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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Some good news for me, and a confirmation that the PTT pump/motor are working! I managed to lower the outdrive following your instructions, but bypassed the solenoid and went directly to the motor. Three wires, Black (ground), Blue (tilt up) and Green (tilt down): Apply power directly to...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    The outdrive on the boat is in the up position. I connected a 12v battery to the boat, turned the key on, and tried the tilt switch on the control handle, and I can't get the outdrive to move. There is power to the dash and lights. This might be silly, but what am I missing or doing wrong...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I think you might be on to something. I didn't think about that as I'm used to seeing spare wheels mounted on the side of a trailer rail mostly.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    On a separate note, can someone tell me what this is. It's on the trailer, and pictures are with and without some sort of a gasket.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    One week later and 3 different rust removers including ATF, and the engine still won't spin at all! Frustrating as heck. The next thing on my list is remove the outdrive, and see if that frees it up, if not, it will be time to remove the engine and start a rebuild on it.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I pulled the dipstick and the oil looks fine, black in color, still viscous, no hint of any moisture. I put a Stillson strap wrench on the balancer in both directions, and she still won't turn. Pistons 1 to 3 look to be free, but the culprit is #4 which I believe is rusted shut to the...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Looking for expertise on how to get the engine to turn manually. The registration sticker on the boat is from 2017, so we can safely assume that the boat hasn't ran since then, at least. The head is completely off, so no compression at all, the prop spins freely in a clockwise direction...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I just checked real quick on pricing at retail, and the total is now closer to $3,440, an increase of about 60%. Yikes!
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I also took pictures of the transom, but unless I'm missing something, it looks like the transom is made of fiberglass and not wood. Am I right in thinking that it's OK and that I don't have to worry about wood rot there?
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I realized I've been asking about this boat, and hadn't posted actual pictures of the whole thing. so here goes.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Thanks Tod. I appreciate the detail and all the help. Gives me a pretty good idea of what I'm up against!
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I went out and bought a moisture meter, and inspection camera and will start poking around tomorrow.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Provided that the entire deck and sub-structure of the boat need replacing, please help me understand how that $4,000 cost breaks down. I estimated $1,000 for all the wood, but don't know what everything else costs or how much I would need. I am handy and own the proper wood saws including a...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I ended up cutting an opening in the open bow area, so I could siphon the water out, and look at the stringers and bulkheads. I probably siphoned more than 10 gallons of water and stopped, only to have the compartments slowly fill up again. I will wait until tomorrow and syphon more. Water...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I hadn't thought of that, but it would make sense especially when you're turning the boat into a fishing rig. Do you have an opinion on my issue with the water logging? Is drilling in the deck and dropping a hose with a water pump the best way to siphon the water out? I have to do this ASAP.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    Hi Chris, Thank you for the reply. That grey stuff looks like some sort of a polymer ( a hard plastic at this point), and since it's flaking I will have to redo it and would rather not deal with fiberglass, if there is a proper alternative. The boat overall looks to be ok like it may have...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    To the top.
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    This being an I/O, where would I check the transom please? When I inspected the boat, I check the entire deck for soft spots and didn't find any. Furthermore, while working on it today for a few hours, I there were no soft spots in the deck. Thanks - Samer
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I removed everything I could from inside the boat, and maybe I'm mistaken in thinking that there was no fiberglass. You can see in the attached pictures the plywood in some areas, and in others, areas that look like they still have a fiberglass layer, albeit a thin one. There is a lot of...
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    1989 Celebrity 181BR Restoration

    I just purchased this boat for cheap as it is a project boat. Fell in love with the silhouette and the price!. It comes with a 3.0L Mercruiser/Alpha sterndrive (which looks to be in good shape), but the motor definitely needing work. I will have a few questions along the way but the 1st one...
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