CoastalMom
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Hi everyone,
I'm new and I'm hoping I can get some advice.
We have a 1999 Boston Whaler Dauntless 14 with a 1999 Mercury 50 hp 4 stroke sitting in our backyard, where it has been sitting since 2007. (I know, I know....)
We also have a son who wants to know why we don't put some batteries in the boat and get it on the water.
I'd like to get the boat running again. The boat itself is in great shape and we like the size for our small family.
The boat has been in my husband's family since it was purchased. The motor was serviced in 2001. It became my husband's in 2007 and we had it serviced again then. I do not know how it was maintained in the years in between. It's only ever been in coastal waters. The last time my husband and I tried to use it (in 2007) we had problems and barely made it back to the boat landing. I don't know what the problem was, although some recent reading makes me think it could have been a fuel intake problem - we were able to go slowly, but if we tried to increase the throttle the motor cut out. We took it back in to the place where we had it serviced and they could not replicate the problem and said there was nothing wrong. We were afraid of getting stranded so we never took it out again.
My mother-in-law insists the motor has always been a problem and never run properly, but I'm not sure I trust her opinion. She has always wanted us to get rid of the boat.
I don't have a friend or family member locally that I trust to take a look and give me an honest opinion. (I do however have several who have asked us to give them the boat.... )
I'm considering two options - put it in for service and let them do whatever needs to be done to the existing motor, or have it repowered. A new motor costs a lot of money, of course, but I don't want to sink money into a bad motor. A lot of people tell me the motor we have is a good one (although after sitting for years maybe it's a lost cause?). Any thoughts or advice?
I really appreciate it - I'll admit I don't know that much about boats yet, but I'm a fast learner!
I'm new and I'm hoping I can get some advice.
We have a 1999 Boston Whaler Dauntless 14 with a 1999 Mercury 50 hp 4 stroke sitting in our backyard, where it has been sitting since 2007. (I know, I know....)
We also have a son who wants to know why we don't put some batteries in the boat and get it on the water.
I'd like to get the boat running again. The boat itself is in great shape and we like the size for our small family.
The boat has been in my husband's family since it was purchased. The motor was serviced in 2001. It became my husband's in 2007 and we had it serviced again then. I do not know how it was maintained in the years in between. It's only ever been in coastal waters. The last time my husband and I tried to use it (in 2007) we had problems and barely made it back to the boat landing. I don't know what the problem was, although some recent reading makes me think it could have been a fuel intake problem - we were able to go slowly, but if we tried to increase the throttle the motor cut out. We took it back in to the place where we had it serviced and they could not replicate the problem and said there was nothing wrong. We were afraid of getting stranded so we never took it out again.
My mother-in-law insists the motor has always been a problem and never run properly, but I'm not sure I trust her opinion. She has always wanted us to get rid of the boat.
I don't have a friend or family member locally that I trust to take a look and give me an honest opinion. (I do however have several who have asked us to give them the boat.... )
I'm considering two options - put it in for service and let them do whatever needs to be done to the existing motor, or have it repowered. A new motor costs a lot of money, of course, but I don't want to sink money into a bad motor. A lot of people tell me the motor we have is a good one (although after sitting for years maybe it's a lost cause?). Any thoughts or advice?
I really appreciate it - I'll admit I don't know that much about boats yet, but I'm a fast learner!