Okay, I have a TON of questions and I'm going to try to put them in the correct forums. I'll likely put links to them in this thread, but I moderate other boards and I know how crappy threads can become very quickly.
Back story. This is a '69 (I think, I could look it up) Tahiti, with trailer.
It was given to me by my former in-laws who have since passed. My first wife grew up playing on that since she was a little girl and I have quite a few pictures of her on it. She, too, has passed. Interestingly, my current wife's family had the same boat in Cali and she also learned to ski on and loved it, so it has a ton of sentimental value.
Add to that, when the maker of any type of vehicle changes their name, they still keep the same numbering sequence (they don't restart at zero). The manufacture's plate has this being made by something like Pacific Plastics and Fiberglass and this is boat number 7. A short time after the boat was made, they changed their name to Bayliner and became one of the biggest manufacturer of recreational boats in the world. So, this is the 7th boat that Bayliner ever made, which I think is really cool.
The boat
I do have the shroud for the Merc 650, it's just not on. I also have the factory manual and a ton of paperwork with it.
When they gave it to me 12 years ago or so, it had mostly been stored in a garage. I talked them into taking it out and it got some usage and was moored on a dock for a few summers.
When I got it, I took it out once. My FiL's mechanic was quite reputable and had just gone through the thing completely...except for the impeller. When I had it out, I had to idle for quite a while and the motor started having either smoke or water vapor coming out of it, so I shut it down ASAP.
Had kids, did Little League, lived life, so the thing has been sitting since. Now my oldest is 15, he REALLY wants to get it up and running. I see it as a cool project on which we can work together.
So, here's what we've got to work with. I'm not a boat guy, so I didn't know that you can't let the trailer nose sit down for a year or the boat will fill with water. Then I didn't realize that if the plug wasn't removed, it will fill with water. And I live in the Seattle area, so... yeah, lots of water.
Thankfully, there's very little electronics involved.
So, with the engine (and yes, I'll post in the Mercury forum with this), I can't drop the bottom end, and it looks like the mechanic tried and broke a chunk off the plane plate (sp?). Just replacing the engine really isn't a possibility because they bolted this engine to the transom and used four bolts.
That's the top half, ignore the leaves and spiders
Back side
Back side with tons of silicone
I think the transom is solid and no soft spots in the boat, but the seats need to be completely rebuilt.
Also, there are two small cracks along the keel that should be simple to patch with fiberglass, but that will be new to us as well.
Please comment and ask tons of questions. I can easily provide more pictures as well.
And I'll post links to the forums I'll be posting to other threads.
Back story. This is a '69 (I think, I could look it up) Tahiti, with trailer.
It was given to me by my former in-laws who have since passed. My first wife grew up playing on that since she was a little girl and I have quite a few pictures of her on it. She, too, has passed. Interestingly, my current wife's family had the same boat in Cali and she also learned to ski on and loved it, so it has a ton of sentimental value.
Add to that, when the maker of any type of vehicle changes their name, they still keep the same numbering sequence (they don't restart at zero). The manufacture's plate has this being made by something like Pacific Plastics and Fiberglass and this is boat number 7. A short time after the boat was made, they changed their name to Bayliner and became one of the biggest manufacturer of recreational boats in the world. So, this is the 7th boat that Bayliner ever made, which I think is really cool.
The boat
I do have the shroud for the Merc 650, it's just not on. I also have the factory manual and a ton of paperwork with it.
When they gave it to me 12 years ago or so, it had mostly been stored in a garage. I talked them into taking it out and it got some usage and was moored on a dock for a few summers.
When I got it, I took it out once. My FiL's mechanic was quite reputable and had just gone through the thing completely...except for the impeller. When I had it out, I had to idle for quite a while and the motor started having either smoke or water vapor coming out of it, so I shut it down ASAP.
Had kids, did Little League, lived life, so the thing has been sitting since. Now my oldest is 15, he REALLY wants to get it up and running. I see it as a cool project on which we can work together.
So, here's what we've got to work with. I'm not a boat guy, so I didn't know that you can't let the trailer nose sit down for a year or the boat will fill with water. Then I didn't realize that if the plug wasn't removed, it will fill with water. And I live in the Seattle area, so... yeah, lots of water.
Thankfully, there's very little electronics involved.
So, with the engine (and yes, I'll post in the Mercury forum with this), I can't drop the bottom end, and it looks like the mechanic tried and broke a chunk off the plane plate (sp?). Just replacing the engine really isn't a possibility because they bolted this engine to the transom and used four bolts.
That's the top half, ignore the leaves and spiders
Back side
Back side with tons of silicone
I think the transom is solid and no soft spots in the boat, but the seats need to be completely rebuilt.
Also, there are two small cracks along the keel that should be simple to patch with fiberglass, but that will be new to us as well.
Please comment and ask tons of questions. I can easily provide more pictures as well.
And I'll post links to the forums I'll be posting to other threads.
