What's the Purpose of this thread,..???........
<br />You've Already Got All the Answers............... <br /><br />HollaGeo,.........<br />1st You ask a Question that Can Not Possibly be Answered with the Little Info that You provide,..............<br />And Then,......<br />You dump on Everybodies Answers,...........<br /><br />If you want Good Advice,........... Give Good Info............<br /><br />But,.. With Your Attitude,........ It Won't be coming from Me........................
Ayuh,........<br />If He can turn a wrench,+ Figure out What He's Got,.......<br />It Could make a Nice Little Package,..............
<br /><br />After All,............<br /><br />It Could be Worse,.......... Much, Much Worse,................... <br /><br />It Could be a Bilgeliner ,........ With OMC Power.......................... This is a little confusing. If "she was fast" what makes you believe she needs a "massive tune-up"? It seems like your engine and outdrive are probably pretty much OK. Apart from making sure your outdrive boot is not going to spring a leak and that the transom is sound, I think I would spend my time and money trouble shooting the guages and address other problems as they become apparent. Doing a massive amount of unneccesary work is a good way to ensure that you go broke quickly and never spend any time actually on the water. Change its oil, sure, and do an ignition tune up if it makes you feel better(or better yet, buy the parts and keep them handy on the boat in case you actually need them), but if it's running well, for God's sake, leave the carb and other bits alone. Periodic maintenence like lube on the outdrive should be performed as well. And ignore the naysayers who imply that an '87 is so old that it ought to just go straight to the scrap heap. Its a lot newer than anything I've ever owned.
Come on, HollaGeo - with that statement you've just contradicted yourself. A good chunk of your $1K will go toward the "wax, teak oil, etc", about $400 if you have it done, but you maintain that "engine/gauges is [your] main focus." Focus on the engine and gauges - if it won't run, it won't matter how it looks just sitting there.<br /><br />I'm one of the "you boaters" that you so brusquely mentioned in your previous post, and I bought a '92 bowrider with a '92 Merc I/O for about $2K, too, but I expected to spend at least half of the balance of what the boat is worth to make sure she's "fine-tuned" and safe to operate. You have to start out committed to the project; I'd get familiar with my mechanicals, get the Service Manuals (Don S has all the links you need) and be prepared mentally for whatever you find, good or bad. You bought an 18-year-old boat, dude - it doesn't matter if it was shrink-wrapped, it's still gonna need some TLC and close attention for the remainer of its service life.
