sjohnson44
Petty Officer 2nd Class
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- Aug 30, 2011
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I have recently purchased a fixer-upper, a 96 Bayliner Capri 2050LS 40th Anniversary Edit.
After prowling for a good month for a "diamond in the rough" project looking mainly for a 87-91 model, as they seemed to be the most reasonable with the budget I had for buying a boat. I found this one and it seemed to fit the bill, plus for the price I almost had to buy it. The engine was questionable but the rest of it looked really good, or better than any other boat I had looked at.
I could tell someone had been in the motor and outdrive before from all the blue rtv everywhere. After bring it home 3 days ago and trying to get the starter put on it today, I found a broken bolt in the block. :facepalm:
Not to mention it is missing a shift bellow and the oil in outdrive is contaminated with metal shavings and has an awful smell to it.
As if I had hoped to dodge having to pull the motor, looks like I will have to. It is probably plausible to get the broken bolt out with the motor in the boat, but its a lot more comfortable for me to work on an engine stand. Plus from researching and watching some videos, it doesnt look like there is a whole lot to pulling these engines. Some have claimed pulling one in 30mins, and since I have to pull the outdrive anyways...why not right?
So now I was wondering if someone could advise me on what I might do next. I plan on doing all the work myself, because labor is killer.
#1 Pull motor and remove broken bolt, check to see if motor will turn and if so run a compression test and any other possible test there is. If all checks out, reinstall and continue.
#2 If motor appears seized, should I rebuild or replace with long block? I have found long blocks for $1200 with 2 year warranty and the cost of rebuild parts to be around $1000. I would call myself an intermediate mechanic, but I have only rebuilt an engine once and I had assistance.
#3 Its not worth it, I will have more tied up in the boat than it would be worth if it was in good running condition. Get rid of it for what I can get out of it, and forget about owning a boat until I can afford a really good boat. Which I will probably pay more for a really good boat than it would cost me to fix this one and I will be on the water much sooner and no boat payment.
I had planned on keeping the boat for several years and try to get the most out of it. It is plenty big and should have plenty of power for what I need. Just stuck in this crossroad of man vs machine...oh and Mr. Bill Fold is there too.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long paragraph,
Seth
After prowling for a good month for a "diamond in the rough" project looking mainly for a 87-91 model, as they seemed to be the most reasonable with the budget I had for buying a boat. I found this one and it seemed to fit the bill, plus for the price I almost had to buy it. The engine was questionable but the rest of it looked really good, or better than any other boat I had looked at.
I could tell someone had been in the motor and outdrive before from all the blue rtv everywhere. After bring it home 3 days ago and trying to get the starter put on it today, I found a broken bolt in the block. :facepalm:
Not to mention it is missing a shift bellow and the oil in outdrive is contaminated with metal shavings and has an awful smell to it.
As if I had hoped to dodge having to pull the motor, looks like I will have to. It is probably plausible to get the broken bolt out with the motor in the boat, but its a lot more comfortable for me to work on an engine stand. Plus from researching and watching some videos, it doesnt look like there is a whole lot to pulling these engines. Some have claimed pulling one in 30mins, and since I have to pull the outdrive anyways...why not right?
So now I was wondering if someone could advise me on what I might do next. I plan on doing all the work myself, because labor is killer.
#1 Pull motor and remove broken bolt, check to see if motor will turn and if so run a compression test and any other possible test there is. If all checks out, reinstall and continue.
#2 If motor appears seized, should I rebuild or replace with long block? I have found long blocks for $1200 with 2 year warranty and the cost of rebuild parts to be around $1000. I would call myself an intermediate mechanic, but I have only rebuilt an engine once and I had assistance.
#3 Its not worth it, I will have more tied up in the boat than it would be worth if it was in good running condition. Get rid of it for what I can get out of it, and forget about owning a boat until I can afford a really good boat. Which I will probably pay more for a really good boat than it would cost me to fix this one and I will be on the water much sooner and no boat payment.
I had planned on keeping the boat for several years and try to get the most out of it. It is plenty big and should have plenty of power for what I need. Just stuck in this crossroad of man vs machine...oh and Mr. Bill Fold is there too.
Thank you for taking the time to read my long paragraph,
Seth