Who in their right mind restores a BAYLINER?!

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Installed the windshield with some help today. Still keeping the film on it until I get everything squared away.

[Riverratt]

Looking good. Your helper has that same look on her face as my wife gets when I ask her to help me. Lol

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Ya know what grinds my gears?
Starting to reassemble the powerhead, and realizing you didn't reorder crank seal rings. DOH !
Delayed another week...

Ya know what grinds my gears?
Pull 12' steering cable out of boat, restore boat, now 12' steering cable is a foot too long...
When in Rome, order expensive Hydraulic steering setup!
Rigging delayed another week...

Ya know what grinds my gears?
Running out of Kerosene, so I can't heat the garage to paint anything
Delayed another 2 days to get up to the north part of the state where they sell it @ the pump.

Ya know what grinds my gears?
Assembling the steering shaft / clamp, and forgetting the bottom oring, having to tear it all the way back down again DOH!

Ya know what grinds my gears?
Setting a dozen mouse traps around the garage, week after week not catching anything...
While working on the bench, a damn mouse runs across it right in front of me !!! I knock over my damn beer trying to squash it !

[FMP]

Which hydraulic steering?

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Bay star Hk4200 a-3. I'm going to TIG weld some stainless triangular gussets at both ends where the bar is bent to help eliminate flexing and save myself 300$$$. After all... It'll only be 120hp at most lol. Thinking of picking up a manual jack plate too. Gotta start thinking of props...

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It's an awefully big 90hp on a 14' boat lol. Def need a manual jack plate. Centerline of gearcase measures about 10" under the pad!!!! I have 3" to lift with bolt holes on the clamp... So that'd be 7" under pad. Need more height!

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^ that's just a teaser pic. I'm thinking the mid, clamp, and lower doing merc black, and both upper and lower cowlings chrysler white... With some red and black pinstripes. So when folks ask what kind of boat or motor I can be like

[Karsten]

Come on hang a Motor off the back



Just a little 150.

Just kidding but the boat is looking awesome and will turn a lot of heads. .

Karssten

[FMP]

Set back?, and just keep the water inlets under when going straight . Turning out very nice. So did yous Karsten. I was on the hunt for a project boat last month and found one. The seller gave me the double triple run around and I still have smoke coming out of my ears. It was that boat I mentioned to you earlier on this thread. O boy the blood pressure is going again. Had it worked out to do a twin 140 Chrysler on a setback with complete core ,trans, seperated , full interior , sun deck , just because I'm nuts and wanted to do some real cool with it . Cash in hand for the seller and he thinks I am a spam or something?????? Even talked to his wife!!! WTF^

[FMP]

Props are easy foe that one, it's merc. t/h.

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Karsten, do you have a build thread on that?? Looks fun!!!


Fmp, I still never saw the pics of that boat, but go get it! Lol

[FMP]

No paper work on the boat , so I have to clear it with previous seller and DMV to get it over the border , same with the trailer. It has to be cert. to roll north of the border. I even had a local marina owner call the guy and tell him I was real, he was to do the cert on the trailer. History with boat is likely the reason it's hiding , so just driving down and hooking her up will not get me into the Great White North.

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Just bought a jack plate and bolt kit from Bob's Machine Shop - Got the Convertable MJ5 2.5" or 5" setback manual jack plate.

http://www.bobsmachine.com/Convertab...100-205000.htm

Nice that it comes anodized black to match the boat ! I think this will look trick with white cowls and black mid/lower.

::::FINGERS CROSSED THE MOTOR RUNS WHEN I PUT IT BACK TOGETHER!!!:::::

[FMP]

Have you gone through the ign ? Not really anything else that would keep you from starting. Unless you are getting temps like we are tonight and tomorrow night @ -27*F with the wind @ -45*F Wind Chill !!!

[Karsten]

Karsten, do you have a build thread on that?? Looks fun!!!


Fmp, I still never saw the pics of that boat, but go get it! Lol

I used to have the previous owners build thread from Sidewinder.com where he had pic's of the new transom, splitting the deck from the hull, repair painting and the rest of the work he had done. he has taken the pic's done now so it is just an empty thread.

This was the way it was when I bought it and over the years the upgrades I have done to the boat.

http://www.fiberglassics.com/glassic...-tahiti-torino

The last upgrades were Hydraulic Steering, Oil Injection, new stereo and speakers, new shift control and all new rigging, new ignition switch, Mercury Smart Craft Monitor, just ordered a 55 MPH white speedo to replace the old chrome one.

It looks like you fab'ed up a new windshield and frame....I like the way that tuned out as well.