Sounds like you have some sentimental attachment to it.
So....if you have the time and the interest I'd go for it. As to the motor, that's probably one of the easier things to replace once you're to that point. I say easy as you can always find yourself a cheap, completely worn out boat with a...
If you have a very soft spot in the floor, the chances are very good that the stringers and transom are also in need of replacement. The fact that when you removed the thru hull fittings and found rotten wood lends credence to the transom needing replacement.
The question becomes....do you want...
Not trying to sound mean here but we're gonna need more details as to your last post...
Given your Bayliner is newer, it's probably got Mercury power. As Scott mentioned, when you press the center (pivot) button of the controls in and advance the lever, all it's doing is rev'ing up/down the...
Personally Jim, I don't cross axles. So back to front only.
That's since I started driving in the early 90's. Dad never did it either, always complained loudly, very loudly, when someone would cross axles on his vehicles.
My current boat is financed through a Credit Union the marina uses. I swear the CU is run by 3 yr olds.
I'm currently looking at rolling it into a refinanced HELOC at a much lower rate.
Let me sum it up this way....
The very first boat in my sig, the '56 MFG, my parents bought in the mid 80's, as our first "boat". Each and every summer, without fail, the boat was at a marina for about a week being worked on to get it running.
My first purchase is the '99 Bayliner, which I...
I'm pretty sure it was here where I camped with my then girlfriend (now wife):
http://www.visitsacandaga.com/
I was there June/July a number of years back and I remember it not being too crowded. Times may have changed. It was deep enough for my 20' I/O. Not sure on your requirements but might...
I've owned both and hands down, if I was to do it again, it'd be outboard power.
My cousin has a large(r) SeaRay deck boat with I/O and he's told me that **IF** his wife and daughters would allow him, it'd be an outboard - they like the sunpad. This after he's replaced his prop several times...
I doubt there's going to be a serious downturn in boating. For me, my boat is a trailer queen so I fill it up on land before I launch. Save $0.50/gallon over filling up on the water. Easy, peasy.
Now there may be a shift in what people do with their boats...say away from watersports...
Max towing is 11,300. I'm assuming that's with a WDH and trailer brakes in a standard cab 4x2. Pretty sure that drops some with the extended cab and 4x4.
https://www.ford.com/services/assets/Brochure?make=Ford&model=F-150&year=2012&api_key=0d571406-82e4-2b65-cc885011-048eb263
Just to add....you probably don't want it spinning while on the trailer/dry dock as it becomes a potential hazard for anyone next to it.
Float the boat and see if she goes into gear & moves under her own power.
Here's my thought process based of your comments of "make her pretty slowly & surely" and "I don't care if I sit at the dock and just chill"...
1. Make sure the bellows are intact so she don't sink.
2. Toss a small kicker on there. Say 9-15 HP outboard on a bracket. You're not winning any races...
It probably has a lot more to due with theft than anything else. Take it out of the car and toss it on some beater they were offloading. Rental agency probably never came across it until the next poor soul actually needed it.
That or liability. Renter tosses spare tire on and leaves the flat...
The OP never confirmed he/she had the tow package required to tow 5k so at this point its all conjecture. IF not optioned properly it's more than likely grossly exceeding the tow weight.
Again, if not optioned properly, why someone would actually advise to tow well over limit here amazes...
My wife and I like Hurricane (if they're still being made). Not sure they're made in that length though...
Bayliner has made great strides since the early years, definitely worth a look as they aren't the laughing stock of yesteryear....no matter how much of a bad wrap some folk give them...
It's an old OMC (OMG as in Oh My Gosh) drive - no longer in production as OMC went out of business a while ago. Best bet for wiring is going to be your OMC service manual for the motor. Anything else, unless you stumble across an original owner, you're more than likely poking your head under the...
I hear ya. I drilled mine out and was able to save the dimples that way. IF I recall, as I went up in drill size, it eventually just spun right out. Something to consider...
You *might* get lucky by using a pair of vicegrips to lock onto the remaining plastic and twist it out. You *might* be luckier if you drilled the plastic out first.
I had to do something similar with a bow cover support years ago.
