Officially done on my end. Fresh wax and polish today. Heads Monday to upholstery.
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1997 Bayliner Capri SS 2350 454ci- Floor done, now to bust out that other thousand…
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Nice!
Well thread title is going to be changing this weekend. Headed to Hobart IN to pick up a new boat.
Picking up a 1998 Bayliner Capri 2350 SS with a 7.4 big block.
Going to use the profits from the 2050 to pay for the 2350.
Picking up a 1998 Bayliner Capri 2350 SS with a 7.4 big block.
Going to use the profits from the 2050 to pay for the 2350.
Well you earned it. Congrats on newer boat
Thanks! Kind of sad I won’t be able to enjoy the fresh build on the other one, but the hard work still paid off either way.
Hopefully no repeat on new one
No it’s a super nice boat.
Take some pics of the old boat when it's back from the upholstery shop before you sell it.
I have a 99 Chaparral 210 Sunesta, been garage kept. All the seat and deck wood is in good shape, I noticed the engine cove hinge screws are coming loose. I like your over build on the deck hinge. Going to have to map out something similar for mine.
Oh 100%. I'm proud of the work I did on that one. It will be here for a few weeks I'm sure. We'll still take it out a couple of times to enjoy the hard work.
WTF upgrading already? Holy Crap. Just drag your old boat over here and I can store it for you.
Yep, we were planning on an upgrading in a year or 2 when we found a boat like this. Well I stumbled across this one and did a double take when the add said it was a big block. I’ve never seen one in my life and knew we had to jump on it.
beags86
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Big block that important to you?
I have been skiing behind small block boat and they always seemed fine?
Like I said. Not a boat guy so I honestly don't know the difference.
Well I have been driving trucks with small blocks, even towing, is big block that important to you?
I love my olds 455 in my boat
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beags86
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I personally prefer big blocks, but have driven alot of 350 powered trucks. And for every day use it doesn't much matter.Well I have been driving trucks with small blocks, even towing, is big block that important to you?
I love my old 455 in my boat
My buddies dad had a 350 powered ski boat. It seemed plenty powerful to me.
I guess I just haven't boated enough in my life to feel/know the difference.
There's no replacement for displacement! In any application at any time, more is better. Except when it comes time to buy gas at the lake.
My dad used to have the exact same boat. My wife and I loved it. The size was more stable, and she felt safer with the deeper hull. So we knew we would eventually want to upgrade to a 23.5ft after a couple seasons. Well I stumbled across this one not knowing it was a big block. I then read the description a second time and did a double take. These boats with a big block were a special order, they typically came with a 350.
Now that being said, my dads boat had a built 355 in it with about 400hp, and we loved the extra power to not make the boat feel so lethargic. It was responsive and pulled out of the water so quickly. so when I saw the big block I knew we had to go for it.
Now that being said, my dads boat had a built 355 in it with about 400hp, and we loved the extra power to not make the boat feel so lethargic. It was responsive and pulled out of the water so quickly. so when I saw the big block I knew we had to go for it.
You gonna sell the other one once it's done or do you got a buyer lined up already? I have no idea what these even go for.
If you're water skiing with it w/ some larger folks I'm betting the bigger grunt w/ appropriate prop may get them up out of the water quicker instead of dragging them for a bit before they get up.
We’ll have to put it up for sale once it’s done.
Correct. And my wife loves to ski.
Also, most of our fiends were families of 4 and would not be fun trying to pull a skier with an “at capacity” boat.
