giterdone72
Seaman
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2010
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Hi all,
First off Sorry for the long post. I am new to boats and purchased a 14' 1985 Bayliner with a Force 50 2 cyl outboard. I was a little intimidated being a first boat owner and knowing the boat needed 'some work'. After joining this site and following threads, I have gotten so much valuable info that I feel much more confident now. I have gone so far as to tear out and replace my deck/stringers and am now finishing glassing the deck.
The Force 50 to my knowledge hasn't been run in years. The guy I bought it from started it for a few secs(without water
) for me after a few tries (battery was bad and may need a starter/soleniod) and it ran smooth but we obviously couldn't let it run for any time out of water. I just wanted to be sure it would run/could run.
Now that I am getting close to finishing the interior, I want to go through the engine to make sure it is ready. I changed the plugs, lower unit oil (which was very black) and need to replace the ignition switch which sticks because he had left the key in the ign and it rusted inside.
My question is what other parts should be replaced and what should I look out for? Are the impeller and thermostat maintenance parts that should be replaced due to sitting or should I get it running first and then wait to see if it 'pees'? I am mechanically inclined but new to outboards. Any advice is welcome-Thanks all
Steve
First off Sorry for the long post. I am new to boats and purchased a 14' 1985 Bayliner with a Force 50 2 cyl outboard. I was a little intimidated being a first boat owner and knowing the boat needed 'some work'. After joining this site and following threads, I have gotten so much valuable info that I feel much more confident now. I have gone so far as to tear out and replace my deck/stringers and am now finishing glassing the deck.
The Force 50 to my knowledge hasn't been run in years. The guy I bought it from started it for a few secs(without water
) for me after a few tries (battery was bad and may need a starter/soleniod) and it ran smooth but we obviously couldn't let it run for any time out of water. I just wanted to be sure it would run/could run. Now that I am getting close to finishing the interior, I want to go through the engine to make sure it is ready. I changed the plugs, lower unit oil (which was very black) and need to replace the ignition switch which sticks because he had left the key in the ign and it rusted inside.
My question is what other parts should be replaced and what should I look out for? Are the impeller and thermostat maintenance parts that should be replaced due to sitting or should I get it running first and then wait to see if it 'pees'? I am mechanically inclined but new to outboards. Any advice is welcome-Thanks all
Steve
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