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    Bought my first boat to tinker on. Looking for advice

    When doing pressure test always squirt some lube innthe cylinders like wd40 or even pb blaster , if it hasnt been warmed up best option is warming up first then testing but ill assume thats not a option for you
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    Bought my first boat to tinker on. Looking for advice

    anything manmade can be fixed:) goodluck, ill be watching:)
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    1984 Bayliner Ski with 94 Merc Black Max 150HP 2.5 V6 Outboard

    Bayliners are just like any other boat with wood in them stringers and transoms , they rot esp when abused and left un atended to fill with water, biggest thing is bayliners were cheap lots of folks bought them as a first boat and didint treat them as they should but again any boat that has...
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    Voting for 2023 Splash of the Year!

    HOW MUCH SAID PIZZA AND BACON WE TALKING HERE...
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    Voting for 2023 Splash of the Year!

    ill change my vote for bacon :)
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    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    Thing to remember also is stress points, as others have men tioned, as you change structure of boat think of where stress will be I'd also argue the rear corners of a outboard transom are probably reinforced as well since that's a transfer point of stresses
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    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    some pics of said boat would go far to help us assist with the "plan"
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    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    22 footer is a lot of work but doable if its the boat you want to keep and yeah id go big on the outboard thats not a small boat lol
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    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    btw i dont think you can beat a ride of a inboard or io because the weight is in the bottom of hull, ease of maintence the outboard wins hands down,
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    Outboard conversion w/out a bracket??

    here is what you would need to do 1 remove all existing i/o equipment 2 gain acess to the transom , personally id decap boat to make that possible, 3 unskin inside of boat and remove existing wood from transom leaving outer skin 4 install new wood proper thickess or make a form and pour in a...
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    2013 Nitro z7 hull hook

    not sure if its that hull but i remember something about a bass boat manifacture doing this purposly so it acted like a trim tab does, again not sure if thats your hull or not
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    2023 Splash of the Year Nominations!

    It ain't ready till it's ready , you will get the right frame of mind and get er done! :)
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