Ben, great video. Question for you on fiberglassing the hole in transom. Why did you not overlap the fiberglass onto the hull, instead just did circle patches? I would think the patches would be stronger with overlap, although certainly less pretty.
problem with all bayliners is they used green wood when they were built. the stringers are probably dryrotted. seen more than one over the years spin the engine over and go thru the bottom of the hull. sink pretty fast , the green wood drys out and there is a separation of the fiberglass they put over the engine mounts. wish you luck with it
Caleld quadra junks for a reason... REgardless, there is a tension screw in the underside of the shaft for the secondary, how you slow down the opening of the second butterflies. They get wear and loosen up, and create the quadrajunk bog....
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Pull the pump out of the hold and dump out all of the old fluid. When it sits the fluid can turn to thick snot like clumps and the pump can't move thru the system. Hopefully it didn't get in the rams or you have to pull them apart.
Great Video ! I just bought a 1982 Bayliner 2270 Explorer because it was all I could afford and I liked the way it looks . You got a great boat ! The last year of the Orin Edson Bayliners . The history of Bayliner is very interesting with it's beginnings in hydroplanes . They knew how to make a great hull and had all the fiberglass delivered right to the factories by railroad cars so they had all they wanted . When Orin Edson sold the company in 1986 Bayliner was the worlds largest recreational boat manufactuer . Can't wait to see you open that up on the water . Looks like a very fast skater . The Bayliner Capri was the first boat sold as a boat , motor & trailer package . It was also the National Marine Manufactuers Association BOAT OF THE YEAR the year it came out as a complete package . Just like the Bass Pro Bass Tracker , boat motor trailer package . Have you noticed how they say CLASSIC right on the sides of those ? yeah, I like my Bayliner ! Great Video I'll watch more .
Just did this on a 1998 Maxum. Got a great deal, great interior, scuff from docks on the gel coat, frozen motor. Built another 350 for it and got it on the water. Looking forward to see how you tackle this.
That sound is more than likely the pds bearings. You have to pull the motor to replace them. One comes out the back and one out the front. I always replace with sealed bearings.
In the first video, you showed of the trim in operation, It looked like they were operating against each other. I suspect one side of the hydrolic lines are put on backwards.
A question not related to this project - why use petrol karcher? In a mobile cleaning that makes sense, but since you are washing in your driveway and using the hose from the water supply, why not to use electric one? Maybe the video didn't catch it right but the spray seems weaker than from an electric k5-k7 models.
It was obvious from your very first video of this series that there's a carb issue (notice the black smoke from the first time you got it running, AND the black sooted spark plugs). Rebuild it, should be easy as it's just a marine-grade Quadrajet. And the cylinder(s) that were seized are giving a lot of blowby. That block is on borrowed time LOL.
@@bensboats spent the day today with Mrs wife paddle boarding and me on the dinghy being safety guy...all went well till we tilted the outboard to eat lunch. Carb strip down to follow!
Ben! What part of Lanier you launching at just kinda restored a 93 searay BR. I could help out with those restorations! lol I usually launch on the south part of the lake. But I have a friend who owns a house on the north end. Great videos btw
I'm curious to see what those compression numbers are. It almost sounded like you had a busted valve spring and the engine had to "carry" that cylinder. I wouldn't even bother trying to fix that carb. New marine carbs from Summit will save you a lot of time and frustration. Looking forward to the next video!
Great video. Make sure you add Zinc oil additive when using conventional oil to older flat tappet lifter engines like that one! My engine rebuild guy always reminds me of this! Keep up the great work with the Cobalt boats. I have a 1985 CM9 and a 82 CS7 that have 5.7L MerCruiser engines. Also check the shift cable below. They are bad to crack. And of course the u joint below’s.
I'm coming into this series late, but out of curiosity, are you the one that repowered it with the current outdrive? That drive didn't exist in 1982, so kind of cool/interesting to see that someone repowered it with a different drive. Something people talk about a lot but rarely do! If you don't mind me asking, what is the gearcase ratio? 1.60? Also, 54 is smokin' in a boat of that vintage. Well done! [edit] - Just saw your original video. WOW it started as a stringer drive. Well done sir!!! I will say it hurts my heart a bit to see another stringer drive leave the water, but, you kept the boat itself alive, so awesome job!
Glad you enjoyed the series! it was a fun build. Those old stringer drives are SO hard to find parts for, that's the main reason for the upgrade to Volvo SX-C. The OMC 800 had a 1.77:1 ratio, the new SX-C is 1.6:1, 21p prop. A very fast combination for a pre-vortec 350!
Just watching in the uk...loving watching your joy. I've rebuilt a 92 Maxum from a bare hull and its really nice to see someone saving another lovely boat. Well done. I am having to address hot starts by fitting an opening top level to the dog house.
@@bensboats So originally the engine was deemed un-savable by an engineer so the owner put it up for sale. I bought the picture of the pallet with the disassembled engine on, rebuilt it with the original fuel injection (MPI/vortec heads) but turns out the ECU was toasty so Quadrajet supplied, Cliff Ruggles contacted and spec'd, rebuilt by me. All new intake and hei distribution. Cool fuel module was removed and a simple electric pump used suitable for V8s. It seems to me that the heat that builds up after in the dog house after running is the culprit. What do you think?
@@nicholashaynes1982 That's an interesting issue.... Have you checked spark when the condition occurs? I've seen some of those HEI dizzys build up heat and the top-mounted coil lose function until it cools back down.
@@bensboats I'll check that for sure and let you know. I'll still do the new version of the dog house as the quick check/monitoring access is really bad.
