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  1. Ron Everson

    Engine Vents for 1989 Bayliner 2755

    I'm looking for replacement engine vents for our 1989 Bayliner 2755. They are located on the stern end on the sides. The rough opening is 4 1/8" x 8 7/8". The connection box measures 5 1/4" x 13 1/8" overall. The ducts are 4". Bayliner says they don't have them and don't know where to find...
  2. Ron Everson

    float switch didn't work

    Went to Lake Powell (Halls Crossing) over the 4th. 1st night camping on the shore, woke up in the morning with about an inch or so of water on the cabin floor. Water leaked in from somewhere during the night and the float switch for the mid cabin bilge pump didn't work. Reached into the bilge...
  3. Ron Everson

    Winterizing Surprise

    Winterized the 1975 225 OMC Saturday as ususal, drained it and left it dry. On Sunday I expected to do the same with the 1989 OMC 460 King Cobra for the first time since I bought it. I discovered that the block has no drain plugs. Some kind of permanent plugs were in their place. 460 truck block...
  4. Ron Everson

    running on the rim

    Coming back from Page, Az. Sunday night after dark, about 3 hours into a ~4 hour trip, I hear one of the trailer fenders rattling a little when we hit a rough stretch of pavement. Nothing new, because those crappy fenders vibrate and rattle normally. Can't see anything in the rear view mirrors...
  5. Ron Everson

    a project for someone

    On the way to Halls Crossing (Lake Powell) on Friday and on the way back on Sunday, I saw a neat-looking old classic cabin cruiser sitting by the side of the road for sale. On the north side of Blanding, Utah, at a rock sales business, on the west side of 191. 60's styling, inboard, some...
  6. Ron Everson

    loading the boat - 1st attempt at drive-on

    My 1st attempt at driving the new (to me) boat onto the trailer at Halls Crossing yesterday afternoon was pure entertainment. After it was all over, I wondered how everyone else enjoyed it. Had the trailer in too deep. Managed to get that big thing headed onto the trailer and reversed before it...
  7. Ron Everson

    hand waste pump

    Since it's illegal to even have a working macerator/pumpout system on your waste tank on Lake Powell and worth a big fine, I don't want to fix the one on my boat to make it work (there is a macaerator on top of the waste tank, but I've not been able to locate the switch - so I'm assuming it was...
  8. Ron Everson

    smell of non-toxic antifreeze

    The interior plumbing in the 1989 27' Bayliner that I bought this summer had been winterized last fall with non-toxic antifreeze. Hadn't been cleaned out when I bought it and about early July, I filled the water tank to check for leaks in the system. Had to take out the supply strainer to find a...
  9. Ron Everson

    Bayliner Owners Manual

    For anyone else that's interested, I found the customer service phone no. for Bayliner. 360-435-5571. In Arlington, Washington. I requested an owners manual for a 1989 Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge and they said they would send it out - no charge. That was easy. Spoil me rotten!
  10. Ron Everson

    Bayliner Owners Manual

    For anyone else that's interested, I found the customer service phone no. for Bayliner. 360-435-5571. In Arlington, Washington. I requested an owners manual for a 1989 Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge and they said they would send it out - no charge. That was easy. Spoil me rotten!
  11. Ron Everson

    1989 460 King Cobra water drain plug

    While checking the oil in the lower & upper unit for water (none there), I unscrewed a water drain plug on the left side of the upper unit and a bunch of water came out. The problem is that whatever the plug screwed into on the inside is no longer there, and the plug won't stay in. I'm wondering...
  12. Ron Everson

    owners manual for Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge

    Where could I find an owners manual for a 1989 Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge? The Bayliner website has no point of contact for this sort of thing. I know that Ken Cook Co. carries the manuals for OMC equipment, but I don't think they would handle the actual boat owners manual. Anyone had any...
  13. Ron Everson

    pumping out waste tank - Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge

    Since the owner of the boat that I'm looking at is out of town and the monster boat is sitting in my driveway waiting for a test drive, I'm wondering how to empty the waste tank if I use a trailer dump. McPhee Reservoir has no pump-out facilities, only a trailer dump. Do you have to use a...
  14. Ron Everson

    Latest on Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge

    We finally go a nice day on Sunday so that the owner of the 1989 Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge 460 King Cobra could take us out on the lake for a test ride. We got to McPhee Reservoir with the boat and were informed by another boater at the ramp that there were game wardens everywhere on the lake...
  15. Ron Everson

    Leak in water system

    I'm looking at a 1989 Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge that has a leak in the potable water system. It apparently showed up last year during the one time that the owner used the boat. It has been professionally winterized each year by the dry storage yard where the owner stored the boat. I'm wondering...
  16. Ron Everson

    460 OMC King Cobra - Any Good?

    I'm looking at a 1989 Bayliner 2755 Sunbridge with a 460 OMC King Cobra outdrive. The engine was replaced a couple of years ago, but the outdrive is probably original. Is the Cobra outdrive a reliable unit? Any problems that I should know about? The owner has had it professionally maintained at...
  17. Ron Everson

    Black Stuff on the Back of the Transom

    I just saw a post where someone mentioned running rich and black stuff on the transom. I've seen that black stuff on my boat more so before I did a valve job and replaced the carburetor. I still see that a small amount of the black film will form on the white outdrive and transom below the water...
  18. Ron Everson

    deteriorating exhaust manifolds

    My 1975 225 OMC (305 Chevy) I/O appears to have the original exhaust manifolds - at least they don't appear to be any newer than the rest of the engine. I've had the boat for 8 years or so, and every fall when I drain the exhaust manifolds, I get a lot of rust chips coming out of the drains...
  19. Ron Everson

    Stowaway Ladder

    Several years ago, I saw a folding set of aluminum steps attached to the bow of a boat in a slip at Hite Marina at Lake Powell. These would be used for beach access from the bow when the boat is beached. They would be 6'+ long when extended to the ground and were no more than 18" wide. The...
  20. Ron Everson

    Sea Dorys - any info?

    The old guy next door asked me for info on a west coast boat builder called "Sea Dorys". It sounds familiar to me, but an internet search turned up nothing. Does anyone know if they are still in business and can you give me a point of contact? My neighbor is a retired mechanical engineer who is...
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