looks like the boat was derigged and left for scrap.
for the cost to make the hull safe and usable, not to mention the 12-24 months you will spend, you can buy a running boat today that you can use immediately after registration
look at the volvo pumps. they are Johnson pumps.
however you still need to maintain the raw water pump in the drive to keep the drive cool
are you running the heat exchanger as a full system or a half system? that detrermines how you MUST plumb the system.
also, adding a heat exchanger to a...
your boat rotted from the drain up. so the transom went, then the stringers, and then the floor (always last to rot).
tapping does nothing unless the wood was wet, rotted, dried, ants ate whats left of the rotten wood, etc. then you hear the hollow sound.
your transom should never ever ever...
first, welcome aboard.
second, consider every fiberglass boat over 15 years old to be a project. especially every bayliner from the 80-s and 90s
your boat is built no different than other boats.
go to the top of the forum, 3rd sticky down...
First, welcome aboard
doubt smoker craft ever had wiring information back then. they relied on the wiring harness from the outboard manufacturer and a few tradesmen that understood ABYC wiring. you can find the ABYC wiring color code in the electrical forum stickies.
regarding the motor, the...
welcome aboard.
your nearly 40 year old welcraft will most likely need all new plumbing, a new macerator, and unfortunately, since the boat was built with a lot of plywood in the structure..... new stringers and transom.
