LOL....WOW! An '86 Bayliner Ciera 2550. That is the EXACT boat (my first) I had for the last 7 years before getting my Explorer. I didn't have the enclosure (not necessary lakebound in TX ) and my drivetrain was the Volvo variety. She had been abandoned in her slip at the marina by the previous owner probably 7-8 years prior so I able to pick her up for a nominal amount (pretty much pennies on the dollar) and set about cleaning her up. I replaced the engine due to a cracked block (bumped from 305 to 350) and eventually resealed the outdrive but she was a great boat.
My friends and I used to go out almost every weekend and hang out watching the Party Cove crowd but rarely ever tied up with them. You have to have AC in TX so I installed a small window AC unit in the rear porthole enabling me to stay overnight many a weekend on the boat. I had fun with my her but decided it was time to scale back to something smaller and trailerable (and storeable at home) so I sold her in March to a family up in Frisco, TX. Thankfully I pretty much broke even on what I had invested in her. I've since seen her out twice on Lake Lewisville this summer.
In restoring my Explorer, I wasn't able to get out this year with my usual crowd of friends so the jury is out on whether I downtraded too far on the amenities. We'll see.
Check her out: http://photobucket.com/bayliner
-Bill
Dallas, TX
1970 Evinrude Explorer - 155 Buick V6 - OMC Sterndrive
http://www.photobucket.com/evinrude_explorer
--- On Fri, 10/16/09, Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...> wrote:
From: Justin DeSantis <duc1098desmo@...>
Subject: [OMC-Boats] I made it official...
To: "Evinrude & Johnson Boats of the 1960's and 70's" <omc-boats@...mate.com>
Date: Friday, October 16, 2009, 12:14 AM
Well, I added another boat to the stable. I ran across an 86 Bayliner
2550 Ciera for a too good to pass up price. It will be my winter
project. I still have the Johnson, and if I can afford to, I intend to
keep it. So I'll be sticking around the mailing list for a while. If I
do end up selling the Johnson, I wouldn't mind sticking around the
mailing list if theres no objections. You guys really know your stuff
and I may need to bounce ideas off you during my upcoming boat
project. Pick up the Bayliner next week. Pics here...
http://s232.photobucket.com/albums/ee285/nitsujcbr/Someday/
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