My 1982 Bomber Project

[Phantom383]

Hey everyone

Just joined and would like to share my project with ya.
It's a 1982 Bomber with a Merc I/O Inline 4.

I got this boat for free and she does need some TLC but I'm no stranger to this :lol:
My dad has a 1978 Bayliner that we have done a ton of work to including the floor so this should be a snap

I do know some of the history on this and one of them is that the boat wasn't winterized about 8yrs ago and the heat exchanger has had the caps blown off each end.
I'll take that off and have it pressure checked.
It has also been sitting for about 8yrs so.............................ya.

I'm open to any suggestions that might help with this.
One thing that I would like some info on is:
There are 2 gas vents, 1 on each side.
One of them has been hit HARD and is riped half way out of the side of the boat
How do I go about repairing that?

Pics can be found in this link:
http://s899.photobucket.com/albums/ac197/Phantom383/

Enjoy

 

[ezmobee]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

Well all the wood is surely trashed. The vinyl looks surprisingly decent. I like the boat. It has nice lines and will be pretty sharp once it's all fixed up. Good luck with your project and, of course, welcome to iBoats!

I just googled "Mercruiser 485" to see if your motor was the same as the dreaded 470. I didn't like what I saw......

 

[Phantom383]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

Ya my dad's Bayliner has the 470.
31yrs and no real problems though, nock on wood

Thanks for the welcome

 

[Phantom383]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

Did some more damage

This is the worst damage on the whole boat.
Going to need a whole new floor for sure

Off to the dump

 

[Phantom383]

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Found someone who said the could do teh floor in my boat for about 2g's

That is like way cool!

 

[Rickairmedic]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

Phantom do it yourself and save $1000.00 - $1500.00 and know its done right not half A**ed.


Rick

 

[Phantom383]

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I would but I don't have time right now.
I have 3 car projects that I'm doing and I have to get them done and can't have all the fiberglass in the air or on the cars.
Custom stuff ya know.

But thanks for the tip

 

[Phantom383]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

Delima

I can't get all my carpet out in the front of the boat

It looks like the nose area is all part of the outer section of the boat

Looks like they laid carpet in the front then dropped the cap on it and carpeted the rest of the boat.
This is going to be a bugger

And how much money do you throw at a project before you say screw it, it's going to cost to much??

 

[Numlaar]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

Delima

I can't get all my carpet out in the front of the boat

It looks like the nose area is all part of the outer section of the boat

Looks like they laid carpet in the front then dropped the cap on it and carpeted the rest of the boat.
This is going to be a bugger

And how much money do you throw at a project before you say screw it, it's going to cost to much??

Well to be honest, you would probably never get back out of it, what you put into it, or maybe break even... so the question becomes, do you like the boat enough to want to keep it long term, and therefore invest the time/money in the rebuild? If you do, then you know you have a nice solid boat to use for the long term. If not, then ditch it, and use the money towards one thats already water ready.

(That only applies if you're doing the work yourself too... you would be waaay in the hole to pay someone else to do it for you).

From what I have read, and through my own personal experience, you can pretty much double your initial cost estimate, for all the little unknowns that you'll encounter along the way... not to mention, marine stuff just costs a lot more to begin with!

Personally, I wouldn't touch that boat with a 10ft. pole... don't get me wrong, It has nice lines, but I abhor I/O's of any type. Its not the boat that bothers me, its the engine heh.

Good luck with your decision!

 

[ezmobee]

Re: My 1982 Bomber Project

What Numlaar said is dead on. You won't get back out what you put into it. You could make a few bucks on it by parting it out. However, if you decide to rebuild it (properly) you can take solace in the fact that it would extremely difficult for you to find another boat in as good of condition for what you put into it. The vast majority of cheap used fiberglass boats are going to be in the same condition under the deck as yours. Your boat has a good powerplant with ample parts support. If you rebuild it properly you should be able to enjoy it for many years. As I see it, your choices (other than get out of boating) are: fix this boat, part out this boat and buy a much more expensive newer boat, or part this boat out and buy a boat with an aluminum hull.

 

[jonesg]

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All that and ...heres the worst part, once they get started on the deck they will find the substructure is a lot worse than anything visible, stringers and very likely the transom are shot. So that $2K deck job turns into $5K.

For now I would slap a patch on it and just go boating, see if you like it.
Then rid of those cars.