A lot of Rot in this Bayliner Bowrider 175, we are cutting out and digging out all the soft spots Boat restoration gets bigger the more we dig and discover, but we think we are up for the challenge. We hope to learn from this project as it fits well with our bigger dream. It …
Remove Boat Floor, Lot Of Rot EP #7 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Installed the Seaflo bilge pump and the first day of testing in our boat and we love it. May get another one just to have a spare in the bilge, at $29 it does not cost much. Danielle’s biggest fears on the ocean are sinking and sharks, this pumps water out of the boat faster …
Seaflo Boat Bilge Water Pump 750gph EP #6 || Bayliner Bowrider 175 Read More »
Installed the Seaflo bilge pump and the first day of testing in our boat and we love it. May get another one just to have a spare in the bilge, at $29 it does not cost much. Danielle’s biggest fears on the ocean are sinking and sharks, this pumps water out of the boat faster …
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 …
