from what i can tell, the starter solenoid is bad and when i go to start it by key, it doesnt engage the flywheel. and being that its a big honkin 115hp, ive tried to rope start and can barely crank out 2 spins consecutively! Worth rebuilding the starter if needed or no? taking it to Napa to...
from what i can tell, you're totally right. looked up some parts at a marine parts place and Merc parts kept popping up with the model numbers and such. time for the great parting out! haha
my end goal is a nice 21-22' Yamaha for the whole fam to go on. Unfortunately, we dont have the space at the house and we live in southern California where freshwater fun is few and far between! justifying a payment and storage fees to use it a couple times a month at best isn't in the cards...
That's what i was thinking. Got an offer for $900 for just the trailer, so i think im gonna part out the motor, dump the hull, and sell the trailer. a loss but nothing egregious at this point.
yeah man, thats what i was afraid of but completely expected. So not worth putting any more time in and move on? The end goal is definitely a 21-22' boat for the fam but starting with a smaller boat to get some experience and hopefully not too much TLC is what i was aiming for. Thanks for the...
Hey Friends, I just bought this 1985 Bayliner Capri 1400 for $1100. My first boat!
Some backstory: Did as much inspecting as i possibly could before pulling the trigger and it looked fine to a novice (first mistake :D). It's got a SeaRay 100ELR 115hp outboard on it and needs some work. Hull is...
