no, its because dark colors absorb UV light where white tends to reflect it. it is the gel breaking down due to sunlight. the red colors tend to be worse than other colors. remember, the boat was designed to last about 15 years.
the intake manifold and the carb.
exact same motor, except one is a 2-barrel, one is a 4-barrel
other than that, same poorly designed block, same poorly designed water pump, same soft cam nose, same problems
You bought a boat with a motor that requires you to be 100% mechanically inclined or have really really really deep pockets to pay mechanics
There are no such things as freeze plugs. They are core plugs and their purpose is to close off the water jacket holes where the core sand was removed...
what size discharge do you have now? 3/4"? 1-1/8"? 1-1/2"?
stock pumps are usually 500 gph. some are 800 gph
1-1/8" thru-hulls will flow up to about 1200-1500 gph. to go bigger, go with a bigger thru-hull.
however keep in mind, a bilge pump wont help with a hull breach.
I found a posting from 2017 with the same information..... or lack there of. I found the operations manual as well. probably best to call the local dealer
I do not recommend cheap anything. However a good gel is about $18 a quart
Remember, your boat was designed to last about 15 years and be replaced. The 3mm of glass is all that was needed to meet the design life expectancy
You have a mid 80s bayliner. There isnt a chance at all your transom and stringers are OK. They rotted about a decade before the floor started getting soft
Did you do any maintenance? Any new to you used boat needs all the maintenance done
Service your points, use a dwell meter to set them. Set the timing
Service the fuel system
Pull the drive and inspect the ball gears. Split the case and change the raw water pump
