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    Overheating AQ125a leaking cooling sustem

    End of last season I got into a shallow muddy situation and sucked up river mud. I knew it was trouble immediately. As soon as we got into open water and got above 2000 rpm on plane the temps jumped up but came back down to normal when I idled. We idled back to the dock. But I had antifreeze out...
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    Aq 270 prop?

    Picked up a very good condition VP prop # 814634 RH 14x21. Can this work ok on my 270 drive? 125 hp Vp thanks joe
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    Uflex B183 single lever control installation

    I needed to replace the original equipment control box since a plastic piece wore out and broke in the shift handle. This is on the Bayliner Capri 1950 with Volvo motor and outdrive and Morse 33C cables. These cables looked ok and I think PO replaced them at one point. I purchased a Uflex...
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    Setup single throttle on 1985 Capri

    Need help with original equip throttle/shifter. Took it apart to recover the side with vinyl now cannot fit back together. All ideas welcome. See pics in my post on steering and controls forum page in iboats. Thx. Joe
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    1985 bayliner capri shift/throttle control

    I took it all apart, original equipment to replace the vinyl on the side piece that the control is bolted onto. Now I cannot remember how it goes together. The shift cable box bolts to the wood of the side piece by means of a square plate. I cannot tell which way that plate is oriented to the...
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    TROUBLE WITH LIGHTS

    I know this topic has been done many times, and I have already read a bunch of them! Trailer lights none of them are working. So far I did this: checked for power at vehicle plug (JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE, TOW PACKAGE)- ok checked main ground at trailer frame and replaced that hardware checked...
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    cleaning algae off fiberglass hull

    I know this one has been posted before but I have some specific questions. Freshwater lake moored from June-now. Lots of algae and gunk. No hull paint to reduce growth on the fiberglass. Just towed it home on Sat. afternoon and started cleaning it on Sunday afternoon. I tried 50/50 muriatic...
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    New stereo system vs. powered speakers for the iPhone?

    My auto stereo on the boat died finally. I am considering these options- replacing the stereo system with a marine unit vs. buying a powered speaker suitable for use with the iPhone. Most of my music these days is on my iPhone and if I buy a powered speaker I would use it on my deck at home and...
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    Swim platform brackets set up

    I have brackets L shaped out of aluminum meant to be used at the transom attachment point plus the SS struts from the edge of the platform to the transom. BUT this wooden platform will sit a distance from the transom due to the transom shape, about 5" at the furthest point left and right on the...
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    Hiring someone to do a deck repair

    Has anyone ever hired out the task of replacing rotted flooring? Due to back injuries I don't see myself tackling this particular repair job. For a 19' bowrider design, what would you think it would cost to rip out the floor and do the whole thing? And how do I go about finding someone...
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    Capri 1950 side window problem

    The passenger side window has a gap of about 1/8-1/4 in between the window pane itself and the metal molding where it meets the forward windshield. It has moved a little bit each year and I am not sure why. Both the metal molding all around and the window pane itself seem very secure, nothing...
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    Swim platform install on Bayliner Capri 1950

    I purchased a teak platform at end of last season and am getting ready to install it on the Capri. Current swim step is very small and this modification will make it easier for us older folks to board! The issue is the shallow V shape of the transom which I know I cannot duplicate on the teak...
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    Full wooden swim platform on a Capri 1950?

    Has anyone installed a full teak wood swim platform on a older 1985 vintage Capri? I am trying to adapt one that is a straight squared edge to the transom, but the Capri has the wide V shape transom. The brackets will allow over an inch from the transom to the beginning of the platform but I...
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    Bayliner Capri 1950 full length swim platform?

    Anyone know if you can fit a full platform on a Capri, 1985 vintage? I can find suitable teak platforms used but the Capri has a slight angled V shape to the transom where you would have to mount it. How would I accommodate that shape? I am sure other boats have done this, but nobody at my...
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    Need to seal the windshield?

    I have a two piece snap down cover on my Bayliner Capri 1950 when moored at the dock. The front cover piece snaps on the bottom edge of the windshield and the cockpit/rear piece snaps on the top of the windshield edge then snaps at the stern. With this design the windshield is exposed. The...
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    Trouble shooting a starter

    This 4 cyl Volvo AQ125a has a rebuilt starter, two yrs running with zero problems since rebuild. Pulled the boat home from the marina about 4 wks ago. and just got around to doing the winterizing today. No problems running it all summer at the lake. Today, no start. Just multiple clicks...
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    Removing circulating waterpump

    I am working on replacement of the pump on the AQ125A VP engine. I got all the parts off the front of the engine to get to the pump except the pulley on the front of this pump. It has several screws and a plate which I removed easily but the pulley itself won't come off. Any tricks to removal...
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    Need a picture of a Bayliner Capri 1950 with snap on type mooring cover

    I want to compare the cover I just had custom made for this boat with another one with the snap on bow cover separate from the snap on cockpit cover. Anyone got one? Thanks. Joe
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    Brandnew mooring cover problems

    this will be my first season mooring the boat at the marina docks. I had a new custom cover made, separate bow cover, separate cockpit cover with snaps all around. How much rain water in the boat should you expect with this type of cover? We had a hard driving rain yesterday and today I...
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    wiring a Rule bilge pump

    I am doing boat wiring for the first time so bear with me. This is a new pump, automatic type. Old pump was standard turn on/off pump wired to the switch on/off at the helm. The boat does have a fuse panel under the steering console with open spots. I want to wire this new pump so that I have...
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