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Bayliner Capri quality - engine types, maintenance issues, etc?

I'm looking at a boat, it is a small 14-16 foot Bayliner Capri, I don't have all the info on it yet as to size/year. However, after some internet research , it seems they can have serious quality issues with stringers, transom, engines, controls, etc. Here's what I know about it :
- been garage kept inside, just dusty
- supposedly has a bad Mercruiser motor ( IB/OB system? )
,( unknown problem at this point )
- last registered in '96, so suspect it's a much earlier model.

Now, here's what I'd LIKE to know about small Bayliner Capris :
- what variety of motors came in the smaller ones ? I've seen Force, Mercruiser, Ford, and Chrysler listed on Ebay boats, to name a few. Are they all interchangeable, or do you have to swap out the Outdrive too, or can you just swap motors? Which are better?
- If a motor swap, does it require custom or engine-specific mounts for each different type?
- Asking $2,000. I figure maybe $500. Boat is probably sound. Your opinions, to pass or repair?


Motor shouldn't be too hard to find. Have outdrive pressure tested to see if its good. If transom is rotted, let it go. If its been sitting for a long time even under shelter (garage) you can still have dry rot issues. Really get in there on your hands and knees and check that thing out. Just finishing with my "cheap boat" $500 and I had to put around $1500 in new parts, bellows, gimbal bearing, ujoints and such in this thing. Learned more than I wanted to know about the mechanics of a boat, but hey, now I know where to look and what the stuff is called and such. Did you also know - BOAT stands for: Break Out Another Thousand? LOL

2007-08-30 16:39:20 by gremlingts

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Boat repair, I need a new center floor cover...?

I have a 98 bayliner capri open bow sppeed boat and the cover over the storage in the hull is warped and rotted is there a place that custom makes these or am i on y own? I would like the exact same cover (carpeted plywood/fiberglass backed) but I do not know where to find it. Please help


A fiberglass repair shop can do it. I did a lot of them when I worked at a boat shop. They are easy to make. The reason they rot is the manufacturer doesn't completely rap them in glass. Anny decent marine repair should be able to do it.

2007-07-02 17:13:25 by Steve K

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