We wanted a project boat and this 2004 Bayliner Bowrider really fits that description. It is in rough shape but we only paid $1000 for the 18-foot boat with trailer, this will be a restore down to the stringers on a budget of $7,000. We first have to tear the boat down, there is a piece of plywood placed what we think is a rotten floor. The Mercruiser 3.0-liter engine has a stuck valve on cylinder 3, we hope it only needs a new cylinder head, but it may need a rebuild. The wiring on this boat really needs some work, the engine wiring harness is in very rough shape, along with the rest of the boat’s wiring, there is frayed and burn wires, missing wires, and customization to wiring that was done wrong. The hull of the boat needs repair from being beached and it looks like the last owner tried to hit everything floating in the water.
We hope you enjoy following us on this journey as we breath new life into this old boat.
Our sailboat’s faucet is on the fritz, but this new one is just what the captain ordered! It’s like a ninja – cleans dishes with ease, dodges obstacles with finesse, and sips water like a sailor on a diet. We’re going whole hog with a pex plumbing install and testing the waters afterwards. If you’re …
Faucet installation: because adulting is hard, but water shouldn’t be. Read More »
Come with us as we explore the unexpected dream of fixing vacuum toilets’ on our sailboat. We got so lucky both went out at the same time. In this video we fix the aft head, and things get real crappy as we dive in the blackwater tank. Go To Video My wife sticking to the …
Sailboat Vacuum Toilet “head” Repairs: EP 11 Adventures In The World Of Crap Read More »
So in our video we go over our plans for electrification of cooking in our sailboat kitchen, work on the engine bay, and watch a Space-X launch. All these efforts our for our scheduled departure to live on the hook. We have a lot to prepare for as we still wrestle with our choice to …
EP 8 Electric Kitchen In A Sailboat, What Could Go Wrong Read More »
Boat Windows Installed, Wetness Averted Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. We got our windows installed, who wants to get wet on a boat… LOL. This has been a year coming, we are so glad to have these off the floor and on our old Bayliner Bowrider 175. …
A little paint adds a lot of value, you can clearly see that in the photo above. The hard part is finding the right paint for your application, in the right color for your personal preference.
Now we can ski! Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL Cutting a hole in the boat floor So we worked so hard to get the rotten floor out of our boat, and now we want to put a big hole in the middle. The original floor did have …
Making Our Floor Walkable Again Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL We cut the plywood out of this 2004 Bayliner Bowrider 175 and went back with the same 1/4 inch wood that was there. We had a few people say we should have gone thicker, but thicker is …
Install Mercruiser 3.0 Engine Wiring Harness Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL If you messed it you can see how we cleaned up the wiring here, or go to the entire list of boat blogs here. Yes, I’m pointing at the engine cause the wiring is in and …
Boat Trailer To Big Not much point in having a garage boat and it not fit in the garage. We got this small of a boat because we live in an HOA community and can not leave the boat in our driveway. While the boat does fit in the garage sideways, we also like to …
Mercruiser 3.0 Engine Wiring Harness Ratsnest Video at the bottom if you’re like me and don’t like to read. LOL Okay guys, so if you have read this blog you know that the mechanic left us with a mess. The first thing we are going to tackle is the rat’s nest of a wiring harness. If …
