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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Just took it out today. And promptly spun the prop on the way out. So now I'm shopping for a replacement. We're both in IT, but have been involved in a lot of projects from construction to automotive over the years.
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Well, since iBoats sent me an email telling me the forums were all spiffy now, I figured I'd find my old thread. Updates: Added a salvage shore power panel and wired up outlets and the fridge. Added LED strip lighting for the interior. Added relays and an interior 12V switch panel to control...
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    Need a photo paint wizard for interior design

    Re: Need a photo paint wizard for interior design A few mins with Photoshop: Kinda rusty these days. Used to use it a lot.
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    Just when you think you've seen it all ...

    Of all of the odd and questionable things we've seen come through here, we've never seen this "custom jet boat". custom jet boat The description is worth the price of admission, but the pictures are a treat all their own. 'Bote' 'dose' 'knot' have steering. How did he get it up to 40? And...
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust No pics of the boring stuff -- grinding and sanding, washing and trimming cloth to fit. 24 oz of resin later, there is one layer of cloth applied over the innermost stringers and plywood. Instead of tabbing just around the perimeter of each...
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust The one I burned up was: and was $29, because I'm a cheap sonofagun :)
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust LOL Both ideas (and the original) have a channel along the keel. The isolator strips under and around the tank would allow space for condensation to flow to the channel and into the bilge. Maybe I'll do a combination. ply directly glued...
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust Yesterday, the morning was spent out on the Genessee River, Lake Ontario and Irondequoit Bay in gwpjr's boat. We tested a pair of trolling drogues made from 5 gallon buckets with big holes cut in the bottom. Result: they work great. Slowed...
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust The relieved areas reduce the total thickness to 1 1/4" rather than 2+", allowing standard 1 7/8" thru-hull fittings for the bilge and deck drains to be used. The beveled edge faces in, as the tabbing at the top of the transom is to another...
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    Repowering '81 Bayliner 2750 - AQ260A & 280 outdrive

    Re: Repowering '81 Bayliner 2750 - AQ260A & 280 outdrive Interesting. The original had 4-bolt mains like these: Wonder if it was peculiar to that vintage. Good to know I could use either in this application though. What are the difference between marine core plugs and automotive? I wish...
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    Repowering '81 Bayliner 2750 - AQ260A & 280 outdrive

    I'm working on the (now empty) hull of a 1981 Bayliner 2750 Victoria in a resto thread. I'm not ready to put a new engine in it yet, but want to start planning and looking for bargains. The original motor became hydrolocked and sat all winter with half of the cylinders filled with water...
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2781 - Restore or Bust Re: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2781 - Restore or Bust First drawing. Tried a number of CAD programs, and went back to good old Visio after getting frustrated by all the others. What was that old dog/new trick thing again? (for detail) Now if...
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    Center console deck repair

    Re: Center console deck repair We used this tool: available at Lowes. Intended for ripping off roofing, but the D-handle gives good control.
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    1981 Bayliner Victoria 2750 - Restore or Bust

    Once upon a time, say 1981, a new 28 foot Bayliner Victoria was born. She was all shiny and bright, her teak shone and her engine purred. Her captain and his family loved her, and spent many days and nights aboard her, preparing meals, sleeping, swimming and sightseeing. The captain took...
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    Rules for: Is this boat worthy of a restoration project?

    Re: Rules for: Is this boat worthy of a restoration project? My very recently acquired project: 1981 Bayliner Victoria 2781 Volvo-Penta 260A Good solid hull, but many years of paint jobs of questionable quality just above the parting line and below the water line. Rest of hull is original...
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