sorry I am unable to post a pic.
First I want to thank everyone for the advice on getting my motor running.
I have owned the boat and motor since October.
1973 85 hp 85esl73m
Now for the current issue. I changed the lower unit oil 2 weeks ago. I put the boat in the water yesterday and it ran great, brought it home and...
Hey guys I have a 73 85 hp. I did a complete rebuild on my carbs yesterday. It is running good. But I do have a couple questions.
1. What is the ruler for in the kits. I'm sure it is to synchronize the carbs some how, but I can't find any measurements to do it. Not even in the repair...
I bought my boat and motor during the off season. I noticed an epoxy type substance on the top of the block. I just ignored it because the motor was running good but was not charging. When I put it the water I had no power, I noticed that the timing advance was not moving. The other day I...
I am new to boating in Maryland. I had a boat in Massachusetts about 7 years ago. I picked up a 1986 Bay liner Capri 1600 with a Johnson 85 hp. When I was looking at specs for the boat I thought it was 16.5 feet and was ready to drop it in at Sandy Point to get to the South and Severn Rivers...
