2000’s Bayliner 175 I/O

[matt167]

I’m not against something other than the 3.0L but I do like them due to being cheap to maintain and I have some parts.

As far as getting something tin, one in a bowrider configuration really hasn’t been available since the 80’s. I’d really have to just keep working on the Offshore V 18 I have but I’ve burned so much time on it, and I just want to go boating.

An Islander is on the list too, but it’s less of a family boat.

 

[airshot]

Can't beat resale on a good aluminum hull. My Islanders was a 1983, previous owner replaced the flooring and new trailer tires. Paid 3K for the entire outfit. I replaced an axle on the trailer, updated some wiring and added some removable seats. Replaced some seals on the out drive along with water pump. Replaced the V bunk cushions and run her alot on the river and lake. After 9 years sold her for 3500 with the transom getting soft. Her new owner still runs her on Sandusky bay after replacing the transom.

 

[matt167]

Can't beat resale on a good aluminum hull. My Islanders was a 1983, previous owner replaced the flooring and new trailer tires. Paid 3K for the entire outfit. I replaced an axle on the trailer, updated some wiring and added some removable seats. Replaced some seals on the out drive along with water pump. Replaced the V bunk cushions and run her alot on the river and lake. After 9 years sold her for 3500 with the transom getting soft. Her new owner still runs her on Sandusky bay after replacing the transom.

I wish it was worth something. I put it up cheap a while ago and got scrap offers. It has a new transom and the interior was good. It’s sat and the cover leaked one year so it’s gonna need a floor and one of the seats plywood is rotted as well. I’ve owned it 6 years I think and it hasn’t made the water once.

 

[airshot]

I wish it was worth something. I put it up cheap a while ago and got scrap offers. It has a new transom and the interior was good. It’s sat and the cover leaked one year so it’s gonna need a floor and one of the seats plywood is rotted as well. I’ve owned it 6 years I think and it hasn’t made the water once.

Unfortunately....if the floor and seats have rotted, so has the sub frame, boats rot from the bottom up...not down. Have had many friends go thru similar situations with glass boats. You put all the work into getting them solid and one leak messes up all your work in a short period of time...been there myself.

 

[matt167]

Unfortunately....if the floor and seats have rotted, so has the sub frame, boats rot from the bottom up...not down. Have had many friends go thru similar situations with glass boats. You put all the work into getting them solid and one leak messes up all your work in a short period of time...been there myself.

It’s a StarCraft tin boat

 

[matt167]

Well Wife looks and says. What boat do you really want. I tell her an Islander. None are available within a decent distance. Told her the minute I found one we’ll have to go look.. expanded my search and found a Mercruiser 3.0L powered Sylvan offshore 22’. Probably going to look next weekend.

Round and round we go

 

[airshot]

Well Wife looks and says. What boat do you really want. I tell her an Islander. None are available within a decent distance. Told her the minute I found one we’ll have to go look.. expanded my search and found a Mercruiser 3.0L powered Sylvan offshore 22’. Probably going to look next weekend.

Round and round we go

Loved my 22' Star craft Islander, the 3.0 could do 35 mph with two adults and fishing gear, could run 100 miles with the 25 gallon tank. Good Luck..

 

[matt167]

Loved my 22' Star craft Islander, the 3.0 could do 35 mph with two adults and fishing gear, could run 100 miles with the 25 gallon tank. Good Luck..

It’s got a 9.9 kicker with remote steering, a Hilux 7 and a Lawrence GPS plotter fish finder…. But even if it’s a good deal I’m going to leave it if it needs more than basic maintenance

 

[matt167]

What are the actual differences between a Sylvan Offshore and an Islander? I know that Smokercraft was the parent company at the time and I think Still is for both, although now under Brunswick if I’m not mistaken. I notice and I’ve never picked up on it that the Offshore is a lapstrake design but a same year Islander is smooth sided. Are they based off of older models?

 

[airshot]

When Starcraft was forced to split up, many parts were interchanged to get the other companies up and running. In some cases the hulls from different years were mingled together so some had the lapstrake and others were smooth. At one time the title date of mfg was the date it was sold, and different from date on the hull. Was working at a local marina during those years and quite a bit of confusion in boat sales during that time. My own Islanders was a victim of that changeover. As far as difference between the Sylvan and the Islander, I can't say, but never heard any complaints from all the Sylvan owners I knew. My current boat is a 1992 Sylvan and it has been an excellent boat as are my two neighbor's Sylvans.

 

[matt167]

When Starcraft was forced to split up, many parts were interchanged to get the other companies up and running. In some cases the hulls from different years were mingled together so some had the lapstrake and others were smooth. At one time the title date of mfg was the date it was sold, and different from date on the hull. Was working at a local marina during those years and quite a bit of confusion in boat sales during that time. My own Islanders was a victim of that changeover. As far as difference between the Sylvan and the Islander, I can't say, but never heard any complaints from all the Sylvan owners I knew. My current boat is a 1992 Sylvan and it has been an excellent boat as are my two neighbor's Sylvans.

Sylvan still has the brochure for an 89 Offshore and the color on the brochure matches the boats color.

I know every other Sylvan Offshore I’ve seen has been I/O OMC so the Mercruiser is probably a rarity