Re: [OMC-Boats] I made it official...

See, I knew it would be handy to stick around here. Small world!

On Fri, Oct 16, 2009 at 9:19 AM, BLDFW <bldfw@...> wrote:

> 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@...>
> 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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Received on Friday, 16 October 2009