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  1. eggs712

    1990 Bayliner 2651 resto

    Nice progress! It's a great feeling when all the grinding is out of the way.
  2. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I love the sleek look, and I'm happy to finally have the dash space to do it lol. These horns are surprisingly loud for electric; they blew my 10A fuse and I had to swap to a 15A fuse. I hope to splash by next summer if I can get a bunch done this winter
  3. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    It's been 100+° weather every day here this summer, so working inside the boat cabin is nearly unbearable. I've done a little here and there though: -Remote aimable spotlight now works with new switches and an LED replacement bulb. I managed to use two momentary switches instead of forking out...
  4. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I'm glad you could find this thread motivating! Getting to use a restored boat is extremely rewarding, I just try to keep some forward progress going whenever possible. Spare parts are rare to come by. You could look at boat graveyards and ebay for some stuff, but you likely won't find anything...
  5. eggs712

    1968 22ft Crichfield

    Total gut and restore. The plants growing on/through the deck means the old wood has been rotted long enough to compost.
  6. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I decided to beef up my bow pulpit since it's such a large cantilever. I added 1/2" plywood as far up as it would fill, used a layer of CSM and 1708 over the whole thing, then started adding layers of 1708 to the part of the pulpit that rests of the boat. I ran out of resin before I could finish...
  7. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Mine has a remote spotlight on the pulpit. It works, but the dash switches for it are toast. The port and starboard lights are midship on each side. I had to get the through hull fittings on Amazon, I haven't seen any locally
  8. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    At least we both avoided water in the motor, eh?
  9. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I cleaned out the thermostat housing with lots of flaky rust, raw water hoses, and pulled both risers. I managed to poke a hole through one riser while cleaning rust, so it's time to replace both risers. The manifolds weren't bad at all thankfully.
  10. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I also began fixing the bow pulpit I cut out the inner skin with a cutoff wheel and die grinder in the corners I began fixing the badly cracked spots by glassing back to original thickness on the inside Then I glued two layers of 1/2" ply into the part with PL Premium.
  11. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I also began replacing the old plastic thru-hulls with 316 stainless ones (all above the water line) after getting stung by a yellow jacket making a nest inside a broken thru-hull. I also replaced the forward bilge pump and float switch, then test fit the hatch over it. I'll use neodymium...
  12. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I started up the motor again last night with the new freeze plugs in; only took a pump of the throttle and it fired right up. The temp came up to about 160° when I could see the thermostat open up via the gauge. However, the manifolds were still too hot to the touch and steam began to come out...
  13. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    Yep you are correct, thanks for the help again. The threaded freeze plugs on both sides are missing, but that's a quick easy fix. Hopefully I didn't burn up the new impeller, but I did verify that my temperature gauge works LOL
  14. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    With a helper cranking and me spraying gas in the carb, the motor fired right up and I let it idle at about 800 rpm. However, I noticed water pouring out of the drain hole and the temp came up to 180° degrees pretty quickly, so I had to kill the motor. I appear to be missing some plumbing, so I...
  15. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    That's easy enough to try tomorrow! I'll glance at the built in fuel filter too; it's probably not the worst thing for me to be a little familiar with a little bit of everything on the motor.
  16. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I changed the impeller, installed a new drive belt, and changed the lower unit oil (was a little dirty at the bottom, but no metal shavings or milky oil). I added some fuel to my gas tank and tried starting the motor, but I got nothing. It fired on carb cleaner, so now it's time to work through...
  17. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    My newer battery turned over the engine great, no more grinding noise; the other battery can still be a house battery. I also replaced the key switch and cleaned connections on the solenoid. Compression on the cold engine was: 1- 157 2- 162 3- 145 4- 145 5- 125 6- 178 7- 155 8- 175 I'm a bit...
  18. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    The original two owners are passed, so a 14 year old battery in the engine bay was my only clue. I'm just surprised that the engine and drive weren't locked up!
  19. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I pulled the spark plugs and squirted a little oil in each cylinder and let that sit while I replaced the blower and its hose. Then I pulled the drive belt (needs replaced anyway) and water pump assembly off the harmonic balancer. The motor turned over easily with a wrench, so I cranked it with...
  20. eggs712

    1985 Bayliner 2750 Ciera Sunbridge Resto

    I'm really used to working on 2-stroke outboards and small engines, so I have a bit of a learning curve here. Did you jump the solenoid, or does this motor even have a solenoid? Twenty bucks is a great deal on the compression tester, was it accurate? I do have a spark tester, and actually...
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