Hey y’all. Hope I’m posting this in the right area of the forums. I’ve had this boat (1994 Genesis 2002 cuddy 4.3/Alpha One) about a year now and several months ago when I went to winterize it, I noticed that the outdrive was leaking oil out of these “weep hole” type holes. Does anybody know...
Good deal. The starter I got off DB has been working flawlessly. I managed to squeeze out the old bulky starter by just unbolting the u-bolts around the heat exchanger and moving the exchanger out just slightly. No need to completely disconnect all lines unless they are aged/cracked (in my opinion).
Well unfortunately he did not let me make the trip this past weekend (first weekend that was consistently at/above 40 degrees). He did not want to dewinterize it even after telling him I'd pay to winterize it if I did not take it. It was almost a no brainer that I was going to take it, as I told...
Yeah, I'm amazed at how well the 17-20' boat market is holding value. Even my 1986 Bomber Commander II (17.5 ft) with a 470 Mercruiser will probably sell for $3500-4000 at the beginning of summer around here.. its nuts.
We are only considering a cuddy boat as we may stay overnight in it a few...
Thanks for the input. I'm trying to hold out until weather is decent enough for me to give it a more thorough run in the water. I know he is probably getting a lot of attention on his boat as its one of the cleanest 90's boat around. I will update if this progresses!
I 100% understand and thanks for your input. I am no boat guru by ANY means but I have somewhat of a working knowledge of them (with the exception of the internals of outdrives).
I agree. I'm taking everything with a couple grains of salt.
I however do have to say that people are selling absolute JUNK right now on facebook marketplace, compared to the "apparent" condition/quality of this boat. Its insane.
People wanting $4-6k for a 1988-1995 18-20' boat with...
alldodge, thanks for the input. Owner seems like a very straight forward guy. He has plenty of other toys that he takes rigorous care of as well (ex: mint 79 firebird that also gets winterized).
He stated that if it doesn’t sell by spring, the local marina already said they would buy it off of...
I do fully agree with your statement on the hull and foam potentially being full of water but being hard to tell when it’s frozen.
Considered a project? Maybe. I can see what you’re saying. But my current boat is a 1986 and i bought it from the original owner who stored it properly for most of...
Hey all, I haven't ever posted in this section of the forum. I currently have an open bow 17.5" boat with a Merceruiser 470. However, my wife and I are wanting to bump up in size slightly and have a boat with a cuddy. After searching for over a month, I have my eyes set on a 1990 Rinker Captiva...
Thanks for the input
My concern is knowing which alternative (NON-OEM) models will fit in the original starter position - bolt alignment, solenoid concerns, etc, and if ALL 3.7L engines (regardless of the year) can use the same starters? Its hard for me to tell if I have a '76-79 or '80-82...
