I know there has to be some boaters here, so here goes.
My brother aquired a Bayliner Capri with a Force 85 HP outboard. I think the length is 17'.
He got it for free, so he doesn't mind putting a little money into it to get it running.
The motor runs fine. We havent put it in the water yet, but when he last ran it, it ran great. Last summer my brother had the opportunity to take it to the lake a few times and he said it runs good.
The guy he got it from took it out of storage and parked it at his house. Well, he never used it much that summer and forgot about it. Some critters got into it and chewed up some of the seats, though not all. They also chewed up some wires, but it looks like the wiring is simple. the floor is rotted in one spot, but the rest is rock solid. It sat all winter with the cover with a giant rip in it and got soaked with water, ice, snow, and other crap.
I am not sure of the exact model number as I have been unsuccessful in finding an ID tag anywhere on the boat.
It did come with an Escort Trailer and a Title for the motor.
From what I have been searching on the internet, we think it was made in 1983. I know Bayliner make middle of the road boats, so we are not expecting much. Maybe a weekend here and there until we either realize we like having a boat or just get rid of it. If or when that happens, we can decide to buy something better or to forget about a boat.
Anyone know of any good resourses for Bayliner boats? Maybe some information about the older models to compare what we have and anything else we might need/want to know.
As it stands, here is what it looks like the boat needs.
Seats, the back to back ones for the driver and passengers.
Floor, but only in one area. (Can we cut that area out and replace it with new wood?)
The seat cushin for the rear seats, next to the Transon. (Could we recover them ourselves?)
The seats for the bow (it is an open bow) are cracked, but not that bad. I don't think it is worth replacing at the moment unless we decide to keep it.
The trailer should get rewired, no biggie. The trailer has new(er) tires. It is a little rusty, but no biggie.
I can post pictures tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Tom
My brother aquired a Bayliner Capri with a Force 85 HP outboard. I think the length is 17'.
He got it for free, so he doesn't mind putting a little money into it to get it running.
The motor runs fine. We havent put it in the water yet, but when he last ran it, it ran great. Last summer my brother had the opportunity to take it to the lake a few times and he said it runs good.
The guy he got it from took it out of storage and parked it at his house. Well, he never used it much that summer and forgot about it. Some critters got into it and chewed up some of the seats, though not all. They also chewed up some wires, but it looks like the wiring is simple. the floor is rotted in one spot, but the rest is rock solid. It sat all winter with the cover with a giant rip in it and got soaked with water, ice, snow, and other crap.
I am not sure of the exact model number as I have been unsuccessful in finding an ID tag anywhere on the boat.
It did come with an Escort Trailer and a Title for the motor.
From what I have been searching on the internet, we think it was made in 1983. I know Bayliner make middle of the road boats, so we are not expecting much. Maybe a weekend here and there until we either realize we like having a boat or just get rid of it. If or when that happens, we can decide to buy something better or to forget about a boat.
Anyone know of any good resourses for Bayliner boats? Maybe some information about the older models to compare what we have and anything else we might need/want to know.
As it stands, here is what it looks like the boat needs.
Seats, the back to back ones for the driver and passengers.
Floor, but only in one area. (Can we cut that area out and replace it with new wood?)
The seat cushin for the rear seats, next to the Transon. (Could we recover them ourselves?)
The seats for the bow (it is an open bow) are cracked, but not that bad. I don't think it is worth replacing at the moment unless we decide to keep it.
The trailer should get rewired, no biggie. The trailer has new(er) tires. It is a little rusty, but no biggie.
I can post pictures tomorrow if anyone is interested.
Any help anyone can give me would be greatly appreciated.
Tom
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