Back with pix of Bayliner resto

[hskerprid]

Hi guys,

Well I finally got the pictures taken so I need your honest evaluations and expertise.

The flooring around the seats and the walkway to the bow are soft. But the seat bases and the upper wood all seems solid. I know I will probably have to replace the stringers too.
I took someones advice here and drilled a couple of small holes into the transom.....and went through the hull (duh) but their just 5/16th each. The transom seems pretty solid but the drill shaving did seem wet and the most resistance was when I breached the hull.
I haven't bought the boat yet but I can get it for only $200. I'am still having problems with no spark to the plugs but I have another thread in the electrical section on that.

Has anyone ever just put a metal box around the existing transom instead of ripping it all out? I'm awful with woodworking and I haven't ever touched fiberglass work seems like a box over the existing transom with some supports might do the trick??

Tell me what you think for the price

Thanks!!!!

 

[hskerprid]

Re: Back with pix of Bayliner resto

More pix

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Back with pix of Bayliner resto

What motor does it have?

We are not fans of "band-aiding" transoms here. I don't mean to come off like a jerk, I really don't, but if you're planning on going into this halfway, then I'd recommending not buying that boat. Believe me, a rotted Bayliner (that probably has a Force motor on it that is difficult to get parts/service for) is not the best way to get on the water cheaply. I'd recommend you look for an aluminum outboard powered hull.

(on a more positive note: there's way more than $200 worth of stuff there. That's a real nice looking trailer.)

 

[hskerprid]

Re: Back with pix of Bayliner resto

What motor does it have?

We are not fans of "band-aiding" transoms here. I don't mean to come off like a jerk, I really don't, but if you're planning on going into this halfway, then I'd recommending not buying that boat. Believe me, a rotted Bayliner (that probably has a Force motor on it that is difficult to get parts/service for) is not the best way to get on the water cheaply. I'd recommend you look for an aluminum outboard powered hull.

(on a more positive note: there's way more than $200 worth of stuff there. That's a real nice looking trailer.)

You're not being a jerk. I was thinking the same thing as I typed the question. I usually don't do anything halfway, but I don't know squat about boats.
I thought if I didn't fix the boat and just parted it out that I could probably quadruple my $200.
I just get an uneasy feeling working with wood and fiberglass. It's something I've never done before.

I'm still on the fence about purchasing the boat. I have a friend that knows a guy who is a boat builder and repairman. I'm going to try to get it over there for his opinion.

Thanks for the response.

 

[ezmobee]

Re: Back with pix of Bayliner resto

Well I'm known as a ruthless recruiter for the Starcraft cult, I mean club but they really are great boats and are SO easy to restore in comparison to fiberglass boats. You might want to search the craigslist in your area for a Starcraft or other aluminum hull. They have aluminum stringers so even if the deck and transom are rotted out, it can be as little as a weekend job to swap them out.

I got this one for $1000 with a running motor:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/ezmobee/New Boat/DSCF2140.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/ezmobee/New Boat/DSCF2146.jpg

Turned it into this:
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/ezmobee/New Boat/DSCF2727-1.jpg
http://i176.photobucket.com/albums/w200/ezmobee/New Boat/DSCF2728-2.jpg

 

[Friscoboater]

Re: Back with pix of Bayliner resto

LMAO ezombee! You said cult.

 

[produceguy]

Re: Back with pix of Bayliner resto

200 $, doesn't seem bad, but it will take at least 1,500 $ to fix her.

The wood work and the glassing isn't really that bad.