Better To Float While cleaning out the boat we discovered the bilge pump did not work, that is bad. It started smoking when we filled the bilge with water looking for leaks. It got very exciting as to disconnect the bilge pump in hopes to save the wiring. This also reminded us why it is so …
Battery Good While the battery can be the last thing you think of, we did not want this marine battery to go bad. One of the first things we bought on our boat restore journey was a battery charger from Amazon. This charger was only $20 and will do what we need, keep the battery …
Figured while we had the engine torn down in our inboard outboard boat, it was the best time to replace the bilge pump on this sterndrive Bayliner. The bilge pump started smoking when we were washing the boat out and filled the bilge with water. It was a scramble to get it unplugged so it …
Bilge Pump Replacement On Inboard Boat EP #5 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Marine charger for $16 to protect our battery is worth it. This Black & Decker 2 amp battery charge will save me $100s not having to replace my marine battery in the boat as often. Plus we like to sit out in our 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 to escape the Florida bugs and listen to …
Review 2 Amp Marine Battery Charger EP #4 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Cleaning The Boat Before we dived into repairs we had to clean the engine. You don’t have to be covered in grease to feel like a proper Greasemonkey. Instead of cleaning the boat in the driveway we went to the car wash with a few cans of de-greaser, and a bunch of quarters. The hardest part …
Took us about 2 hours to take the head off this boat engine for a Mercruiser 3.0 Liter engine in a 2004 Bayliner 175 Bowrider. The head did have a valve that was stuck, so we are going to have to get that machined, but I was really happy with the condition of all the …
Remove Head Off Mercruiser 3.0 Liter EP #3 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Marine charger for $16 to protect our battery is worth it. This Black & Decker 2 amp battery charge will save me $100s not having to replace my marine battery in the boat as often. Plus we like to sit out in our 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 to escape the Florida bugs and listen to …
Day one of owning this boat and the to-do list is growing. If you have any ideas we would love to hear them. This boat needs a ton of work after years of neglect. Don’t know if we made the right choice getting a 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 boat that needed this much work to …
Day One Project Boat EP #2 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Boat Restoration Journey Begins So Danielle and I wanted a boat got us a project boat to restore that fit in our garage. The 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 we bought does not run, needed a lot of TLC, but was really cheap only costing only $1000 for the boat and the trailer. We, of course, went through …
So we found a boat that will fit in our garage, for $1000. This smaller boat will let us learn how to before we try our hand at larger vessels. I get to work on the mechanics, Danielle gets to make it look good. Follow along as we restore this 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 breathing …
Brand New Old Boat EP #1 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
