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  1. huggyb1972

    PWC's on the ohio ideas

    Added one with GPS last year when we went on the ocean. I figured with my wife and daughters bad sense of direction they could take a wrong turn and end up in Cuba.
  2. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Yeah timing is everything.
  3. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Man those 290's must have some awesome stuff inside people think they're made of gold. For that price I could go out board for a few thousand more and be good forever.
  4. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    In a 21 ft boat with a cuddy view much performance does a guy really need? We have a seadoo for screwing around. If a volvo 280 is a "near" bullet proof outdrive and a set of modern automatic trim tabs would make up for its inequities for a season until I could source a much better powertrain...
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    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Another thought... Could I make up for the lack of engine trim with a set of trim tabs. That lenco auto tab system looks like it could make the lack of trim on the 280 a non issue or at least less. If just have to pick a pin setting and see where it takes me.
  6. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    290 is duo prop? Is the transom cutout the same? Would the engine have the same placement in the hull?
  7. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    I do all my own mechanical work. So the working on it isn't necessarily a issue. Trim is kind of a hang up but the once or maybe twice I'm going to be in big water it won't be a major issue. Like the OMC though knowing the ins and outs of the drive could make it last a long time. Sbc motors are...
  8. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    I'm just weighing my options. I guess I could and probably will employ a kicker motor. After the OMC Cobra and my friend out in CA blowing something in his outdrive 20 miles out has me a tad gunshy. The OMC was my fault for not filling it the correct way (that's why asked about the nono's.)...
  9. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    What are the major things that go wrong on a 280? What are the no no's?
  10. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Thats another consideration to think of. I just don't want a outdrive that will get me stranded if for instance I end up a few miles out doing some fishing. It's possible with the 280 folks have ran them for years I understand, but finding good parts and keeping it running to spec is what...
  11. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Yeah it's a gm small block. We used to have a boat salvage yard here in town that you could turn to, but he's gone now. I haven't actually done a transom check yet but that would be covered during a upgrade astern. What mercruiser bravo 1? Could I run a alpha on a boat like this? Its just a...
  12. huggyb1972

    Should I keep the Volvo 280?

    Currently rebuilding the decks and fixtures in this boat 85 Bayliner 2150 Capri 5.0 litre. We bought this as a running boat with a cooked interior. Anyways not having trim on the outdrive is giving doubts about whether I should keep it and either run a engine bracket and a more modern outboard...
  13. huggyb1972

    Installing new decking question

    I had pretty good success with rustoleum Rusty metal primer then top coat on my deck surfaces that were getting carpeted. I was running a aluminum hull boat there was resin on some surfaces like the swim deck and front deck I think the paint did better jobfor the most part. The wood was...
  14. huggyb1972

    Bayliner Capri 2150 resurrection.

    Well we got it home today it's been sitting for a couple - few years in storage. I pulled the engine through by hand just checking. We ran the engine after buying it then mothballed it again. It's a volvo 5.0 with a 280 outdrive. The pictures look a dirty but the deck was new right after...
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    Bayliner Capri 2150 resurrection.

    Yeah I was trying to see if there were prefab poly tanks that I could just drop in similar to a fresh or waste tank but with a open top and a lip. It looks like I may be forced to build one instead.
  16. huggyb1972

    Bayliner Capri 2150 resurrection.

    A nice big flat fighting area in the back and plenty of storage under that deck and a nice big insulated fish box. I think there will be plenty of depth still just not chest height..
  17. huggyb1972

    19' to 21' Bowriders or Sport Decks

    Your gonna be hard pressed to get a boat that rides better than a SeaRay. My 93 Stingray 501zp was a scary boat in all water it looked cool and ran fast, but anything more than a little chop on the water and it was useless, it was a pleasure for it to leave.
  18. huggyb1972

    Bayliner Capri 2150 resurrection.

    I agree the center would need to be knocked out and a full width be assembled and put in. So yesterday I sold my beloved 90 Spectrum to fund some new stuff for this year. Mainly a bigger boat. I've been racking my brain for a while now on how best to move forward on the Bayshaker and it just...
  19. huggyb1972

    PWC's on the ohio ideas

    We would likely be June or July.
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